23 - Scary Man

~Sunny’s Point of View~

Darkness, warmth. Voices, so many smells. I wanted to see, but I couldn’t. Why couldn’t I see? I focused on it, with all I had. I didn’t like the darkness, especially when I knew there was something … beyond it. I knew there had to be.

Light! Finally! I cautiously lifted my eyes open a bit further until I could see! What did I see? There was a woman sleeping in a chair, a man sleeping in another chair.

There was a flash and in the time it took me to blink there was another man in front of me. No! He was something scary, he would hurt me!

“Nooooo GET AWAY FROM ME!” I tried to move away from him and I rolled right off the bed, but I didn’t hit the floor. I looked up to see the terrifying man holding me.

“NOOO! NO LET ME GO NOOOO!”

I had to get away from him, he would hurt me! I kicked at him with all I had but it was pointless.

“Shhh, shh my sweet girl I would never hurt you,” he said, trying to lean toward me.

“NO NO NO!”

I thrashed myself at him, trying to scra