Chapter 1, Once upon a Dream.
Rita Desjardin knew she was asleep, she had to be. Because Carrie White was standing in front of her, still in the blood stained dress she where at prom. Carrie was smiling, it was twisted, mad, full of sadness and hate. Sadness over the fact that no one cared about her, that her mother was right, they all did laughed at hate so much hate, over her life how everyone though in Chamberlain though she was like her mother, how all her classmates bullied her over anything and everything.
Rita hate that smile even in her dreams, that smile had no place on Carrie's face. What's worse is Carrie started talking, well yeling.
"It's all your fault, if you would just do something, anything stop them, BUT NO YOU DID NOTHING JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!"
Rita wanted to yell back, that no it wasn't, there was nothing she could do. That she tried to help her. But she couldn't because she didn't, not in school, around town, nor the prom.
Oh god the prom where everything when wrong, where so many died, where she last saw Carrie.
The yelling coutuned.
"IF YOU JUST LISTEN TO SUE, YOU COULD'VE STOPPED IT BUT NOOOOOO, I'M RITA DESJARDIN I KNOW EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY ANYTHING ABOUT CARRIE, LIKE HOW I KNEW THAT HER MOTHER BEAT HER, WHAT A JOKE YOU ARE HAHAHAHAHAHA"
Carrie was laughing, not a laugh at a joke or even a sarcastic laugh, no this was The Laugh. The broken laugh she had as she slaghered her classmates. That same broken laughter that made Rita hered every night for the last 5 years. Every time she saw kids bully other kids, that laugh made her blood run cold.
Then the laughing was stopped by a squish sound, followed by a body hitting the ground. Looking over Rita saw the headless body of Carrie on the ground. She screamed as she backed away until she hit a wall.
She sodded out "No no, not again I'm sorry I'm so sorry"
Rita repeated over, and over crying into her hands.
"Stop" a commanding but soft voice said and then foot setpes. Looking up Rita saw another Carrie. This one was in a white night gown covered in blood as was her hair, but this Carrie had no hate in her eyes nor in her smile. In the place of hate was happiness. The sadness was still there but there was happiness too.
Rita was confused why was this Carrie happy but sad.
"She was wrong you know, you did more than anyone" Carrie said soft and caring
Rita looked up confused, she had done nothing as Carrie was bullied at school, she couldn't stop it.
Carrie kneeled down and hugged Rita, whispering into her ear.
"You where that first person to show me kindness, you looked out for me, comforted me when i was sad or crying, even just asking how was I, was more than anyone else ever did. You where more of a Mother than Margaret ever was. Thank you Rita. . . . No thank you Mother. . . ."
*RING RING RING*
Rita was in her bed, still crying.
"I'm sorry Carrie"
