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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 8, 2005 20:41:40 GMT -5
I finally got a small piece of my brain back and came up with this...
Chapter Six: Attention
"That was a great meal Jon." Mom said holding her stomach. "I haven't eaten that much since I was pregnant with the twins!" She started laughing and dad looked alarmed.
"You aren't pregnant are you?" he asked, wide eyed. "Oh my, I have to go to the super market before you eat our family..."
"Cliff, chill." mom laughed. "I'm not pregnant, just hungry! God, why would I eat my family?"
"Well, you looked mighty hungry at the clinic the day after I found out..." dad said uneasily. "And you kept staring at me and licking your lips. It really scared me!" We all started laughing at mom which was becoming embarrassed.
"Well, my eyes were playing tricks on me. You were turning into a hamburger!" she exclaimed. Dad got out of his seat and went and sat in a corner of the room. "Seriously Cliffy! You were, and I'm sorry I was looking at you like that!" As I laughed I glanced over at Jon which was laughing right along. His sleeves were up a bit, and I noticed his wrists. There were cuts, and scars on them. He realized I was looking, and pulled his shirt sleeves down quickly and we both grew quiet.
"I-I..." I started. I was so shocked I couldn't seem to get the words out. "I...I need to write in my diary." I finally said. Mother nodded and dad just sat still in the corner. Jon looked like he was going to say something, but I didn't care. I pushed my chair out and ran into my room, almost ready to burst into tears. Why? Why does he do that? What makes him want to...hurt himself? There was a knock on the door.
"Melanie, can I come in?" I heard Jon ask softly. "Please, can I?"
"No, go away!" I cried. Tears now ran down my face, fearing the life of my friend. "Just...leave me alone." I whispered. I love him. What if I lost him because of this? This stupid thing he is doing? He pushed the door open and stepped inside, and came over to me. He slowly lowered himself onto the bed and took my hand. I yanked it away from him, and looked down at the covers. I couldn't possibly look at his face.
"Melanie..." he said softly. He took his hand and tilted my face up so I would look at him. I glanced at his eyes quickly and then looked away again. "Please don't be mad. You have to understand."
"UNDERSTAND!?" I shrieked. Tears started slipping from my eyes more rapidly. "How could I understand Jon? Why are you doing this to yourself? Give me one good reason! Give me one!" I sobbed into my hands as he sat and thought.
"I only did this because I wanted attention." he started. "Mom, and dad never gave me the attention I needed. I didn't think your attention was enough...I mean, I can't be with you every second of every day. I'm mostly ignored when I'm not around you."
"ATTENTION!?" I shrieked madly. "That is your excuse? You sicken me! If you want attention, you could at least talk to someone about it before you go cutting yourself to relieve the stress!" He put his hand on my shoulder but I jerked away violently.
"Please, understand me..." he said, trying to hold back tears of his own.
"I can't! I just can't!" I whispered. "If you want attention, that is not the way you are going to get it. It's just not the way..." I started to sob more violently. "If you cut to deep...you could...could..." I didn't want to finish. Even if I did, I couldn't.
"Melanie..."
"Get out..." I whispered. "Just...leave me alone." He did as I told him to and walked back out into the kitchen. I laid on my bed and cried for what seemed like hours. Finally, Brandon came in.
"Hey Melanie..." he sighed. "So what's...hey, why are you crying?" He came over and sat on the end of my bed looking concerned.
"It's nothing." I answered sternly, trying to calm myself down. "Really, it's nothing of your concern. Just, leave me alone for now, okay?" Brandon shrugged and climbed under the covers of his bed without changing. I did the same, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
I woke the next morning and everything was quiet. Jon was sleeping in the armchair across the room from my bed. I wonder when he came in the room? Oh well...
"HOLY COW!" I heard dad yell from the other room. I walked out and found him sitting at the table with his head in his hands.
"Dad...?" I asked uneasily. I looked around the room but mom wasn't there. Did she already leave for work? "Where is mom...? Work?"
