Family Ties

Description: Johnny gets a surprise visit from a very close family member. But, he soon finds out that he got more than he bargained for when she interacts with her present life and gets into a little trouble of her own.


CHAPTER SEVEN

Laura sat on her bed, tinkering on her laptop, when there was a light knock on the door. She looked up as she saw Johnny peering in, a worried look on his face. "Hey," he said, softly.

She smiled at him. "Hey, what's up?" She closed her laptop as he entered the room more. She didn't want him to see what she was working on. She was, after all, suspended from doing any police work.

"I think we need to talk." He took a seat on the corner of the bed, but didn't look at her at first.

She was confused by why he wasn't looking at her, but she shrugged it off. Why he wanted to talk was more important. "What about?"

He only said one word. "Stillson."

She nodded in understanding. Now she knew what was up. He was worried about her, which made her feel special. But, it also made her nervous. He was going to try to protect her and that was something that she didn't really need. "Oh…" She paused as she looked at him. "Johnny, look at me." She reached over and pulled his face toward hers. She wanted to look at him in the eye as she said this. "You have nothing to worry about. I have absolutely no interest in that self-absorbed jackass."

He gave her a puzzled look. "You don't? They why have you been flirting with him all this time?"

"Because, I know guys like him. Give them what they want and they'll tell you anything. But, that's not important. I know you've had a vision about him and I want to know what it was. And I know you think that you can't trust me, but believe me, I know the pressure that these visions can put on you." She placed a caring hand over his and smiled.

He looked at her in confusion. "How can you know the pressure?"

Her eyes became wide, but quickly softened. She shook her head as she smiled. "I mean, it must be. I've heard about what you've been doing. I read the articles about your ability and about all of the wonderful things you've done."

He smiled and nodded. "Well, yeah, there is a lot of pressure." He let out an exasperated sigh. It seemed as though she had broken him. "All right, but you can't tell anyone about this."

She made a gesture with her hand as she made an 'X' over her heart. "Cross my heart."

That made him smile. That was their secret handshake as a child when they would tell each other a secret. He took a deep breath as he prepared himself to relive everything once again.


Later that night, Laura lay awake in her bed. The vision hadn't bothered her at all. She figured that it was something of that caliber. But, she felt guilty.

There was something that she wasn't telling Johnny and she felt guilty about it. But, she just couldn't share it with him at this point. She trusted him enough to tell him, but she just knew that he wouldn't take it very well.

She rolled onto her side and looked out the window. The stars were shining brightly; a beautiful night. It was during nights like this that she would feel the most peace, but her stomach was reeling with remorse.

She let out a loud groan and rolled over onto her other side with a huff. She hoped sleep would come soon. Her eyes slowly drooped as the butterflies began to calm down.

She never heard the window opening or the squeaking floorboard. The last thing she remembered feeling was a hand clasp over her mouth and a sharp pain in the back of her neck. After that, everything was black.


Yay, I'm happy that I could finally get this chapter the way I wanted. I'm now on the track that I want to be on and I can hopefully continue on this road. I hope to update soon!

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