Chapter 5
Jack slowly enters a hospital room. A small boy lying in bed looks over at him.
"Dad?"
"Peter?"
Peter smiles at him.
"Oh Peter!"
Jack rushes over to him and hugs him tightly.
"I've waited so long for this moment... I always knew you'd find your way back... that was my greatest wish...for you to be happy and healthy."
Peter smiles into the hug then Viola enters the room.
"Mom!"
Jack turns around.
"Vi... I...I'm the happiest man in the world."
"Yes...I know...is this all you could ever want?"
"Oh it's all I've ever wanted and more."
Jack stands up and rushes to her and kisses her. Viola lets out a laugh and kisses his cheek.
"Dad..."
"Yes son."
Jack turns and stares in shock. Peter looks up at him, he resembles that of a corpse. Jack lets out a scream.
"Peter!"
Peter starts to get out of bed, his appendages limp, he begins to drool.
"Peter what's happened to you?!" Jack runs over to him. "Vi, quick get a nurse!"
Jack turns around.
"Vi?"
Viola is on the ground, grunting. Jack lets go of Peter and runs to her aide. He bends down on his knee and turns her toward him. She gags and rolls over on her side. A tiny hole is revealed in the back of her neck.
"Vi...Vi no...please no!"
"Daddy..."
Jack turns around again, this time Peter's skin is melting from him, as he reverts to nothing but a skeleton.
"No!" Jack screams. "Noooo!"
Jack tears up and bends down on his knees, he covers his ears.
"Daddy..."
"Stop." Jack mumbles.
Peter bends down close to Jack. Jack looks up as Peter's eyes fall from their sockets, and Peter suddenly turns to dust.
"Stop it!" Jack cries out.
Suddenly Micki sits up in a hospital bed screaming. Ryan holds tight to her hand.
"Come on Micki, push." Ryan whispers.
"I...I can't...I can't do it anymore." Micki sobs.
"We've got it, we've got that baby." A doctor mumbles from underneath a mask.
"Huh, what? you...You did?" Micki asks out of breath. "He...He's not crying...Ryan...why is our baby not crying?"
The doctor turns and holds the baby out to Micki.
"Your...Your baby is...dead."
"No..." Micki breathes. Her breath trembles. "Dead?"
"Dead." The doctor says again.
Micki tears up, and then lets out a sob.
The doctors and nurses leave the room, taking the baby with them.
Micki fists her hand and holds it close to her mouth. She sobs loudly into it. Ryan stares at her. Micki holds her chest and screams loudly. Her face stained with tears, and blood red, she looks up at Ryan.
"Ry...Ryan...say...say something." She chokes out.
Ryan glares at her.
"Ryan please..."
Ryan continues to stare at her.
"Pleeease!" Micki sobs and leans toward him grabbing his arm and hiding her face in it. She sobs loudly gathering in large breaths. She tries to gather herself and swallows, she then strokes Ryan's arm and looks up at him.
"Ryan...I...I need you to comfort me..." Micki sobs through tears barely able to talk.
Ryan bends down near her and looks into her eyes. Micki sobs softly.
"Why would I comfort a woman like you?"
"Ryan...What are you saying?" Micki exhales and trembles.
"I'm saying... that you and I... shouldn't have done this...brought this on us..."
"Brought what?!"
"Haven't you figured it out yet Micki...we committed a sin... we have to go to Hell for that..."
"I...I don't understand?"
"We're cousins Micki... and making love to you caused the death of that baby."
"No..." Micki exclaims and covers her ears.
"You wanted a nice family, and a good man to protect you...along with a nice roof over your head, and what you got was you married your own family and a man who wouldn't protect you, even if it did involve a cursed object."
"Ryan...you've always protected me...you loved me." Micki squeaks out through her tears.
"Love you?!" Ryan shouts. Micki jumps at his voice. "How could I..."
"But you did-"
"Shut up!"
Micki jumps again and closes her eyes. Tears stream down her face. Ryan walks around her.
"We have to end this before he gets any worse."
"What?" Micki breathes and opens her eyes. She looks at Ryan. Ryan holds a knife out to her.
"You want to go first?"
"Ryan stop this!" Micki screams.
"Okay, I guess I'll go first." Ryan slashes his wrist and blood leaks from it. Micki screams and sits up in bed. Ryan grunts and looks at her.
"We have to be punished Micki."
"No..."
"Yes."
"Ryan no..." Micki sobs softly.
"Okay...I'll go again."
Ryan slashes his other wrist and groans falling on his knees as the blood leaks out of him.
"Ryan!" Micki screams and with difficulty gets out bed. She bends down near him and holds his head in her lap and rocks him. His blood smears the floor, and Micki's hospital gown. Micki sobs loudly and looks up at the ceiling crying out. Micki then takes the knife from Ryan's hand and throws it, screaming loudly.
"Ryan no...I don't care...I told you I didn't care..."
She strokes the fringe, and the curl in his bangs upward. A tear from her face falls on Ryan's cheek.
"I love you." She whispers and kisses his cheek. "I love you..."
She continues to rock him.