"No Melanie." he answered quietly. "No...not according to this letter." He handed me a slip of paper with handwriting on it. I started to read.
Dear Melody's family,
If I can't have Melody, nobody can. Especially Cliff, and the one who needs her most. Her daughter. I have lost her once, the day she left for the orphanage. I have lost her twice, the day I found out she loved Cliff. I have lost her a third time, the day she threw eggs at me. And now I will lose her again. Forever. And so will you all!
Your bestest friend ever, Richard
"Dad..." I said softly. "By losing her forever...does he mean...?"
"Yes, Melanie. I think he does." Dad answered, his voice wavering. For the first time in my life, I saw him cry. My dad was crying. I have never seen him unhappy, but now, he was everything but happy. As he sobbed I couldn't help but think back to the night before when I was sobbing over Jon.
"Dad, we have to find her." I said confidently. "Maybe he hasn't done anything yet. Maybe we can save mom from that evil butthole!" Dad looked up with his tear stained face and smiled.
"Your just like her..." he whispered. "Brave, and confident." I grabbed his arm and yanked him out of the chair and out the door.
"Okay, you go that way..." I started. He grabbed my arm and started pulling me along.
"We aren't splitting up. I don't want something to happen to you." he said. We ran aroun some, not finding anything. No clues, footprints, nothing. Fianlly we went up Mothers Hill.
"Now...is there anything you would like yo say before you get sent flying down there and hitting the pretty little rocks at the bottom?" Some evil sounding voice asked. I recognized it as Richards. "Oh wait, you can't talk!" he laughed evily. Dad and I looked up to the top of the mountain where mother's hands were tied behind her back, and her mouth was covered with tape. Richard had his hands planted firmly on her shoulders.
"LET GO OF HER!" I screamed. Richard let out another laugh, but did not turn. "LET GO OF MY MOTHER!"
"I thought you might show up. Let me guess...the idiot came too?" Richard asked, referring to dad. "Well, it looks like you poor sould have to witness the death of a loved one. Say bye-bye!" He pushed mom towards the edge, but she didn't fall yet. Dad ran up and put him in a head lock.
"Let go of my wife." he said calmly yet forcefully. "Let her go." Richard didn't though. I ran towards them, but as I got closer, with the push of his finger, Richard sent mother over the edge. Dad skid to the edge of the Cliff and looked over screaming, "MELODY! NO, I LOVE YOU! MELODY!" He started weeping again and I heard a faint thump once she hit the bottom. Tears brimmed my eyes, and I knew dad had seen it all. Even her body when it hit the bottom, on the rocks.
"Melody..." he whispered. He curled up into a ball and started to weep violently as Richard ran. I just couldn't move. I couldn't go after him. All I could do was fall onto my knee's thinking, I really hope this is a dream.
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Post by Firehead on Dec 8, 2005 21:10:10 GMT -5
*gasp!* Melodys gonna die!??  |
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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 9, 2005 15:19:26 GMT -5
*SOBS VIOLENTLY LIKE CLIFF* Yes, she has died. I just CAN'T write more melody. I can't! I can't make...make...well you know! Remember our conversation on what I will be like when I write the next two chapters? ^_^ I will seriously be like that.
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Post by Firefly on Dec 9, 2005 17:11:57 GMT -5
=oooooooo Oh. My. Gosh. That chapter was... amazing. Seriously. What a twist! -rambles- It was just so... unsexpected! Even though that's what twists are, but still... wow. MORE! MOOOOORE! -shakes self-
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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 9, 2005 20:11:38 GMT -5
*SOBS* NO! I don't wanna do it! Don't make me! I just...I wouldn't be able to live with myself after it. Thanks for the compliments everyone! *Sobs more*
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Post by Firehead on Dec 10, 2005 7:40:23 GMT -5
=oooooooo Oh. My. Gosh. That chapter was... amazing. Seriously. What a twist! -rambles- It was just so... unsexpected! Even though that's what twists are, but still... wow. MORE! MOOOOORE! -shakes self- GIt was twisted, and so was Melodys body! xD But It was good.  |
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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 10, 2005 14:19:01 GMT -5
Lol, I'm going to write more tomorrow! I just...I can't do it.
