I did write another chapter! Somewhat short, but I have planned a little more for this story. There won't be scheduled updates because my school schedule is very hectic at the moment, lots of exams, and only a month left of classes before finals. And I need to re-write part of the first chapter, because now that I have a somewhat plan for this story I need to edit some of the little details from the first chapter, I want to try and follow the show. For this chapter, it starts off with a dream, which is kind of a flashback but she is dreaming it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sanctuary, or any of the characters
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"Jessie..."
Jessie sat up, looking around her. She was no longer in the Sanctuary, but at home. She was in her room. She swung her legs over the side of her bed. Looking around at the room where she had lived for the past 18 years thoughts went flying through her head. Maybe it had all been a dream. The past few weeks of hell, a dream? She looked down at herself. She was still wearing her dirty torn up clothes. Her favorite jacket, jeans, and converses. No, this has to be dream. Maybe I never made it to the Sanctuary. Maybe this all part of what the Cabal is doing to me. I thought I had escaped-
"Jessie...."
The sound of her mom's voice ripped through her thoughts."Mom?" Jessie said in disbelief. She stood up and crossed her room, passing her shelves filled with books and her computer, her life, and paused at the door. Opening it slowly, she looked down the hallway. Seeing no one, she stepped out of her room and started towards the steps that would take her to the main floor of the house. The photo's of her life and family stared at her from the picture frames that hung from the walls, mocking her as she walked by.
"Jessie!"
"Mom! Mom, where are you!" She ran the rest of the way down the hallway and sprinted down the steps, taking them two at a time. She swung around the banister and ran into the kitchen. Jessie's eye widened at the sight of the room. Her mother's spotless kitchen was gone, replaced by an unknown blood covered mess. She trembled and took a step forward. "Mom?" What happened here. It, it had to have been a dream. There is so much blood!
"Jessie!"
She whirled around, hearing her mother scream her name from the living room. Frozen in fear, Jessie argued with herself, not wanting to go into the room, knowing what was in it, but not wanted to stay in the blood covered kitchen either. Knowing what she had done, knowing she would have to face it again, she walked cautiously to the living room door, and pushed it open. Her family lay sprawled across the room's floor. Blood everywhere. Jessie turned away, gagging at the sight. The only thing that kept her upright was her hold on the door frame.
Jessie turned back to the room, and tacking a deep breath, she stepped over the threshold. Her mother and father were sprawled out on the couch, their lifeless eyes looking up at the ceiling. She held her breath as she started to walk past the couch, heading for the floor where her siblings were located. She almost made it past the couch, when something grabbed her leg. She looked down and saw her mother's hand wrapped around her leg, her lifeless eyes staring into her own. "You did this!"
"No, I didn't mean to. I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!"
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Jessie sat upright on the bed, breathing hard and looking around frantically. She was in what looked to be a hospital room with cement walls. It was just a dream. She was almost thankful it wasn't reality, but then again, she had no idea where she was. Reality may not be better. She let out a long breath and went to bury her face in her hands, to collect her self before she tried to leave, but only one hand reached her face. The other was stopped by a restraint. She glared at the restraint, pulling her left arm a few times, trying to dislodge it from her arm.
"No no!" She began to frantically jerk her arm in the restraint, trying to hysterically free herself. The memories of being held and tested on came rushing forward. While she was busy trying to get free, she failed to notice the door opening and two people walk into the room to stand in front of her bed.
A voice broke through Jessie's hysteria. "You are just going to hurt yourself if you keep that up"
At the voice, Jessie shrunk back into the bed with a whimper, trying to make herself appear smaller. "I'm sorry" she said in a small voice glancing nervously between the man and woman standing next to her. She was drawn to the bruises visible on the man's neck. She gasped and leaned forward, the memories of what had happened came rushing back to her. "I'm sorry" she repeated motioning to the man. "Your neck. I, wasn't myself. I didn't want to hurt you."
"It's okay. Just a few bruises. My name is Will and this, "he motioned to the woman standing next to him, "is Dr. Helen Magnus. Your in Sanctuary."
"This is the Sanctuary?" She sighed and relaxed back onto the bed when Will nodded. "Oh thank god. My name is Jessie. I so sorry about last night Dr. Magnus. I didn't know where else to go, I don't want to hurt anyone else."
"We can help you, Jessie. But you should tell us what happened. We will remove that," Magnus nodded to the restraint "when we are sure you are stable."
Jessie nodded "I understand. I just panicked when I saw it. I just, for a second, thought that they had found me again. I don't want to go back. I can't let them take me again!"
"They?"
Jessie looked at Will, "The Cabal."
