The Broken Rhythm
Chapter 12
Rhythm’s POV
I walk into the cold, damp room, terror filled within the air. There's a man in the darkest corner of the room wearing a black jacket,the hood covering his eyes with a huge butchers knife with a devilish grin, lightly pressing the blade to his index finger and a light stream of blood cascading over it. The walls around me say “You’re next” in a crimson substance, dripping to the worn out carpet, turning it murder scene red.
The man in the corner runs towards me, but before he can catch me I run, running faster than I ever have in my life. I want to scream for help but my body won't allow me to, all I can do is run.
My speed I have picked up has allowed me to speed down the stairs, adrenaline rushing through my bones. Once I reach the door of the house everything starts to become bigger, and I feel myself getting smaller, and the door knob getting to the point that only a giant could reach it.
I cower in fear and the man I was running from catches up to me, harshly slashing the butcher knife anywhere he can on my worn, tattered body.
“Any last words little girl?” The man says with a smirk.
I scream Alex’s name and when I do the man pulls off his hood. Its Alex.
“Alex isn’t here anymore.” He says and with one last blow he takes my body out and the next thing I realize is that.....I’m dead.
I wake up in a hot sweat in the back lounge with Alex and Jack hugging me and trying to calm me down from my nightmare.
“You okay now baby girl?” Alex says first. “You were screaming for quite a while.”
“N-n-nightmare, you, kn-i-i-fe, bl-blood, death.” I manage to sputter out.
“What do you mean by that?” Jack asks me.
“It was dark a-and I was running from the man who tried to kill me, it was you Alex. You killed me in my dream.” I say crying into Alex’s chest.
“You know I’d never do that to you, right? I’d never hurt my little princess.” He says into my messy hair.
“I love you Alex. What time is it anyway?” I ask, changing the subject, now realizing Jack’s arm was around Alex’s shoulders.
Jack looks over at the clock on the wall and says it’s two thirty.
“We should probably go back to bed now, do you just want to sleep here? I can stay with you two if you want.” Jack offers.
“Really?” I ask with hope.
“Really.” Jack replies.
“But how will we all sleep on the couch, smart one?” Alex says to Jack.
“Easy, we don’t.”
“Is the alcohol still talking?”
“No Lexy, we move the coffee table to the front lounge and then cover the floor with pillows and blankets, instant bed.” He says, then kissing him on the lips quickly, leaving him in a bit of a daze. “I’ll go move the table, you make the bed.” Jack says then taking the coffee table away, acting like nothing happened.
“Rhythm go get the comforter from our bunk.” Alex commands me.
I do as he says, along with getting the pillows too, then head back to the back lounge where I see Jack and Alex talking.
“Daddy, I got the pillows too.”
“Perfect, thank your darling.” My dad says to me.
“Okay now lay out the blanket on the floor and the pillows over top and then I’ll put my comforter as the one we’ll use to sleep with.” Jack says, grabbing the blanket from his bunk that's closest to the back lounge.
We get everything set up by three fifteen in the morning.
“Good night daddy. Good night Jack.” I say, snuggling up under the blanket, Jack on the left side and my dad on the right side of me, making me in between the two.
“Love you darling.” Jack says, kissing my forehead and Alex doing the same but instead of darling he says sweetie.
Then I drift off to a peaceful sleep, with my two favorite people (with the exception of Evan) and wonder what will happen later on in life.
Its hours later before I hear a loud screech from Sandy, her standing there in a lace, almost see through robe.
“What are your freaks doing!” She yells at the top of her lungs, waking up Jack and Alex.
“I was sleeping before you woke me up asshole.” Jack says, flipping her off.
“Its too early for this shit. Sandy go away,its.” My dad says, pausing to look at the clock. “It’s not even nine in the fucking morning, what do want from me woman‽” He says, more annoyed than ever.
“You three were sleeping together, that's like gay and stuff, plus with your daughter right there.” Sandy says stupidly.
“There is nothing wrong with being gay! Love is love, keep the peace idiot!” I scream at her, going against what my dad said about not talking to her.
“Its wrong little girl, come with me I can get you away from these, these fags.” She says with me now realizing that our places on the pallet we slept on changed crazily, with Jack and Alex spooning and me in my dad’s original spot.
