Chapter 6: Nightmares
That evening Adam took the four of them upstairs to their room to bed. The four of them ran into the middle of the room and turned to look at him. They were all wearing oversized T-shirts as nightshirts. Adam stood looking back.
"Come on, its time to go to bed."
They still stood there.
"Come on, get into bed."
Jesse walked over to his bed and climbed up onto it. Shalimar went over to hers and climbed up. Adam looked at Brennan and Emma.
"And you two, come on."
They went over to their beds and climbed up.
"Night, night Adam," Emma smiled before lying down.
"Goodnight," Adam smiled closing the door.
~~ Emma looked around, the room was dark and empty. She got this eerie feeling as she looked around. Suddenly lights came on, blinding her for a while. She looked around again and saw someone standing by a door. They walked towards her and she moved back until she was up against the wall. The person walked closer and closer. Emma closed her eyes and curled up on the floor. ~~
Emma suddenly sat up and opened her eyes. Looking around she saw Brennan, Shalimar and Jesse had all climbed up onto her bed.
"Are you okay?" Jesse asked.
Emma slowly nodded and wiped her eyes. Jesse moved over and hugged her.
"Are you sure?" Shalimar asked her.
Emma nodded again. Shalimar and Brennan climbed down and then climbed up onto Shalimar's bed. Shalimar and Brennan laid down and were soon asleep again. Jesse laid down next to Emma and they were soon asleep again as well.
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In the morning Jean walked along the corridor to the kids room. She knocked on the door and went in. She smiled when she saw them. Jean walked over and stood between the two beds. Jesse opened his eyes and looked up at her.
"What's with you lot then?"
"Emma had a nightmare."
"Did she?"
Jesse nodded. "So we all came over here."
"That's nice of you. Is she okay now?"
Jesse smiled and nodded.
"Can you wake her up for me?"
He nodded and she went over to the other bed. Shalimar and Brennan immediately sat up, making Jean jump.
"Time to go downstairs."
Brennan took Shalimar's hand and they ran downstairs. Emma slowly sat up.
"It scared you didn't it?" Jean sat on the bed. Emma nodded.
"Don't worry about it. It was only a dream. You coming?"
Emma got up and took Jesse's hand. They walked out followed by Jean.
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After breakfast Emma and Jesse were sitting in the lounge on the floor, next to each other, drawing. Shalimar and Brennan were playing catch behind them. The ball left Brennan's hand and somehow managed to hit Emma on the head. She dropped her crayon and started crying.
Jesse looked over at Brennan. "That wasn't very nice."
He turned back to Emma and hugged her. Shalimar glared at Brennan and quickly ran out the room. Brennan turned and walked out. Shalimar came back in with Adam. He walked over and crouched down next to them.
"What's wrong?"
Jesse moved back and Emma just continued to cry.
"Brennan threw the ball and it hit Emma's head," Shalimar told him.
"Did it?"
Emma nodded and wiped her eyes on the back of her hand.
"You going to be okay now?" Adam asked her.
She nodded. Adam smiled and stood up, walking out of the room.
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"Is there an antidote?"
"There is but all notes are kept under guard. It would take a small army to be able to even cause a dent."
"So they shall remain children?"
"Yes."
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To Be Continued...
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I'd like to say this, if you have any suggestions for what could happen next let me know please, I'm suffering from writers block and I just about managed to do this chapter. Your ideas would be greatly appreciated.
That evening Adam took the four of them upstairs to their room to bed. The four of them ran into the middle of the room and turned to look at him. They were all wearing oversized T-shirts as nightshirts. Adam stood looking back.
"Come on, its time to go to bed."
They still stood there.
"Come on, get into bed."
Jesse walked over to his bed and climbed up onto it. Shalimar went over to hers and climbed up. Adam looked at Brennan and Emma.
"And you two, come on."
They went over to their beds and climbed up.
"Night, night Adam," Emma smiled before lying down.
"Goodnight," Adam smiled closing the door.
~~ Emma looked around, the room was dark and empty. She got this eerie feeling as she looked around. Suddenly lights came on, blinding her for a while. She looked around again and saw someone standing by a door. They walked towards her and she moved back until she was up against the wall. The person walked closer and closer. Emma closed her eyes and curled up on the floor. ~~
Emma suddenly sat up and opened her eyes. Looking around she saw Brennan, Shalimar and Jesse had all climbed up onto her bed.
"Are you okay?" Jesse asked.
Emma slowly nodded and wiped her eyes. Jesse moved over and hugged her.
"Are you sure?" Shalimar asked her.
Emma nodded again. Shalimar and Brennan climbed down and then climbed up onto Shalimar's bed. Shalimar and Brennan laid down and were soon asleep again. Jesse laid down next to Emma and they were soon asleep again as well.
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In the morning Jean walked along the corridor to the kids room. She knocked on the door and went in. She smiled when she saw them. Jean walked over and stood between the two beds. Jesse opened his eyes and looked up at her.
"What's with you lot then?"
"Emma had a nightmare."
"Did she?"
Jesse nodded. "So we all came over here."
"That's nice of you. Is she okay now?"
Jesse smiled and nodded.
"Can you wake her up for me?"
He nodded and she went over to the other bed. Shalimar and Brennan immediately sat up, making Jean jump.
"Time to go downstairs."
Brennan took Shalimar's hand and they ran downstairs. Emma slowly sat up.
"It scared you didn't it?" Jean sat on the bed. Emma nodded.
"Don't worry about it. It was only a dream. You coming?"
Emma got up and took Jesse's hand. They walked out followed by Jean.
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After breakfast Emma and Jesse were sitting in the lounge on the floor, next to each other, drawing. Shalimar and Brennan were playing catch behind them. The ball left Brennan's hand and somehow managed to hit Emma on the head. She dropped her crayon and started crying.
Jesse looked over at Brennan. "That wasn't very nice."
He turned back to Emma and hugged her. Shalimar glared at Brennan and quickly ran out the room. Brennan turned and walked out. Shalimar came back in with Adam. He walked over and crouched down next to them.
"What's wrong?"
Jesse moved back and Emma just continued to cry.
"Brennan threw the ball and it hit Emma's head," Shalimar told him.
"Did it?"
Emma nodded and wiped her eyes on the back of her hand.
"You going to be okay now?" Adam asked her.
She nodded. Adam smiled and stood up, walking out of the room.
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"Is there an antidote?"
"There is but all notes are kept under guard. It would take a small army to be able to even cause a dent."
"So they shall remain children?"
"Yes."
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To Be Continued...
AUTHOR'S NOTES: I'd like to say this, if you have any suggestions for what could happen next let me know please, I'm suffering from writers block and I just about managed to do this chapter. Your ideas would be greatly appreciated.