Chapter 9: Nightmares come to life
Molly was more miserable than ever. From morning, her mom was nonstop lecturing her. From morning... Till late afternoon... This was starting to drive Molly insane.
''MY ANGEL... THE FAMILY'S JOY... OUR HAPPY GIRL... USING DRUGS?! WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH YOU?! MOLLY, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD ANYMORE!'' Sharon yelled.
''UGH, WILL YOU STOP? You never knew, mom! And you're better off not knowing! I can say this, though: despite my efforts, I'M NOT PERFECT!''
''Molly, I know you are not perfect! That's human nature! BUT THIS IS NOT A REASON FOR YOU TO GET HIGH LIKE SOME DRUGGIE!''
''You know, maybe I don't want to be a human anymore! Maybe if I was a ghost just like Scratch, I could float above my problems... LITERALLY FLOAT ABOVE THEM! Then I'll finally have the freedom to do whatever I want and enhappify on MY TERMS instead of being manipulated by ingrates all the time!'' Molly yelled.
''You think everything would be perfect if you were a ghost? Do you think Scratch is happy because he is dead, Molly? He lost EVERYTHING in that earthquake!''
''UGHHHH, WELL SOMETIMES I HONESTLY WISH I WAS AT HIS PLACE!'' Molly yelled, as she opened the front door and walked outside.
''Where do you think you're going, young lady?''
''SOMEWHERE TO RELAX! CLEARLY, THERE ISN'T ANY JOY LEFT IN THIS EXCUSE OF A HOUSE!''
Sharon watched how her daughter walked down the street. She couldn't believe this just happened. If there was someone in this family with the highest chance of ending up like this, Sharon expected to be Darryl... But never Molly. Sharon was not gonna let any of her kids to ruin their lives. She grabbed her phone and dialed one phone number she was planning to dial from yesterday...
''Axel Hart on the phone, how can I help you?''
''Hi, Axel... Listen, I need your help...''
...
John was in his office with Kaito. He told John about the party club, causing a deep investigation. It turned out it really wasn't registered, and the fact they were giving drugs to kids was the last drop to immediately close it.
''I can't believe it! How could she even think to go there? I know Molly is very naive sometimes, but HIKARI? I'm so disappointed!''
''Kids nowadays are a mess. One stupid decision after another... But this is why I kinda respect them'' John said, drinking his coffee.
''Huh?''
''Yeah... Don't get me wrong, doing drugs crosses the line. But there are also the type of kids that just sit home 24/7. Scared to take risks, scared to live their life, only laying and staring at the phone! Even though they are annoying, I still kinda like those that mischief'' John explained.
''Well... You have a point... To be honest, I do prefer for my daughter to go out with friends instead of just doing nothing... Like she used to...''
''It was kinda far, but at least it's the beginning for her. All she needs is to be careful to not get carried away like that again''
''Yeah... I'm shocked about Molly! I mean, does she even think twice before taking a decision? Just look at the stuff she drank!'' Kaito said, as he showed John a little bottle of the strange drug the bartender put in her drink.
John took the little bottle and stared at it. He could swear he has seen this stuff before. The color was familiar, the smell was... Interesting... And there were little bubbles forming.
''Just what I thought... A Nocni Mura...''
''Nocni-what?''
''It's a new czech drug. Ugh, I swear, nowadays people make new drugs like they are candies! That thing is dangerous, it causes hallucinations... Very horrific hallucinations...''
''What makes it so dangerous and different from LSD?'' Kaito asked, confused.
''When I lived in England, there was one boy who had sleep problems. He was just pulling up all-nighters, but sleeping like a baby during the day. He became a drug addict. The moment he tried that thing... Ugh''
John looked scared and shivered the moment he remembered what happened.
''What happened to him?''
''I don't know if he overdosed, or if this was caused by the sleep problems he had... But he snapped. He was just... Screaming... Crawling on the floor from fear, like something is chasing him. It turned out that thing brought his nightmares to life... It's so strong, your brain starts dreaming even when you are awake...''
This made Kaito to froze. The fact there were kids at this club who already tried that thing made him sick...
...
Another great day for Scratch. Even though he hated this job, Lecter couldn't do anything to him.
''Moll, just asking, what flavor of ice cream is better? Strawberry or Vanilla? Meh, who am I kidding, of course I'll pick up starwberry... Moll?''
Molly wasn't home, and Scratch was the last to know it. With who is she going on anyways? He knew she and Libby weren't talking to each other, he knew she was avoiding Ollie, so with who is she going out? For sure she wasn't going alone, he knew how boring it was for her to be all by herself. He was gonna ask Sharon, but Sharky sneezed.
''Bless you''
He then sneezed again. When Scratch thought it stopped, the shark continued to sneeze again, and again, and again... Then it stopped floating and it turned green.
''Woah, everythink okay?''
The shark looked terrible. He then looked at Scratch with sad eyes and started to sneeze and cough.
''BOY! SWEET BABY CORN, IS EVERYTHING OKAY, MY DEAR BOY?'' Scratch asked, as he hugged his shark.
He noticed something... There was something that looked like red mash around the shark's mouth... That's when he realized why Sharky was sick.
''No... NOOO! LECTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!''
...
The sun was almost down. Molly was in her ghost form, sitting on the top of a mountain. She didn't even know where exactly she was, she was just flying around and picked one random mountain where to calm her nerves.
''Ugh, who does she think she is?! I can do WHATEVER I want! She never speaks like that to Darryl when he does his evil pranks, WHY DOES SHE HAS TO THIS TO ME?! UGHHHHH, I HATE HER!''
