To Live a Lie Chapter 8
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
Tom looked around him at his surroundings. He saw that he was in a small dark place with very little furniture. The only things in the room were a bed, an end table, and a chair. On his second sweep of the room, Tom noticed a figure lying on the bed.
"Hello," the figure said into the darkness. "Who's there?"
"Erin," Tom said. "Is that you lying on the bed? Why are you here?"
"Is that you daddy," Erin asked.
"Yes, Erin," Tom replied. "Come on baby. You need to snap out of this. Your brothers are scared out of their minds for you. Please come back with me."
"Daddy, I can't leave," Erin cried. "I can't break free. Every time I try to leave, I am drawn into another flashback. I am safe here."
"Love, please," Tom, begged for the first time in his life. "You need to come back with me. You cannot stay locked inside your mind. Think about your brothers and what this is doing to them."
"If I go with you, will you keep me safe?"
"Yes. Just take my hand and you will be safe." With that, Erin grabbed her father's hand and together they headed towards the door. As soon as they went through that door, Tom vanished, and Erin opened her eyes to see the faces of her brothers looking at her. She was finally safe.
End Chapter 8
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^AN: I know this is short, but I didn't want a long drawn out thing about Erin being trapped in her own mind. The next chapters should be longer.
AN2: Sorry it took so long for this to be posted. I have had this written for about a month, but never had time to type it. Sorry.