Ch. 1 Who To Turn To

I hurried back to my apartment from the pharmacy. I wanted to be in the comfort of my bed.

Everything seemed to happen so fast. No time to just do something for yourself. When you did get time something ended up ruining it, or in my case a mistake was made.

Nice pillows and thick, warm blankets would chase that away for now. I needed to just lay down and sleep. Give my mind as well as my body some time to get organized.

My mind wondered back to what the doctor had said about talking to the father. To what I didn't tell her. Maybe I should have told her. She could have known someone to talk to about the dreams. Hell, she might have even known a few things. Now that I think about it though, those odds were looking pretty slim. I would have to do research myself.

I clutched my stomach a moment as a wave of nausea hit me. I leaned against the stair railing I was walking up. Only one more floor, I told myself. I took a few slow, deep breaths to calm my stomach and once the nausea was gone I continued walking up the stairs to my apartment.

A blast of air conditioning hit my face as I opened the door. I reached to the side of the wall and turned on the lights as I walked in tossing my purse, pharmacy bag, and keys on the kitchen table. The refreshing smell of home, a scent so familiar, made me sigh in relief. It was good to be home.

My couch sat at an angle at the far end of the living area. Fluffy pillows and a spare blanket lay across the back of the couch. I fully intended to take advantage of that.

I walked over to the burgundy corduroy couch and let myself fall into it, situating the pillows under my head and grabbing the blanket. I spread it over me and tucked in the sides as if I were in a straight jacket.

The phone rang loudly from its table stand next to the tv, which was across from the couch.

Sighing angrily, I threw the heavenly warm blanket off of me and hurried to get to the phone before they (whoever that might be) hung up.

"Hello?" My breath was coming a bit speedily from hurrying. It was my mother. I could tell it was her before she even answered. She always lets out a big woosh of air, in excitement when she answers.

"Karen! Are you free for lunch tomorrow or are you working at the shop?"

"No I'm free ma. Why?"

"Karen don't get snoody. I want you to come have lunch with me and an old friend tomorrow. She's just dying to meet you." There was a increase in her tone when she said the last, an almost proud and pleased pitch.

"Alright ma I'll come." I twirled the phone cord around my finger nervously.

"I need to talk to you about something."

"Well what is it? You sounds so serious. Is everything alright?"

"Yeah I just really need to talk to you about this." She made a sound under her breath that said she didn't believe me.

"Really I'm ok it's just I need you to know this before it becomes to late and you get mad at me. You must promise you won't go home tomorrow and tell dad. I want it to be the right timing."

"Karen are you in trouble with the law? Is that what this is about?"

"No ma. Its nothing like that. But listen it's really late and I need to get some sleep. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Alright I'll talk to you tomorrow." She was quiet for a second then let out a huff of air.

"You know I hate it when you just drop the subject like this. I absolutely hate it." Her attempt at sounding angry ended up a concerned tone ringing through the other end of the phone.

"I know. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

After I hung up the phone I mentally kicked myself. There was going to no easy way of telling her that I was pregnant and on top of that I was going to have find someone who could help me with the dreams. Suddenly I remembered reading in the newspaper a man by the name of John Constantine had performed an exorcism on a little girl in downtown L A. It wasn't the greatest choice but hopefully he knew some useful information to tell me. If not then he had to know of someone who could help me. Right?

A.N. ok ok I know it's taken me forever to update but I've been mucho busy with school stuff. I hope you continue to read my fic and thank you all for the excellent reviews.

Koty M