Chapter 23
After Claire fainted in her cell, she opened her eyes and closed it back due to the light. She opened them again when she got accustomed to it. She sat up and notice that she was on a soft bed and she looked around. "This is my old room" she said and then she noticed that her voice sounds like a kids voice and not an adult who was scared. "Could it be?" She said and rushed out of bed and ran inform if her mirror. Her eyes widen. Standing in front of the mirror was her ten years old body with long blond hair, exciting blue eyes and cute face. "Could it be that all that was a nightmare?" She thought happily "Then that means.. " she thought as she looked towards the door and ran towards it, opened it and ran downstairs "Mama!! Papa!! Big brother!!!" She screamed happily as she ran into the kitchen only to stop and her eyes widen in shock and disbelief "No" she whispered as she looked at her father being stabbed. Her mother rushed over to her and was about to hold her only to stop as s sharp pain shot through her stomach.
Claire looked at her mothers stomach and saw a knife stinking out from it "Whats going on?" She said looking into he eyes of her mother. Claire couldn't believe her eyes. "It wasn't a dream. It all happened" she thought with her palm to her head as she looked at the floor and she felt someone lift her from the floor and she saw that it was her big brother, so she did the only thing to do as she missed him. She hugged him. "Big brother" Claire said as her big brother hid her at the bottom of the bed and hid himself in the closet. She watched as everything played itself again. How her brother was stabbed over and over again. How she pushed the man away from her brother. How the man kicked her against the wall when she tried to escape. "Stay away" she cried out as the man approached her and lift her from the floor and drop her on the floor with her back to it and spread her legs "Patrick" she cried out as she remembered her friend "Patrick help me!!" she screamed out and them she heard a voice calling out to her "Claire wake up!! It's just a dream" the voice said "Patrick?" she said and fainted as the man forced his way into her.
And when her eyes opened she saw the person she had been longing for "Patrick" she whispered.
"Hey Claire" Patrick said and grinned cheekily and Claire just stare at him as if observing if his real and her eyes start to water "Patrick" she cried out and hugged him with enough force for the both of them to fall on the floor with Claire on top of Patrick crying her heart out "Patrick. Patrick I was so scared!! Patrick don't leave me" she said and suddenly she stopped crying and raised her face and look at Patrick face as she sniffed "This is all a dream isn't it?" She asked "Huh?" Patrick said looking confused "This is all a dream" she said and sat on the floor between Patrick legs "Why do you say that?" Patrick asked as he sat up "Cause you're dead" she stated and Patrick just looked at her and he started laughing and Claire just stare at him and hearing his laugh made her think that this couldn't be a dream because his laugh sounded so real and melodic to her ears "I'm sorry" Patrick said between laughter as he composed himself "Now where were we? Right you said I was dead" Patrick stated seriously looking into the eyes of Claire who blushed and look away because his eyes always seem to make her nervous and she always got lost in them because of it's darkness "Claire" Patrick said as he placed his finger under her chin and raised her face up to his "I'm real. Why would you think dead?" Patrick asked "I saw him kill you" Claire said looking away from him "Who killed me?" Patrick asked and Claire didn't answer. She just sat there and looked at the floor "Was it the man that killed your parents and brother?" Patrick asked and Claire looked up to him with widen eyes and her eyes soften and she nodded "Where did this man kill me?" "In the kitchen" Claire answered "Claire did you hurt the man who killed me?" Patrick asked and Claire nodded "Yes. He killed you and I wanted to kill him but before I could do more damage to him, three people like him attacked me" she said bringing out three fingers "That must have been Mom, Gerald and Tory" Patrick thought as he sighed "Claire you didn't hurt the man you hurt my dad" Patrick states flatly and Claire looked at him with a confused face "What? I didn't hurt your dad. I hurt the man who killed you" Claire said as if she was talking to a ghost "But you did. I'm not dead Claire. I'm alive and well" Patrick said and took Claire palm and put it against his chest "Does my heart beat not sound real? Does it sound dead? A ghost doesn't have a heart" Patrick said looking at Claire whose eyes was widen as she felt Patrick heart beat "Patrick" she said looking up to him "It's me Claire. Patrick" Patrick said smiling softly and then Claire eyes start to water "Then I really did hurt your dad" she said as tears fell from her eyes "Claire it wasn't your fault. Whatever happened to you could have happened to anyone in your situation" Patrick said comforting Claire "But his your dad. I bet your family hate me about now" Claire said as, her head against Patrick chest "They don't. My family understands" "Are you sure?" "100%" Patrick said and grinned making Claire to smile and hugged him tightly "I've missed you" Claire said and Patrick chuckled "Its only been one night of our separation" "Still I missed you" Claire stated snuggling into his chest and Patrick smiled and patted her head.
After, they both got up from the floor and Claire sat on the bed with her legs off from the bed and not touching the ground while Patrick sat facing her with Claire leg in between his legs "Claire" "Hmm?" Claire answered smiling "I have to tell you something" Patrick said and Claire nodded "When you were little, did you have a best friend?" Patrick asked and Claire thought about it for a moment before answering "Yeah. A boy in fact. He was four year old. Why?" Claire asked and Patrick bit his lips "Why did you separate from him?" "When I was little daddy.." Claire eyes sadden but it changed back to normal "Daddy said we need to travel to the Paris for a business trip but I didn't want to go because I would not be with him again. I cried when I was about to leave his house.
Flash back
"No!! I won't leave" nine year old Claire cried hugging Patrick " but Claire you have to go. They are your dad and mom" Patrick said patting her head "But Patrick, we promised to be together forever so I won't leave you" Claire said against his chest "I know that but you'll come back and we still be together" Patrick said "Promise" Claire said whipping her tears "Yes. Right aunt Abigail" Patrick asked Claire mother and she nodded "Okay. But you won't have any best friend and wife except form me" Claire said looking at Patrick and Patrick saluted "Yes ma'am" making Claire to giggle and their parents to laugh. And what Claire did and said next was unexpected. She kissed Patrick on the lips "I love you" Claire said and everybody there eyes widen as they looked at Claire "You what?" Patrick asked "I said I love you. Whenever mommy wants to leave for work or a vacation, daddy always kisses her and tell her that he loves her and now, I'm telling you the same thing" Claire said pouting and Patrick chuckled and the adult laugh at the two kids in front of them "I love you more" Patrick said and he kissed her making Claire to blush and Patrick laugh at her cuteness "Don't laugh" Claire said as she put her head against his chest "I'm not" Patrick said in between chuckling "You are" Claire mumbled.
"And that's how we separated. We haven't seen each other since then. I know he has forgotten me but I still haven't" Claire said crying and Patrick hugged her "I'm right here" Patrick said and Claire eyes widen and she looked up to him and then Patrick brought his face down to her and they both stare into each other eyes before Patrick pecked her lips "You'll be the mommy and I'll be the daddy" Patrick said grinning and Claire couldn't believe her eyes and ears. Those words were spoken by her when she was three then this mean that this Patrick is her Patrick. She smiled and hugged him "Patrick"she said smiling and Patrick hugged her "I see that you still love me" Patrick said and Claire pulled from him and grinned which made Patrick eyes to widen and then soften "I guess my mission just began" he thought and ruffled Claire hair making her smile.
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