“You say one more thing about my dad and Jack and I swear I’ll get you off this bus in a heartbeat. I barely know you and you make me sick!” I scream at her and most of the people on the bus come to stare at me telling off this bitch.
“Fine then.” She says turning around to face Danny with an angry face.
“Who the fuck do you think you are to talk to my friends like that‽” Danny screams at Sandy.
“Its not right Dan-Dan, its just wrong.” She says trying to act innocent.
“Don’t call me that, get your stuff and leave, we’re through!” Danny yells more.
“But the bus is moving.”
“Flyzik stop the bus, I don’t care if we’re on the interstate, stop it!” He yells to Flyzik.
“Gotcha Danny, already on it.” Matt yells from the drivers seat and stops the bus.
“Leave.” Danny says sternly to now his ex-girlfriend Sandy.
“Fine then!” The now ex-girlfriend says, getting her stuff and leaving the bus.
“Alex, Jack I’m sorry for her, I should’ve dumped her a while ago, she's been like that for a while.” Danny says apologetically.
“I told you she was a bitch Danny.” Evan says with a slight blush.
“Evan you're blushing.” Alex says, still cuddled up with Jack.
“No I’m not.” Evan says a bit too quickly.
“Yeah you are Evs.” Jack replies.
“Goodbye, I’m gonna go pretend this never happened. La la la la la la la la la” Evan says going to his bunk.
“So, Alex, Jack. Your cuddled up with each other, tell us is Jalex real?” Rian walks in with a hairbrush as a microphone.
Jack looks down to Alex and my dad nods yes, then gives Jack a quick peck on the lips.
“Everyone, you heard it here, Jalex is real!” Rian yells and everyone jumps in happiness and screams congratulations.
“Now to make Davan real!” Vinny yells, making everyone chant Davan and ending our morning before we get to the supermarket to get what we need for the time being.
I walk into the cold, damp room, terror filled within the air. There's a man in the darkest corner of the room wearing a black jacket,the hood covering his eyes with a huge butchers knife with a devilish grin, lightly pressing the blade to his index finger and a light stream of blood cascading over it. The walls around me say “You’re next” in a crimson substance, dripping to the worn out carpet, turning it murder scene red.
The man in the corner runs towards me, but before he can catch me I run, running faster than I ever have in my life. I want to scream for help but my body won't allow me to, all I can do is run.
My speed I have picked up has allowed me to speed down the stairs, adrenaline rushing through my bones. Once I reach the door of the house everything starts to become bigger, and I feel myself getting smaller, and the door knob getting to the point that only a giant could reach it.
I cower in fear and the man I was running from catches up to me, harshly slashing the butcher knife anywhere he can on my worn, tattered body.
“Any last words little girl?” The man says with a smirk.
I scream Alex’s name and when I do the man pulls off his hood. Its Alex.
“Alex isn’t here anymore.” He says and with one last blow he takes my body out and the next thing I realize is that.....I’m dead.
I wake up in a hot sweat in the back lounge with Alex and Jack hugging me and trying to calm me down from my nightmare.
“You okay now baby girl?” Alex says first. “You were screaming for quite a while.”
“N-n-nightmare, you, kn-i-i-fe, bl-blood, death.” I manage to sputter out.
“What do you mean by that?” Jack asks me.
“It was dark a-and I was running from the man who tried to kill me, it was you Alex. You killed me in my dream.” I say crying into Alex’s chest.
“You know I’d never do that to you, right? I’d never hurt my little princess.” He says into my messy hair.
“I love you Alex. What time is it anyway?” I ask, changing the subject, now realizing Jack’s arm was around Alex’s shoulders.
Jack looks over at the clock on the wall and says it’s two thirty.
“We should probably go back to bed now, do you just want to sleep here? I can stay with you two if you want.” Jack offers.
“Really?” I ask with hope.
“Really.” Jack replies.
“But how will we all sleep on the couch, smart one?” Alex says to Jack.
“Easy, we don’t.”
“Is the alcohol still talking?”
“No Lexy, we move the coffee table to the front lounge and then cover the floor with pillows and blankets, instant bed.” He says, then kissing him on the lips quickly, leaving him in a bit of a daze. “I’ll go move the table, you make the bed.” Jack says then taking the coffee table away, acting like nothing happened.
