AN: ok so for this chapter I based Torn's mom off my own mom. Most things Torn's mom does are similar to what my mom did when I was sick. (especially when I was a really lil' kid) Other than that, I have nothing to say…so off to you go! Go read this chapter!
Chapter 2: A Mother's Love
Torn let his mother lead him to his room. He knew that pretending to be healthy was no use. Once in bed Torn watch his mother leave and return with some children's Tylenol and a head thermometer in hand.
She placed the thermometer on his forehead, waited a little bit then peeled it off.
"You have a fever of a 102" She handed him a measured amount of Tylenol. "Here drink this it will bring down your fever and help with that cough."
He looked at it and frowned. "I don't think so…I'm not drinking that, it's gross" he said.
Mother sighed, "Just drink it Torn."
"But it's gross!"
"Torn Edward! Take your medicine this instant!"
"But Mommy!" He whined.
"Torn don't make me say it again! Please sweetheart just take the medicine you'll feel better."
"Okay…" Torn said hesitantly.
Torn picked up the medicine cup and in one big quick 'gulp' drank it down.
"Get some sleep honey." Mother said as she kissed him on his forehead before leaving the room.
Torn drifted asleep. As he slept he tossed, turned, and flopped back and forth. It appeared that he was having a nightmare.
Torn almost always had nightmares when he was sick, he never knew why.
Torn's Nightmare:
'Daddy!' He yelled to his father. The man before him had collapsed and was now on the ground with a pool of blood around him. The sound of bullets being fired where heard. Screaming and yelling coming from all directions. Growling and snarling of the medalhead beasts.
He was confused and terrified at the current situation, what had happened to daddy? Why wasn't he getting up and helping the other guards fight?
The medalhead that got his dad had managed to rip and claw its way into the armor and despite fighting it, it ended up digging into his chest. The wounds where deep and bloody. He kept fighting but he had weakened. It was a quick but very painful death.
Once its enemy was dead, it moved to the next guard. Leaving the body laying there, and leaving Torn standing there frozen in fear.
End of nightmare.
Torn jumped up .Torn had woke up with his heart beating fast, sheets and body moistened with sweat , and lungs burning as he breathed heavy and fast trying to catch a normally regulated breath of air.
His small body shook with fear. 'Out of ALL the nightmares I could of had why did it had to be about daddy?' he thought.
No, he was not there when his father was killed, and No he did not know for sure if it WAS a medalhead that got his dad. All he knew was that he had been killed in the line of duty. Being a Krimzon Guard is very dangerous, it could be any number of things that ended his life. However, Torn was sure it was a medalhead, he could just feel it.
Finally calming down some Torn forced himself to lie back down. His breath began to return to normal along with his heartbeat. He glanced up at the clock on his nightstand. The red numbers glowed 9:00PM. Zee would be home from work soon.
End Chapter 2
AN: OK so this is actually shorter than the last but I wanted to leave it off on a bit of a cliffhanger. You know right after a nightmare what is going to happen. Type of thing. However, to do that it would need to end now. So yeah. Till next time…
- Alley