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Simon Moore owns his characters, ect. Please don't steal anything, thanks!!
And if you think I'm making money for doing this, you are crazy!!
A/N: Just FYI - character's thoughts are enclosed in stars (like this *thought!!*) With that said..
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Chapter 1 - "Everything's Going To Be Alright"
"She can't let go and she can't relax And just before she hangs her head to cry I sing to her a lullaby, I sing Everything's gonna be all right rockabye, rockabye Everything's gonna be all right rockabye, rockabye, rockabye"
"And all her friends tell her, she's so pretty But she'd be a whole lot prettier If she smiled once in a while 'cause even her smile looks like a frown She's seen her share of devils In this angel town But, everything's gonna be all right rockabye, rockabye Everything's gonna be all right rockabye, rockabye, rockabye" ~ Shawn Mullins
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Through the darkness around her, Virginia could clearly see her mother's smiling face beckoning to her. She ran forward eagerly, reaching out her hands to grasp her mother. Finally something made sense and seemed sure in the confusion around her. She reached her mother and was rewarded by a comforting hug. Her mother's arms felt protective and safe. They wrapped around her and held her firmly. And then, suddenly, everything went wrong. The arms no longer felt like protection. They were a trap - a trap that was drawing her in and down. Her mother was forcing her down and holding here there.
She couldn't breathe.........she was going to die!
Virginia sat up in bed - it was only a dream. She glanced over at the Snow White alarm clock her parents had given her for her 7th Birthday only three days ago. Somehow seeing Snow White there comforted Virginia. It was 2:15 in the morning. She was still breathing hard as she gulped in the cool air of her bedroom.
"Ginney honey! Are you okay?" Christine poked her head around Virginia's door.
"Yes, Mommy," Virginia replied. "I just had a bad dream."
"Oh, poor baby," Christine cooed as she came and sat down beside Virginia on the bed. "Here, let mommy make it all better." She stroked Virginia's head gently and hugged her.
"Is there anything you need, sweetie?" Christine asked.
"Actually I'm a little hungry."
"How bout a snack then, honey?" Christine said. "You stay here and I'll get you a yummy snack." She patted Virginia's head and walked out of the room. A few minutes later she returned with a brilliant red apple in her hand.
"Here you go Ginney," Christine said as she handed the apple to her daughter. Virginia smiled as she took the apple and bit into it. The fear from the dream, all but dispersed by her mother's care, came flooding back over Virginia. She felt the same lack of oxygen as her throat closed tightly over the apple chunk in her mouth. She looked helplessly towards her mother's cheerful face. *Why can't she see something's wrong?* Virginia thought desperately. *Her only daughter is dying and she doesn't even notice!* Virginia felt tears of frustration welling up in her eyes. She wanted to let the pain out. If only she could breath. If only she could let her breath out. She wanted to scream!
"Ginney, honey! What's wrong?" Her fathers' panicked voice brought Virginia fully awake. "Are you alright? You were screaming." Tony looked as worried as he sounded as he walked over to Virginia's bed.
"I...it was...I don't..." Virginia was half sobbing as she tried to make sense of her surroundings. "I guess it was a bad dream," she finally said. "I was choking and Mommy was there but she couldn't see that I was hurt and she was." Virginia stopped at the sudden realization. "She was comforting me after a bad dream!" Then waking up the first time must have been a dream too. Virginia hadn't believed that you could dream you'd woken up, but it must have happened to her. Especially because her mother had been acting so strangely. She'd actually been there for Virginia. Christine had acted just like she would have in Virginia's perfect world - until the end. In the end she didn't pay any attention to her daughter. Just like most of real life.
Virginia fell back onto her pillow and rolled over so her father wouldn't see the tears that were forming in her eyes. Through her blurred vision she could see Snow White on her bedside table. The clock was pointing to 1:28 am, and Virginia felt a pang of regret that she had gotten her father up in the middle of the night again. Still, it wasn't like she asked to have nightmares.
Even though she had tried to hide her tears, Tony knew she crying softly. He reached over and rubbed Virginia's back slowly. "It's okay, honey! I'm here now. Everything's going to be all right. Everything's going to be all right."
