Chapter one: Not so sweet sixteen

Today is my 16th birthday. What a wonderful feeling to be 16. In 5 minutes it will be exactly 16 years since I was born on November 19, 1901. It 8:04...now 4 minutes! I can hardly wait to get my new hair comb set!! Of course I have to act surprised or ill hurt their feelings. I usually know what's going to happen. I have these feelings of what will come and bam they happen. Momma said I'm just very what's that word… intuitive?

8:08am it's my birthday!!! I bounced down stairs with a huge smile on my face. My mom was cooking me cinnamon bread. My favorite!!! My dad was reading the paper while my little sister Cynthia played with her dolls on the floor.

My mom was so beautiful. She had long black hair, and bright blue eyes. She was the prettiest woman in Biloxi, MS.

My dad on the other hand was more plain than beautiful. He worked at a bank in town.

My little sister looked just like me. She had shiny black hair and brown eyes. She was always happy.

"Happy Birthday Alice!!" Cynthia screamed. She was the first one to see me. She bounced to my side and gave me a hug. My Mom smiled and came to me. My dad just looked up from the paper.

"Happy Birthday Kid." My dad said turning his attention back to the paper. He's been enthralled in the paper since Wilson declared to help in WWI.

"We have a surprise for you." My momma said. She pulled out a small package with a red bow on it. I took it and smiled

"Well open it." Cynthia said. I wanted to laugh because I knew what it was but I just held a surprise face when I opened the combs. They were so beautiful. The combs had a mother of peril handle and marble paint. The back was a patter on white roses.

"I love it" I said with enthusiasm. "Thank you so much" I hugged my mom and then went to my dad and kissed him on the cheek.

"Alice lets go play with them!!" Cynthia was more excited then I was.

"We'll be back by 1:00. We have another surprise to get you." My mom yelled after us.

I just laughed. The Adventurer by Charlie Chaplin was a film I was excited to see but the problem was I've already watched it, well in my mind. After that we were to go eat at a little deli called Sammy's.

I was just getting done putting Cynthia's hair in a little bun when it hit me. White surrounded everything and I was in a street. I saw my mom and dad walking hand in hand. They must have changed their minds. Everything was new to me. I was across the street from them and I could get any closer. There was a man in a hood that just walked up to them.

"Give me you money and jewels" He pointed a gun at my mom. My dad jumped in front of her and the man fired his gun. He fell to the ground. My mom instantly was at his side.

"Nooo!" She screamed. She got up and came towards the man. What are you doing mom. Another gun shot went off.

"Mom" I yelled it's like no one could hear me. "Dad" I started to cry.

"Alice?" a similar voice said "Alice stop playing with me Alice, its not nice"

Cynthia was shakings my arm. I looked down at her face. I was back in the house.

"Alice?" Cynthia whispered. Tears leaked down my face.

"Stay here. Do you hear me? DO NOT LEAVE!" Those were the last word I ever said to her.

I ran down stairs. I still heard Cynthia protesting loudly upstairs. I slammed the door behind me as I ran out of the house. Where were they? Think Alice think. I don't have much time. I saw a police man. He will help.

"Help sir please help me" I ran toward him.

"What is it ma'am?" he was calm. Like people run up to him everyday crying.

"My parents they are about to get shot. You need to help." I yelled at him.

"About to?" he laughed. Damn it.

"Miss lets take you down to the station and well get you home." He said grabbing my arm. I pulled away but he grabbed me again.

"No we don't have much time. Damn it let go of-" my crys were cut off by a sound of a gun about two blocks down. He let go of me

I started running toward the sound. I might still have time to save my mom. I rounded the corner and another gunshot went off.

"MOM" I was were I was in the vision. I ran to her side. "Mom no mom please. No"

"Alice?" her eyes fluttered open "Alice I love you" her eyes went cold

"no mom…stay with me please." I was crying so hard my words were barely audible. My dad…

I laid my mom down careful and went to my dad. He was already dead.

"I love you daddy" I bent down and kissed his cheek. I sat by my parent's body until I was pulled up and put in a police car. I had no idea what was happing around me. I was sitting in a small white room in the police station. For the first time I looked down and found myself covered in blood. My mother's blood.

I started ripping my clothes off when a elder lady grabbed my hands. She led me into the bathroom and helped me wash off the blood. She wrapped me in a blanket and went to go find so old clothes. She came back with a pale sweater and a tan skirt. It was so ugly but I didn't care. I threw it on.

I was back in the room when the police man I saw on the street walked in with a skinny old guy with glasses.

"Mary?" Said the police man "how did you know your parents were going to die?"

"I…" I never told anyone of my visions. "I saw it happen"

"You were with me before it happen" he said

"No I saw it in…..a vision" I didn't know how to describe it.

The police man looked at the elder man. He nodded and signed the door behind him. Three men with white shirts walked In. one had a syringe in his hand.

"Mary, I am Dr. Hopkins and I am going to give you a shot to help you calm down." The old man took the syringe from one of the men. He took a step toward me. I got up and backed away.

"You don't believe me. I swear, I can prove it to you." I yelled. One of the men in the white shirts laughed.

"I don't think you're lying Mary, I just want to help you." I closed my eyes I saw a paper about a surprise attack from British tomorrow.

"The British are going to attack Cambria, France tomorrow." The men looked at each other. They laughed.

The men came toward me and grabbed my arms. The Doctor stuck me with the syringe. I felt dizzy.

"Please believe me please." I said

I can't feel my feet. Whiteness washed over me.

"Cynthia…."

"She'll be fine" I heard a voice say

It went dark

Too be continued.

Copyrighted by Kaitlin Krebs