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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 11, 2005 18:38:13 GMT -5
I'll try. I might write it tonight or tomorrow.
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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 12, 2005 19:12:54 GMT -5
HORRAY! More!
Chapter Seven: Mother's Last Words
I crawled over to the edge and looked over. It wasn't the best idea. Once I laid eyed on mother, I nearly threw up. Her arm was barely attached to her shoulder, and her legs were twisted at dangerous angles. There was also a sharp rock sticking through her side, that she had fell on. Before I turned my head away, I saw her foot twitch. She was still alive, but barely. I left dad there and ran down the mountain. I had to get to mother. I sprinted down a small path, hardly noticable, and finally, got to her. I knely beside her, trying to ignore her cuts, bruises, and worse injuries.
"Melanie." she whispered, looking up at me with tear filled eyes. "Before I go...I want...to tell you some...things."
"Mom, please don't leave me." I pleaded. I took my cold hand.
"I...will always be...in your heart, my daughter." she breathed. "I want you to tell Cliff..." she breathed in sharply.
"Mom, please...what did you want to tell dad?" I asked.
"Tell him...he was the only one, I ever loved." she whispered. She was turning more pale by the second. "Tell him I...love him more than words can describe. And Brandon..."
"Mom, what is it?" I pleaded. I needed to tell the others her words. It would mean so much to them.
"...To be good. And that I love him." A tear rolled down her cheek. I couldn't help but start crying myself. "And you." she whispered. "The light of my life...don't make the same mistakes I did." she gasped. I knew she wasn't done talking. She was getting weaker. "...And if you do. Always think of what good they did to you, instead of...the bad. If I hadn't made the mistakes I did...Cliff, Brandon, and you, would not be here, right now." Her eyes started to close, and I was sobbing.
"Mom..." I whispered. She squeezed my hand with all the effort she had.
"Melanie, I love you, dear." she whispered softly. Her eyes closed all the way, and she didn't say anything more.
"Mom?" I said alarmed. "Mom, please..." But she couldn't hear me any longer. She wasn't breathing. My mother...was dead. I leaned over her and let tears spill from my eyes. I held on tight to her cold hand. That's when I heard footsteps run up to me.
"Melanie we finally found...oh my gosh..." I heard Brandon say. "Mom..." he whispered. He knelt down beside me and let me cry on his shoulder. He stroked my hair, and tried to calm me down. Jon was standing beside us, staring, his face pale. Brandon started crying also.
"Jon, go be with dad." I said, loud enough for him to hear. "He is on top of the mountain." Jon nodded and ran off.
"Melanie..." Brandon whispered. "What happened?"
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Post by ditzygrl911 on Dec 12, 2005 19:39:44 GMT -5
 Poor Melody. I am defiantly going to enjoy the next few chapters! ^^ LOL!
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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 12, 2005 20:26:14 GMT -5
...*Sniff* You are mean.
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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 12, 2005 20:57:42 GMT -5
Yes... R.I.P. Melody. 12-12-05
I can't continue...and Mia isn't helping much. >_< Mia you are EVIL!
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Post by Firehead on Dec 12, 2005 21:04:08 GMT -5
I almost cried! literally! Please more!
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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 12, 2005 21:16:22 GMT -5
Are you serious? Aww, I'm sorry. I am going to cry when I write the next few chapter...take a guess why! Lol, poor other person that must die.
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Post by pendulous threads on Dec 12, 2005 21:19:58 GMT -5
*Sobs...* Yeah...I fell so...bad. I'm murdering the people I created...and...talk to in the game. *Sobs* I'M A MURDERER!
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Poor Melody. I am defiantly going to enjoy the next few chapters! ^^ LOL!