Charis by Francis Mary

Author:Francis, Mary [Francis, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABC's Legacy, LLC
Published: 2013-11-02T04:00:00+00:00

PART VII

HAPPILY EVER AFTER

Everything around her was black - thick and deep - not a glimmer of light anywhere. She could hear the footsteps running after her, pounding, pounding, and could almost feel and smell its breath on her neck, whatever horror it was that was chasing her. She was just a child and ran as fast as her little legs could carry her, terror eating at her, desperate to escape its clutches. A faint glow of light ahead - an open doorway! Quickly run through and slam the door shut. Then came the banging, the thumping on the door. She screamed but no sound came. She sobbed and then he was holding her. She heard his voice.

“Charis! Charis, wake up. You're safe. Nothing is going to hurt you. I'm here.”

Ben! She woke with a start and clung to him, sobbing uncontrollably. He held her close, comforting her as he had done once before when she’d told him she’d wanted to die.

Gradually, her sobbing eased then ceased and he asked, “The shed?”

She nodded. He continued to hold her, comfort her and stroke her hair until she fell asleep again, safe in his arms.

With the exception of Henry, Ben had never hated anyone in his life up until now. His hatred for what Mildred had done to his precious, sweet wife, was so strong that he wished she wasn't dead so that he could place his hands around her neck and slowly squeeze the life out of her. Charis had told him that she still occasionally had nightmares about the night she’d been locked in the shed as a child, but this was the first time he’d witnessed one for himself. He lay beside her, silently planning the torture he would like to inflict on Mildred, until he, too, fell asleep.

They slept late, physically and emotionally drained. When they finally woke, Ben asked her to tell him about the dream…the nightmare.

Charis tried but it was difficult to put into words. She tried to describe it all, however it was mainly the terror she felt…how there was no escape from the blackness…the pit of darkness. She confided that in the past she’d always awoken too scared to try to sleep again. It was always the same. This was the first time she'd woken to comfort and safety…to Ben. He hoped that in talking about it she would get some relief.

It made them even later. They had much to do to get ready for the day. It was Saturday and they’d been married for three weeks. Ben had survived, thrived, at his first week of work and this was the weekend they were driving down to Hampshire to see his parents.

Charis was glad to be getting away. She loved her home. She loved being married to Ben but he’d been back at work for only two days when she received the first telephone call. At first she was just annoyed. She’d answered the phone and there’d been no one there. She hung up and then it rang again.

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