The more Molly was getting angry, the more red her eyes were becoming. She was just yelling and kicking, but then she stopped. She looked at the peaceful view in front of her and all her problems disappeared.
She started to think... To think about how cruel and unfair her mother was... How annoying adults are... And started to think about Libby. How long has it been? A week without seeing her? 2 weeks? Not that she cared, Molly didn't want to see or hear anything from this traitor ever again.
Why did she have to even meet her? Just after they moved in Brighton, Molly just jumped at the first girl she picked as a friend... Right? Wait a minute, how did Molly actually meet Libby? She tried to remember, but she couldn't. Or how did she met Andrea? In fact, where were the McGees living before they came to Brighton? Actually... What was Libby like? Was she... Introvert? No, Molly was sure Libby was more of an extrovert. Molly started to freak out.
Now this was worrying, Molly started to forget so simple things. Maybe that's just from the stress. Yeah, just stress forgetting, it all makes sense now... At least that's what Molly thought it was.
''Can't remember anything about Libs, huh?''
The moment she heard that voice, Molly turned around... And saw the nightmare cat.
''WHAT THE?!''
''HaaaaaahahahaHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!''
Molly flew far away from that mountain. She could tell if she was sleeping... She wasn't sleeping, this was the real world.
''You can't run forever, Molly...''
Jinx was floating right next to Molly... This made Molly's heart to skip a beat. She was so scared, that Molly lost control of her powers and started to fall to the ground.
''NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!''
She hit the ground right before she turned into a human again. Molly looked up in the sky... No Jinx or cats. She was so scared and confused... Why? Why was she seeing them?
''Wh-What's happening to me?'' Molly started to tear up.
''Losing your mind, that's what's happening''
The cat was right in front of her... And it started to get closer.
''STAY AWAY FROM ME!''
''Come on... Just a little bite...''
''WHAT? NO! LEAVE ME ALONE, YOU EVIL BALL OF FUR!'' Molly cried, as she got up and started to step back.
''Never... I'M THE CAT AND YOU ARE MY MOUSE!''
The cat jumped on top of Molly... And bit her hand off.
''AAAHHHHH, NOOOOO!''
In the middle of the woods, Molly was crying and fighting... Nothing. She was trying to escape from the thin air. There was one woman who was running that noticed her.
''Kid, is everything okay?''
''HEEEELP! HEEEEEELP!''
The woman was shocked and scared when she saw how Molly was just crying and tossing around. There was no way to leave her like this, so she ran to her and tried to calm her.
''Hey, hey, hey! There is nothing here, calm down!'' The woman said, as she grabbed Molly's arms.
Molly was so broken and terrified... She just hugged her. She continued to cry, questioning why was this happening... Why was the cat here, in the real world?
...
It was a very horrific and dark night. Abigail woke up tied up on an old dentist chair. The first thing she saw was two blades... Two blades pointing to her eyes, connected to a strange generator with a hole in it.
In the shadows, there was one buffed man. She didn't remember him, she only saw the other 3... Zombies? She had no idea what those ''people'' were.
''Someone is already awake''
''N-NO! LET ME GO! HELP!'' Abigail was crying.
That man looked so strong. He was just... Buffed... He had grey eyes, but his teeth were way sharper than the other's... He was wearing a dirty shirt and dirty black pants... And he also was wearing the skin of a wolf.
''Ugh... A wounded animal driven into a corner will fiercely fight for its life... But you humans think you're the most dominant species on earth, yet you piss your pants even when you see a spider... It makes me sick!''
''P-Please, I just wanna go home'' Abigail was crying.
The man was now sitting on the chair right next to her.
''Dear Gosh, stop whining! If I wanted to kill you, wouldn't I've already done that?''
Abigail was now very confused. She had the weird feeling Sheela and Kat were dead, but... Why was she still alive?
''Th-Then what do you want from me?''
''Look at yourself! You live a boring miserable life... The so called ''friends'' you had only were making fun of you, like a little helpless clown. No one in Brighton cares about you, no one notices you... Do you seriously wanna continue like that?''
Her tears continued to fall. She really didn't care about the bad friends she had, she didn't care how she is wasting her life, all she wanted was to just go back home and hug her mom as tight as possible.
''P-Please...''
''Outrageous! They think they can just use those who are weaker... But not anymore. You and I will show them how wrong they are... You'll show them you aren't just one helpless girl...''
The man took a knife out and cut his own hand, making it bleed... Black blood. He then grabbed a little container and squeezed his hand, making the blood to fall in it... Then he closed the container and put it in the hole of the generator.
''It will take a while, butI'm sure you'll like your new life...''
''Wait... Wh-What are you gonna do with me?''
The man didn't say anything else. He tied her mouth and head to the chair so she wouldn't move, went to close the hole with the container inside and pressed a little red button... Causing the blades in front of her eyes to start spinning.
''nh-nh-NHOOO!''
The blades were slowly getting closer... Very slowly. Abigail started to toss around was trying to get out, but she couldn't. She was crying, realizing that thing is about to take her eyes out.
''NHHHOOOO, PLHESE, NHOOOOO!''
No matter how hard she was trying, nothing was working. The blades were violently spinning, getting closer and closer to her eyes. They were full of tears, but soon there was about to be full of blood...
''NHHOOO, STHOP, NHOOOOOOOO!''
They were about just a few inches away from her face. Abigail was desperate to free herself, but she couldn't tie herself up. They were getting closer and closer... Abigail could only see the sharp pointy blades about to take her eyes out... While the man was just standing there with a proud look on his face... And after so much tossing and crying, the blades made two huge holes in her eyes, and she let out the most sickening and painful screams a human could hear...