Disclaimer: I don't own nobody but Simone aka Thirteen and her parents.
Don't Close Your Eyes
Chapter 1
"Simone, sweetie it's time for bed!"
11 year old Simone Ridley groaned. She was busy watching her favorite movie. "I have a headache." She pouted, hoping this would buy her enough time to finish the movie. It's not like she was lying. Her head felt like someone drove a nail into it. Her throat was kinda sore too, but that wasn't uncommon.
"Take some aspirin and go to bed. I got work in the morning and you got to go to swim practice." Her mother said. Simone was glad her mother had to go to work, because if she didn't she would be opening a bottle of scotch and ranting about her no good ex- husband. It wasn't that she was a bad mother. She just was a different person when she drank.
Simone got up and fished a half empty bottle of aspirin out of the medicine cabinet. She swallowed the pills and put it back. When she went into her bedroom, she waited a few minutes, but the headache didn't go away. She finally gave up and went to sleep.
The next thing she recalled was a dream. Or at least she thought it was a dream. Simone saw a two brothers. One was young, around six or seven and the other one was around her age. She felt as though she was walking with them, but they didn't know she was there. They were near a lake, carrying fishing poles. The scene seemed cliché from Simone's point of view. Then she saw the little boy run up near the lake. She felt worried, wanting to call Tommy to come back.
How do I know his name? She wondered. She was pretty sure they've never met before. Maybe her brain just made it up for the sake of her "dream". In any case, it was the older brother who called him to come back. But Tommy kept running, giggling as he pretended to be searching for treasure.
How do I know that!? Simone wondered once again. This was seriously starting to freak her out. She tried to open her mouth, to call Tommy to come back, but again it was the brother who did so.
Why didn't I do it? "TOMMY!" She heard the older boy scream and felt extremely concerned and fearful when Tommy waded out further into the lake. He couldn't swim. He stepped further and further until he reached the undertow. He screamed as the water went over his head.
Stop! Please make it stop! Simone begged her own subconscious. She couldn't take it anymore. She wanted to run after him, to jump in the water and save the little boy. She was a good swimmer. She would have made it. If only she could move! She saw the older boy ran to the spot where his brother had been, but the little boy had been swept out by the current.
Oh, God, no. He can't be dead please. Simone didn't know why she was so upset by this. It was a boy made up by her own imagination. This isn't real it can't be real.
Then, through sheer force of will, Simone woke up. She thought she would be fine, but she was silently crying. Why did she have that dream? Why did she feel that way. It's just a dream, it'll be okay. But Simone could not bring herself to go back to sleep.
She got up to get some water. Her mom was in the kitchen, "Baby girl, you should be in bed." Mrs. Ridley asked, concerned about how weak her daughter looked. Simone opened her mouth to respond, but no sound came out. She tried again and her mother saw her efforts. "You can't talk." she said, afraid for her daughter. Simone nodded and tears poured down her face. What was happening to her?
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In Bayville, Cerebro had picked up a new mutant signature, so Charles Xavier called in Jean and Scott to his office. "Professor Xavier, it's a little late." Scott yawned.
"I know, Scott, but this is important. We need to go to Destin, Florida first thing tomorrow morning. Cerebro just spotted a new mutant." Professor Xavier explained to his two students.
"Who is it?" Jean asked.
"Her name is Simone Ridley. She's eleven and she's a psychic and she's also empathic. Meaning if she has a vision, she can sense the thoughts and feelings of the people in it." Xavier said. He wasn't sure what kind of visions the young girl was having though, If only he knew…
Okay this is the first chapter of my story. It's about my OC, Simone Ridley. She first appeared in New Trouble at Bayville High, but she's a little different in that story. If you like this story so far, then say something, because it was supposed to be a oneshot, but I don't have the patience to spend enough time to fit the entire story in one chapter. Well, review please!
