Trapped Part 12

(Jesse's POV)

"I don't care! He needs to learn to be a man!" Dad yelled. He drew his sword and knocked over a vase causing me to jump. "See? He gets scared too easily. What are we going to do if he gets cornered by monsters?!" He yelled. "He's just a child, he'll learn!" Mom said. "Child? He's 10 years old, in 3 more years he'll be a teenager. We gotta teach him to be tough. Even if it means bending him until he breaks." He said. He cut me across my cheek, causing me to flinch, then he walked toward me with his sword drawn, then he raised it. Mom quickly ran in front of him. "Abusing him won't make him tough!" Mom said. She looked at me with a warm smile. "Run! Run as fast as you can. Seek safety, I promise it will be okay." She said. "Mom... what are you--" I said, then she punched dad in the face, causing him to fall over. "Run, Jesse!" She said. I ran, faster than I had ever ran before. Then I heard dad scream, "You let him go?! What are you thinking?! Are you brain dead?!" Then I heard mom scream. Tears filled my eyes, but I kept running.

The night seemed to go darker, I looked around. I was helpless. Alone. Scared. "Dad was right." I thought. "I'm a wuss... no, mom said I would be okay, I must keep going." I walked through the woods. Tears rolled down my face. "Mom's gone. It's all my fault. If I was tougher, I could've saved her." I thought. Then I heard bones rattle. "Who's there?" I asked. No response. I turned around and kept walking. Then pain went through my back. I yelped. There was a skeleton. I ran, then a creeper jumped right in my face, I managed to avoid it. Soon enough monsters cornered me. "Help me!" I yelled. Then I curled into a ball and closed my eyes. "It's all going to be over soon. It's all going to be over." I thought.

(Petra's POV)

I was skipping along happily. It was raining, but that was my favorite kind of weather. Then I heard a scream. I turned around. It was a boy about 10, lying on the floor, hugging his knees, with his eyes closed. Then memories came flooding back to me. I remembered he witherstorm. My friends. I remembered we were heroes. "Jesse!" I yelled, and ran toward him. I killed several zombies. "Come on let's go!" I said. He opened his eyes. He looked like he didn't know me. Then he gasped. "Petra?", "Come on, we need to get out of here!" I yelled. "What's the point. It's all just a dream. Plus we're probably going to die anyway. In fact, if we stay here it might save us a lot of pain." He said. He closed his eyes again and hugged his knees again, like he forgot it was a dream. The monsters were getting closer. "So, what do you think of your parents now?" I asked. "I never told you this, but my mom was pretty nice. Dad always came home in a bad mood and hurt me and her." He pointed at a cut on his cheek. "He was going to hurt me more but mom interfered and told me to run. I ran out of the house and heard dad yelling at her, then she screamed." Then tears filled his eyes and he started crying. "Are you okay?" I asked, time seemed to be going in slow motion, monsters were getting closer and closer though. "Yeah, yeah, I'm okay. It's a lot harder to fight back feelings when you're a kid." He wiped his eyes and it stopped raining. Then he looked around. "Oh man! What was I thinking?" He got up and then we started running. Then a enderman teleported right in front of us, I made the mistake of looking at him, he let out a terrible shriek and his talons pierced my chest. I yelled and collapsed. "GET AWAY FROM HER!" Jesse yelled, he punched the enderman so hard I heard a snap. The enderman yelled and teleported.

Jesse kneeled down next to me, "Petra! I'm so sorry! It's all my fault! I should've listened to you." He put his hands on his head like he was having a headache. The pain was terrible. I felt like my insides were melting. Then the enderman teleported right behind him. "LOOK OUT!" I managed to yell. The endermans long black talons went through him. Instead of screaming he gasped. He looked down at the endermans talons. Blood soaked his shirt. Tears rolled down his face, but he looked at me and smiled. "Well, that hurts. I'll see you in the morning okay?" Then the enderman ripped his claws out from Jesse's back, and Jesse's smile faded. "Ugh... don't leave me waiting for you for too long, okay?" He breathed heavily for a few seconds and then he whispered something I couldn't make out, and he fell to the floor. I grinded my teeth and realized I was crying. Like Jesse said, it was harder to fight back feelings when you're a kid. The enderman stared at me for a few seconds, he didn't attack or anything. His purple eyes shining with curiosity. "Go away... you killed my friend. Even if it is just a dream." I said. Pain was killing me. The enderman growled at me and teleported away. Then I was left in the darkness, alone. Eventually the pain faded, and I closed my eyes.

(Jesse's POV)

I opened my eyes. Sure enough I was in my room. I had a splitting headache, but all my wounds I got in my dream were gone. I wondered if Petra was awake yet. I took a shower, brushed my teeth, and combed my hair. Then I went in left my room. Petra was waiting for me. "Hey... How are you doing?" I asked. "Oh Jee, I'm doing great. Nothing wakes you up like getting impaled." She said sarcastically. "Yeah, but coffee is close second." I said. "Yeah, true. So... uh, how are you doing. It must have been hard to relive the night you ran away from your dad." She said. I looked down. "I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty terrified. I'll be fine though." I said. "Guys!" Lily yelled, we turned around and saw Lily running toward us. "What happened?" I asked. "We might have to go rescue your friends sooner than I thought." She said.

TO BE CONTINUED