Unhealed wounds
This is a follow up to a micro Christmas, a short story written by jevin so you may want to read that before this. This is my first time writing, so tell me what you guys think. I'm open to criticism so please speak your mind. This takes place when Dan is in his early teens.
"What do we have here,a little micro and a fox no less". I look up to the grinning eyes of the giant skunk. " Looks like its my lucky day, foxs are my favourite things to play with, so juicey ". I Whimper at the sentence and fall to the floor, my legs no longer able to sustain the weight of my fear. "Please I didn't do anything, I Swear". I shout finally gaining control of my shaking body. I think about cut and running but what good would that do, it would only serve a more humiliating death. " Silence you little vermin. Now how to deal with you is the real problem, should I eat you". I scream on the inside knowing now that I'm dead one way or the other, that's when I decide to make a break for it... I dart across the carpet as fast as my little legs can carry me, i make it further than expected, by now I thought I'd be a mere stain on the bottom of the giantesses paws. Just as I get a glimmer of hope it's all snached away. I'm encased in shadow and a hot must fills the air. I look up to see one of the skunks paws lifted above my tiny frame, I fall to my knees seeing no reason in running any longer. I close my eyes and wait for what seems like hours but could have only been mere seconds then I feel intense weight over my entire body, I here a little giggle then the paw slams down with all it's force and I'm reduced to nothing more than warm bubbling blood.
I wake up with a scream and then start to cry uncontrollably wetting Rons paw wich I'd fallen asleep against that night. Two big arms wrap around me, I punch and kick at my captor but then stop when I realise it's only shoul trying to comfort me, I cuddle into his stomach. I feel warm and cozy in his embrace, my tears ease and I'm soon just shaking in his arms. "same nightmare" he says in a soft sympathetic voice. " same nightmare" I sigh now sitting in his lap. "wanna talk about it".
"What's there to talk about, I'm caught by a giant I try to run it catches me and crushes me". I say fighting back fresh tears as recall the worst parts of the nightmare. He must sense this and hugs me tight.
"It's okay dan its natural for these feelings and nightmares to occur, after what you went through I'd be surprised if you weren't depressed and scared, no one should have to go through what you went through at your age or at any age for that matter". I shift out of his arms.
"Its been 4 years shoul when is this go..gonna stop!!!" I shout loud enough to wake up Ron. "It's like there's a knife in my heart that I can't ever seem to pull out, so the wound just stays there open and festering feeding off my soul piece by piece" i'm crying again now.
The bed shifts sending a mini earth quake knocking me over. Ron sits up and rubs his eyes.
"What's going on I could've sworn I herd screaming and shouting" . He looks over to me and see's my streaming eyes. "Dan are you okay, are you hurt".
"I'm fine Ron just go back to sleep" I sob looking down at my paws. He and shoul share a worried glance, he holds out his paw. I shake my head and turn to go back to my normal sleeping spot only to have Rons hand clasp around my body and lift me to his eye level close to his face.
"Look at me dan" he says with a seriouse tone in his voice one I'v never herd from him before, like the one my dad use to use if I'd done something wrong. I ignore his request a still looking down. I'm shocked when he squeezes me, not enough to hurt but enough to make me look him in the eye.
"I'v known you for 4 years now I love you like a brother. I'm here and so is shoul but we carn't help you through this if you don't let us, so help me god if you don't let me help you right now I'll be on your back for the rest of your life and that my little brother is a promise". Not once dose his tone drop or eye contact break.
I can no longer hold it, I cuddle against his mussel and burst into tears for the fourth time tonight, Ron just sits there and lets me let it all out. After I stop crying he sets me down at his foot paws and lets me lean against them. I told him everything, about the nightmare even what happened to my parents. I surprisingly feel a lot better like I'v emptied a bag of stress into a dumpster never to be bothered by it again. I prepare to go back to sleep knowing all to well that I'd fall into the same piece of crap dream, that all this sharing and comforting wouldn't mean squat.
"Hey dan, dad siad not to say anything but he has a surprise for you".
"what is it it" I ask forgetting about my nightmares pushing them to the back of my mind, genuinely excited for the first time in a while.
"Well you'll just have to see in the morning won't you" he grins before lying down to back to sleep. I curl up and fall into the first goodnights sleep i've had in 4 years.
To be continued