Sue woke up and felt a weight on her chest, glancing down she saw a sleeping Carrie with her arm over her belly. Sue smiled and thought about all that had happened last night. She was happy that Carrie was alive but now she was caught up in some dangerous scheme involving her, Carrie, and her baby. 'My baby.' Sue thoughts drifted to just what she was suppose to do now. Her main focus was her child; could she really endanger it just to help Carrie with whatever mess she's in? Carefully Sue moved Carrie's arm from around her belly, when Carrie started to mutter in her sleep, causing Sue to stop moving.
"Mm Sue…sorry Sue… so sorry." The young girl then snuggled into the older girl more. Sue's then felt bad. Here she was thinking of abandoning Carrie again when she has been thru God know what and risked her own life to warn Sue; only for her to think of leaving Carrie alone to face whatever this cult wants her for. 'I can't do that to her. Plus it seems like these people will just come after me for my baby.' Sue leaned her head back and continued her deep thought debate while Carrie slowly awoke underneath her.
Once she opened her eyes it was clear that she wasn't in the same spot that she fell asleep in last night. Looking at where her head rested, she blushed as her face was inches from Sue's breast. Carrie shot up from the bed and ended up falling on the floor. Sue leaned over edge and asked. "Are you okay?"
"Y-yes I'm fine just um had a bad dream that's all." It was a total lie.
"Do you wanna talk about it?"
"Um n-no not right now at least."
"Okay so what do we do now? I mean aren't those people going to come after us?" Carrie didn't say anything because she didn't think this far ahead. Her plan was to save Sue and her baby, nothing else mattered. Sue saw this in the girl blank expression.
"Maybe we can go to the police or the FBI. I bet they could help us?" Carrie suggested.
"Maybe but they would probably arrest you too after what happened." Carrie knew Sue was talking about the prom incident when she lost control of her powers and killed all those people. That night still haunts her and causes her pain to remember it. Sue saw the girl shiver and knew she was on the verge of tears. She reached over and pulled her into a soothing hug to calm her down. "Hey it's okay Carrie. It wasn't your fault, it was Chris'."
They sat there on the bed for what felt like hours until Carrie stopped crying. "I'm sorry Sue. I only cause bad things to happen to people. Mama was right; I am a monster."
Sue pulled back enough to look at Carrie in the eye. "Carrie you are not a monster. Your kind, sweet, gentle, and the most innocent person I know. Your Mama, Chris, the kids from school, and this stupid cult are the real monsters. Even me. But not you, never you okay."
"Okay." Carrie said as she sniffed. With that the girl showered and got dressed before heading out. Sue needed to use an ATM to get them something to eat. Thankfully Rita left her a thousand dollars each month for emergencies. Sue thought about calling Rita, but decided against it not wanting to endanger the former teacher. The girl stopped by a local diner and ordered breakfast.
X~X~X
Roy stopped his truck in the motel parking lot. He and a woman with long blond hair walked into the main office where a gruff looking man sat watching TV. "Excuse me sir."
The motel clerk looked up. "Yeah how long you need a room for. An hour is $40. A day is $120 cash only."
The woman spoke next. "You misunderstand sir we are here looking for someone. A young girl may have come here recently with another girl who is pregnant. They are our daughters and we just want to bring them back home."
"Look lady I can't give out information about our customers to anyone now can I? Now if I were properly motivated then maybe I could help you out." He rubbed his fingers together to send a silent message to the couple. Without hesitation Roy placed a few hundred dollars on the counter. The clerk smiled as he grabbed the money. "They were here but left an hour ago down the street, their room number is 4. I can't give you the key but you can wait for them to return."
"Thank you for your help." Roy said as they walked out the door. "So where do we go now or do we just wait for them to come back?"
The woman smiled. "The nearest place to eat is where I would go in their shoes. You stay here in case they come back." With that she started walking to a diner a few blocks down the road.
X~X~X
After eating, Carrie and Sue walked down the street back towards the motel. "Hey Sue can I ask you something?" Carrie asked meekly.
"Sure what's up?"
Carrie stopped walking which caused Sue to stop as well. "Do you miss him? Tommy I mean."
Sue was caught off guard and at a loss for words. She did miss Tommy very deeply. Even if he was a bit silly at times, he was always there for her when she needed him most. "Yes I do miss him a lot. I wish he was here to help me with all this, but I know he is watching over me."
"Do-do you hate me for getting him killed?" Carrie asked again but more fearfully this time.
"What! Carrie you didn't do anything wrong remember."
"I know but he was your boyfriend and he asked me to the prom instead of you. Aren't you made about that even a little?"
"No because I asked him to take you to prom Carrie." The younger blond looked shocked to say the least. "Okay maybe I should explain. After the locker room incident and me ending my friendship with Chris, I asked Tommy to take you to prom as a way to make amends for what I've done. Plus it was worth it to see you I your prom dress. You looked so beautiful."
Carrie was relieved that Sue did blame her for what happened to Tommy, but happy more so because she called her beautiful. "You really mean it?"
Sue smiled and hugged Carrie. "Of course I do." The girl turned to start walking but Carrie stopped again, this time out of fear. "Carrie what's wrong?" Sue followed Carrie's gaze to a woman standing a few feet from them. She was an older lady, with long blond hair, lighter than hers or Carrie's. She was wearing a long gown that one would were to Sunday church. She had a big purse over her shoulder and a gun in her hand next to it, hidden from the view of anyone walking or driving by.
"Carrie dear you know how bad it is to run away. The streets are no place for a child like you." Sue was stuck with fear from this woman as she advanced towards them. "Now be a good girl and do what you're told and your friend won't be hurt." As she said this, a black van pulled beside them and three men jumped out and shoved the girls in before they could act. Sue sat against the wall of the van while holding a terrified Carrie in her arms. Whoever this woman is Sue already hated her for whatever she's done to make Carrie this way.