A/N: Just FYI - character's thoughts are enclosed in stars (like this *thought!!*) With that said..
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Chapter 1 - "Everything's Going To Be Alright"
"She can't let go and she can't relax And just before she hangs her head to cry I sing to her a lullaby, I sing Everything's gonna be all right rockabye, rockabye Everything's gonna be all right rockabye, rockabye, rockabye"
"And all her friends tell her, she's so pretty But she'd be a whole lot prettier If she smiled once in a while 'cause even her smile looks like a frown She's seen her share of devils In this angel town But, everything's gonna be all right rockabye, rockabye Everything's gonna be all right rockabye, rockabye, rockabye" ~ Shawn Mullins
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Through the darkness around her, Virginia could clearly see her mother's smiling face beckoning to her. She ran forward eagerly, reaching out her hands to grasp her mother. Finally something made sense and seemed sure in the confusion around her. She reached her mother and was rewarded by a comforting hug. Her mother's arms felt protective and safe. They wrapped around her and held her firmly. And then, suddenly, everything went wrong. The arms no longer felt like protection. They were a trap - a trap that was drawing her in and down. Her mother was forcing her down and holding here there.
She couldn't breathe.........she was going to die!
Virginia sat up in bed - it was only a dream. She glanced over at the Snow White alarm clock her parents had given her for her 7th Birthday only three days ago. Somehow seeing Snow White there comforted Virginia. It was 2:15 in the morning. She was still breathing hard as she gulped in the cool air of her bedroom.
"Ginney honey! Are you okay?" Christine poked her head around Virginia's door.
"Yes, Mommy," Virginia replied. "I just had a bad dream."
"Oh, poor baby," Christine cooed as she came and sat down beside Virginia on the bed. "Here, let mommy make it all better." She stroked Virginia's head gently and hugged her.
"Is there anything you need, sweetie?" Christine asked.
"Actually I'm a little hungry."
"How bout a snack then, honey?" Christine said. "You stay here and I'll get you a yummy snack." She patted Virginia's head and walked out of the room. A few minutes later she returned with a brilliant red apple in her hand.
"Here you go Ginney," Christine said as she handed the apple to her daughter. Virginia smiled as she took the apple and bit into it. The fear from the dream, all but dispersed by her mother's care, came flooding back over Virginia. She felt the same lack of oxygen as her throat closed tightly over the apple chunk in her mouth. She looked helplessly towards her mother's cheerful face. *Why can't she see something's wrong?* Virginia thought desperately. *Her only daughter is dying and she doesn't even notice!* Virginia felt tears of frustration welling up in her eyes. She wanted to let the pain out. If only she could breath. If only she could let her breath out. She wanted to scream!
"Ginney, honey! What's wrong?" Her fathers' panicked voice brought Virginia fully awake. "Are you alright? You were screaming." Tony looked as worried as he sounded as he walked over to Virginia's bed.
"I...it was...I don't..." Virginia was half sobbing as she tried to make sense of her surroundings. "I guess it was a bad dream," she finally said. "I was choking and Mommy was there but she couldn't see that I was hurt and she was." Virginia stopped at the sudden realization. "She was comforting me after a bad dream!" Then waking up the first time must have been a dream too. Virginia hadn't believed that you could dream you'd woken up, but it must have happened to her. Especially because her mother had been acting so strangely. She'd actually been there for Virginia. Christine had acted just like she would have in Virginia's perfect world - until the end. In the end she didn't pay any attention to her daughter. Just like most of real life.
Virginia fell back onto her pillow and rolled over so her father wouldn't see the tears that were forming in her eyes. Through her blurred vision she could see Snow White on her bedside table. The clock was pointing to 1:28 am, and Virginia felt a pang of regret that she had gotten her father up in the middle of the night again. Still, it wasn't like she asked to have nightmares.
Even though she had tried to hide her tears, Tony knew she crying softly. He reached over and rubbed Virginia's back slowly. "It's okay, honey! I'm here now. Everything's going to be all right. Everything's going to be all right."