Part 5

Ellie sat alone in the living room of what used to be her home. She sat watching the fire, thinking of all that was going on. She no longer felt safe where she was at, let alone in her own skin. Suddenly she felt arms wrapped around her, and began to strangle her. She started to scream.

Then she woke in the same living room, watching the same fire. She stayed still waiting for her breathing to return to normal, until she heard a uvoice coming from behind her.

" Ellie ...are you okay?" Jack asked ready to kill someone. Ellie looked at him with relieved eyes, more than just thankful that it was him. " Why were you yelling?" He walked slowly to her now. He sat down next to her and wrapped his arms around her waist letting her fall back gently and rest her head on his chest.

" I had a nightmare." that was all she had to say, and Jack knew exactly what was going on.

" Don't worry. I wont let anything happen to you." He said and then kissed her cheek. All she did was give him a half hearted smile. " What's wrong? There's something your not telling me!" Ellie shrugged Jack's words off like dirt, hiding from her own guilt. She felt uncomfortable when she could smell this breath, and she knew that he had gone to lose his jealousy in a small tub of alcohol. She stood up and he quickly fallowed. " It's Zoot isn't it! How long have you two been going on huh?" He yelled and then slapped her to the grown. Ellie didn't know what to do, and she wasn't sure if she should hold him accountable for his actions. She just stood up stupidly forgiving his past action.

" Me and Zoot are just friends. It's all in your head, Jack." She said softly.

" I thought you loved me." He yelled and slapped her again. She felt completely defenseless against someone she loved. Soon Zoot came in and pulled Jack off of her. To her eyes it was like a movie in slow motion. After she watched Zoot finish Jack off he came to her, trying to hold her, and asking if she was okay. But she could barely notice he was there. She was in total shock, and soon her legs started to take off without her. She started walking to the front port, and then she heard this loud noise coming from the background behind her. Like a gun shot. She ran in side, and saw Zoot's bloody body laying a few feet in front of her. She felt something, and she looked at her hands. There was blood. Zoot's blood. Jack's blood. She felt like she was falling, but couldn't hit the ground.

She woke up in the middle of the forest. Dark and Alone, but not to far away from the farm. She got up, brushed the dirt off, and slowly walked back to her home.

Part 6

Ellie walked in to the kitchen of the farmhouse and saw Jack and Zoot playing cards. They looked civil and they tried to hide the note Zoot had gotten from the night before. She looked confused and a little out of it. Both the guys became extremely worried, and confused themselves that she was covered in dirt.

" Are you okay?" Zoot said, as Jack walked over to her and hugged her. " Good morning. I didn't see you come back down." Jack said kissed her check and then went back to playing cards with Zoot.

" Yeah. You kicked Jack out this morning." Zoot laughed and Jack gave him an irritated look. They both watched Ellie walk out of the room. She didn't remember anything they were talking about. She remembered Jack beating her, Zoot killing him, and then somehow she killed Zoot. But they were both alive, and Jack was completely sober.

" Hey. What were you doing out there anyway?" Jack yelled, but only so she could hear him from the other room. Ellie ignored the question as if she was deaf.

" I'm going to go see a friend. I'll be back in a little while." She yelled back to him and started out the door.

" Hey. I'll go with you." Jack yelled running in to the room, and he wrapped his arms around her from behind. " It's not save for you to be wandering around by yourself."

" I'll be fine." Ellie said stepping away from him. Jack tried to abject, but Ellie interrupted him first. " If you love me, you'll trust me." Jack had no choice, but to let her leave unless he wanted to lose her. He watched her walk out of the farmhouse until he could no longer see her.

***

" Jazillyn… It's Ellie! Open up!" Ellie pounded on the door of a cabin. A small girl open the door. She was short, but not as young as her appearance. Her purple hair was pulled back in to a ponytail and there was little makeup on her face. She was wearing a camouflage shirt. It had one three-quarter sleeve and on the other side there was only a spaghetti strap. She had cagey cargo pants. She left the door open for Ellie to walk in.

" What your question, Ellie?" Jazillyn said sitting in her chair. She pulled out her tarot cards, and began to shuffle. Ellie knew how all this worked. She had done research on the Wiccan and Pegan religion. Ellie found it to be more believable than all the other religion, but she didn't believe any Gods or anything. She felt that if there were any god or gods they'd be too screwed up to pray to.

" What was going on?" Ellie said. Jazillyn stared at her for a minute thinking about broad of a question it was, and that it might not work. Jazillyn laid out the cards for Ellie to cut herself, and then she began to lay them out in a row. First the lovers card, then the three of cups. Soon the strength card and the death card fallowed. Ellie's eyes were fixed on the death card, and Jazillyn noticed.

" Don't worry. The death card doesn't always mean death. At least right now it doesn't." Jazillyn said examine the cards. " Your scared of getting hurt. Stop. The only things that can hurt you are the ones that your afraid of. You're a strong person, but that doesn't mean you need to be on your own. Trust the people what love you. And as far was who is doing this. They're blood runs in your vanes." As odd as it was Ellie understood everything Jazillyn said.

" What about my dream?" Ellie asked still staring at the death card.

" You weren't really completely asleep. Some people have unnatural experiences even if they ain't like wiccan. You were sleeping walking and if you didn't wake up you most likely would have ended up where you were meant to go. Your connected to his person who is trying to hurt you, and that could be a good or bad thing." Jazillyn said. " Okay..we need to stop. I'm starting to sound like a book." Jazillyn got up from her chair and started to make some tea. " Do you want some or are you leaving?"

" I have to go." Ellie said and then walked out the door.

***

" Hey." Ellie said walking back in to the farmhouse going strait for Jack. Jack smiled as Ellie willingly went in to his arms.

" Hey." He answered back right before kissing her cheek.