Ok here's chapter 3! YAAAYZ! So enjoy everyone!

Chapter 3: NIghtmares, Memories, and Flowers

"No you can't go back. He told us to get away," he said urgently as they crouched in the bushes.

The air was cool and the night sky couldn't be seen clearly with the trees overhead. The nighttime sounds and creatures couldn't be heard tonight. There was a stillness in the air and an unpleasant atmosphere. She looked back towards the clearing where two dark figures could be seen. But she had to go back, she couldn't just leave him with that man. I have to go back and help him. I can't- won't sit around and do nothing.She told herself. "I have to go back! We have to go back for him!" she said as she ran ot of the bushes past the boy next to her.

"No! Come back!" he shouted as he reached out to grab the girl, but she was out of his grasp and heading towards the clearing.

As she ran she kept saying to herself "He's going to be all right. Nothing's going to happen to him." When she finally reached the clearing with the two figures she froze where she was. Her breathing was fast and heavy as she stood thinking of what to do next. She could see him and that strange man, but she couldn't move. "I don't even have a plan! Gah whatever!"

But before she moved, the thing she had feared happened. The man suddenly stabbed him straight through his chest with his hand. When the man removed his hand the second man slowly fell backwards witha n expression of death on his face.

"NOOOO!"

"NO!" she shot up in bed with her hand out stretched in front of her. Sweat dripped down her face and her blankets were tangled around her. As tears welled up in her eyes she looked around the room she was in.

It was a small room, nothing much, and it was dimly lit. There was a small closet where she kept her small number of clothing, a small book shelf in the corner by the window with a cushioned chair next to it. There was a desk against one of the walls with sheets of paper scattered across the surface and next to it was a waste basket full of crumpled sheets of paper, some on the floor around it. Her bed was a small bed that was on the wall across from the desk and there was a nightstand next to it with a single lamp on it and a book. The walls were painted a simple color of a pale, light blue.

She got out of bed and walked over to the window. "Oh well," she opened the curtains and pushed open the window and brilliant rays from the sun began to flood the room and soon it was brightly lit, "At least it's a beautiful day."

She went over to the closet and grabbed her uniform for the cafe. It was a cute, light blue, maid looking dress with an apron with a frilled rim that tied around the waist. The sleeves were short and had a slight poof to them. The rims of the sleeves and bottom of the dress were made of white lace. Her shoes were light blue mary jane shoes with a small heel to them. When she was done getting ready for work she heard the cafe's owner, Louie, shout, "Get your ass down here girl!"

The girl groaned, "I'm coming!"

She walked downstairs to the cafe only to be yelled at more. "Can you be any slower? Hurry it up or you're fired!"

"You could fire me, but I'm the only one working for you!" she shot back at the big bellied and bald headed man.

"There's plenty of people who can replace you!" Louie said.

"Yeah, but no one's gonna work for a loud mouth jerk like you," she said under her breath as she walked behind the counter where the register was.

"What was that?"

"What was what?" the girl said smiling innocently.

"Very funny now get to work!"

"Got it."

As customers came into the cafe the girl greeted them. She talked with some of the customers who came in regularly and she would stop and talk with the customers who she never met. She was talking with a little girl and her mother when the little girl asked her, "Is that a locket you're wearing?" pointing to a small silver circle that had a flower in the center and the very bottom with a leaf on each side of the flower curling up along the edge of the circle.

"Huh? Oh yes my dad gave it to me when I was about your age."

"Do you have a picture in it?"

"I have two actually. Do you want to see?" the girl asked.

"Uh-huh!" the little girl said happily, nodding her head with a smile.

The girl took her locket off and lowered it to the little girl's level. She opened it and handed it to her.

"Who's that? she asked pointing to the picture you would see first when you opened the locket.

"Oh that's me with my dad and brother."

"Does your dad own this cafe?" the mother asked.

"Uh no. My dad is actually dead. He was killed four years ago," she said grimly.

"Oh my. I am so sorry. He must have been a good man."

"Yeah...he was," the girl said to the mother and to herself.

"Who's this with you?" the little girl said.

"Oh that was my best friend. I haven't seen him in four years too."

"HEY GET BACK TO WORK! WE HAVE MORE CUSTOMERS!" Louie shouted across the cafe.

"Sorry I have to get back to work. It was nice talking with you," the girl said and took the locket back from the little girl, who was holding it up to her.

ooOOoo

It was two thirty and the girl was waiting on some customers when she felt a tug on her dress. She looked down to see the little girl from before.

"Here you go!" she said cheerfully and handed the girl a pink flower.

"Aw thank you," she said taking the flower and putting it in her hair.

"I'm Susie, what's your name?"

"I'm Lily."

"Haha just like the flower!" Susie giggled.

"Haha you're right," Lily said laughing. "Will I see you again tomorrow Susie?"

"Uh-huh! Momma said she's gonna take me here everyday now!" Susie said joyfully and hugged Lily's legs.

Lily bent down and hugged the little girl. "Well then I will see you tomorrow Susie, bye."

"Bye-bye!" Susie said skipping over to her mother. Then turned around and waved.

Lily waved back and watched Susie and her mother leave. Then she heard Louie shout, "GAH! I said get to work!"

Lily sighed and walked over to get the orders from the counter. When she gave the customers the orders she began cleaning an empty table. "Well dad, I'm gonna make it shine one of these days," she said.

YAAAYZ! CHAPTER 3! I really liked this chapter it was fun to write about Lily and Susie. Oh and tell me if you like Susie because I'm thinking of having her in one more chapter...maybe two! =^.^= heehee!