“Rhythm go get the comforter from our bunk.” Alex commands me.
I do as he says, along with getting the pillows too, then head back to the back lounge where I see Jack and Alex talking.
“Daddy, I got the pillows too.”
“Perfect, thank your darling.” My dad says to me.
“Okay now lay out the blanket on the floor and the pillows over top and then I’ll put my comforter as the one we’ll use to sleep with.” Jack says, grabbing the blanket from his bunk that's closest to the back lounge.
We get everything set up by three fifteen in the morning.
“Good night daddy. Good night Jack.” I say, snuggling up under the blanket, Jack on the left side and my dad on the right side of me, making me in between the two.
“Love you darling.” Jack says, kissing my forehead and Alex doing the same but instead of darling he says sweetie.
Then I drift off to a peaceful sleep, with my two favorite people (with the exception of Evan) and wonder what will happen later on in life.
Its hours later before I hear a loud screech from Sandy, her standing there in a lace, almost see through robe.
“What are your freaks doing!” She yells at the top of her lungs, waking up Jack and Alex.
“I was sleeping before you woke me up asshole.” Jack says, flipping her off.
“Its too early for this shit. Sandy go away,its.” My dad says, pausing to look at the clock. “It’s not even nine in the fucking morning, what do want from me woman‽” He says, more annoyed than ever.
“You three were sleeping together, that's like gay and stuff, plus with your daughter right there.” Sandy says stupidly.
“There is nothing wrong with being gay! Love is love, keep the peace idiot!” I scream at her, going against what my dad said about not talking to her.
“Its wrong little girl, come with me I can get you away from these, these fags.” She says with me now realizing that our places on the pallet we slept on changed crazily, with Jack and Alex spooning and me in my dad’s original spot.
“You say one more thing about my dad and Jack and I swear I’ll get you off this bus in a heartbeat. I barely know you and you make me sick!” I scream at her and most of the people on the bus come to stare at me telling off this bitch.
“Fine then.” She says turning around to face Danny with an angry face.
“Who the fuck do you think you are to talk to my friends like that‽” Danny screams at Sandy.
“Its not right Dan-Dan, its just wrong.” She says trying to act innocent.
“Don’t call me that, get your stuff and leave, we’re through!” Danny yells more.
“But the bus is moving.”
“Flyzik stop the bus, I don’t care if we’re on the interstate, stop it!” He yells to Flyzik.
“Gotcha Danny, already on it.” Matt yells from the drivers seat and stops the bus.
“Leave.” Danny says sternly to now his ex-girlfriend Sandy.
“Fine then!” The now ex-girlfriend says, getting her stuff and leaving the bus.
“Alex, Jack I’m sorry for her, I should’ve dumped her a while ago, she's been like that for a while.” Danny says apologetically.
“I told you she was a bitch Danny.” Evan says with a slight blush.
“Evan you're blushing.” Alex says, still cuddled up with Jack.
“No I’m not.” Evan says a bit too quickly.
“Yeah you are Evs.” Jack replies.
“Goodbye, I’m gonna go pretend this never happened. La la la la la la la la la” Evan says going to his bunk.
“So, Alex, Jack. Your cuddled up with each other, tell us is Jalex real?” Rian walks in with a hairbrush as a microphone.
Jack looks down to Alex and my dad nods yes, then gives Jack a quick peck on the lips.
“Everyone, you heard it here, Jalex is real!” Rian yells and everyone jumps in happiness and screams congratulations.
“Now to make Davan real!” Vinny yells, making everyone chant Davan and ending our morning before we get to the supermarket to get what we need for the time being.
Notes
I just possibly gave some of you a scare at first.Also Jalex is real now yay!
And lets hope for Davan. (Who cares if its not a real ship, it is now!)
I'm sorry for getting rid of Sandy so early, but I couldn't stand her when I was first writing and still can't stand her. Yay for can't standing fictional characters!
Its not over yet though, keep reading.
Till darkness completes us,
Sarah's Butterflies
Also check out my solo story " More Specifically, Me Maxine"
thank you :)
9/4/13