Here's the 6th chapter of 'Awake'. Hope you enjoy it! R&R!
Ronnie POV
Chapter 6: Frozen
I never believe people when they say they were so shocked their body froze solid. Maybe it's just because I'm fussy. It may sound silly, but, I hate expressions such as these, mainly because I doubt anyone's body could freeze solid when in shock. I mean, it just seems physically impossible. Well, that's what I thought...up until today.
At the very moment where Danielle apologised, her words sounding so truthful and sincere, I knew for certain that my predicament was soon to worsen. I felt myself crumble. I closed my eyes in denial and silently wished for the best, wished that everything would somehow work out in its own way. And then came the next hurdle. I realised I would have to answer her. I could have confessed. Or I could have shied from the confession, in other words, I could have to lied.
Maybe that's what it was, maybe it was the decision that triggered it. Who knows! Whatever it was, it caused this; my body suddenly paused, I became unable to control my movements, I literally froze solid in shock. The one thing I held doubt upon, the one thing I was one hundred percent certain could never physically happen...happened!
I stood still, frozen, only my eyes moving to scan the room.
"Mum?" Danielle's voice echoed through my head, exasperated.
The nurse hurried over, shaking me rapidly.
"I...I...", I mumbled, now able to move,however, still shaking like a leaf, "Danielle...I..."
"What?" she pressed her hand on my arm, as if in attempt to prevent me from shaking even more.
I looked at her, still undecided of what to do. Her innocent eyes reflected into my lying and deceiving ones.
I sighed, "nothing..."
And so the lying game began. I knew it was going to unravel. I knew it had to. I did realise that. While my head was filled my disappointment and regret, I found myself visualizing the future. However, this time, I was visualizing a moment that could indeed determine the rest of my life...
"HOW COULD YOU?" she grabbed the vase from the side table and launched it at me, full force. "How fucking could you?"
I ducked, missing the vase by an inch. "I am so sorry, Danielle!" I cried, becoming a wimp as I shrugged myself into the corner of the room.
"You lied! You lied about EVERYTHING! How? Why?" her voice lowered nearing the end and I began to see how hurt and confused she was really feeling.
"I couldn't...it was too hard, Danielle! Too damn hard!"
Danielle, having none of this, stormed for the door. She stopped, only for a a brief second, then spun round to face me once more.
"Ronnie," she said, her voice bitter and hurt, "I never want to see you EVER again!"
She slammed the door shut, the glass of the door shaking as if about to shatter. And as I listened to the still sounds of silence, I wept tears of regret. Tears I hoped I would never encounter again.
I sighed, my chest beginning to tighten. How could I do this to my daughter? How could I continue on with the lies that were probably soon going to unravel. How could I-
"Veronica?" I soft, chilling voice interrupted my thoughts. A cold, threatening hand was lowered onto my shoulder. I looked up slowly, sheer terror mounting on me. As I turned, I caught sight of the eyes. The terrifying, killer eyes. And he held his other hand onto mine. I was too afraid to pull my hand back, too startled. This meant all the running, all the hiding, had all been for nothing. He was back. He was back and lurking in the depths of my shadows, towering over me and torturing me silently. Even Ibiza couldn't help me escape from him. From that man. From the man that taunted me wherever I went, whatever I did.
"Hello Dad...".
Well, did you enjoy that chapter? I haven't mentioned Ibiza in a while now and I suppose you may have forgotten about it but, don't be fooled, what happened in Ibiza is soon to be exposed in my story. And I know what you're thinking, 'what's Archie doing there?' well, don't worry! It will all be explained in further chapters! Anyway, thanks for reading! Please Review!
Georgina =)