Dark Truth Page 3

  Wait! I thought to myself. Mabe that’s it. Mabe I am supposed to be where they are for some reason, but I have no gift’s that is the part that troubles me, the one I have no answer for. But why? Well at least I have a thought, It’s more than I had earlier today. It is a start to figuring this out. I hope.

  When me and Shaneil arrived back at her place, I told her thanks for the invite that I really loved the movie and that we would have to get together again and go do something. Mabe invite some other people to go with us. She agreed. Then I told her I’d see her later I needed to get home.

  When I got home I was expecting Lavon to still be at work. So I was surprised to see his vehicle in the driveway. Ahh. I thought to myself. This should be interesting to see what he has to say about this and hopefully he don’t put his hands on me this time. I started to just turn around and leave, but I knew that it would not make it any better for me if I did that, so I hurried in the house to get it over with.

  “Lavon I’m home.” I said walking through the door. “Where are you?”

  “I’m in the kitchen fixing me something to eat since you weren’t here to cook for me, and theirfore you can cook for yourself. actually better than that, you don’t need to eat. It will serve you right for leaving the house when I specifically told you not to.” He did not turn to look at me once while he spoke to me.

  I can see that the rest of this day is not going to go well. I swear sometimes he acts like a big baby, like he is helpless without me here.

  Suddenly he turned to glare at me. “So where were you?”

  “I went to the movies with one of my old friends from high school that I havn’t seen or talked to in a while. Her name is Shaneil.”

  “Really!” He said this in a way to make me believe that he did not believe one word I was telling him. “What movie did you go see?”

  “We went to go see the second movie to DARK LOVE. It finally came out at the theaters. Today was the first showing.” I told him hoping that he could believe that I am telling him the truth.

  “So why didn’t you call me first?” he asked me starting to raise his voice.

  How my temper is very easily flared. “I didn’t know that you wanted to be my father. To know where I am at all times. But I guess so if it will stop you from whining so much and acting like a two year old.”

  “I don’t think it’s wise to get smart with me Raven!” He started yelling and held his hand up as if he were about to hit me. “You are going to make me hurt you one day Raven. You will not disrespect me again. Do you here me?”

  “Well you know what Lavon? The way you are treating me, your gonna make me leave you one day.” I said back to him. I turned to walk away from him before it got bad, but it was to late.

  He grabbed me up by my throat. “You will never leave me. I won’t let you go.” He growled in my face.

  “Lavon let me go your hurting me. Please.” I pleaded with him, with what little of a voice that I had since he had me by the throat.

  “This isn’t hurting you Raven. I’ll show you hurt.” Then he took and threw me across the room. I smashed into the kitchen table and I was crying and hurting, I’m starting to get scared, today is one of his bad day’s for me. He came over to me and held me down with one hand and hit me in my face, once then again. “That is hurting you. Now get up and clean up this mess.” He turned and walked into the livingroom with the food that he cooked for his self. I cried silently as I struggled to get up.

  “Oh, and by the way. You need to stop watching those stupid movies and reading those stupid books with that stupid man in them. What’s his name... oh right Mike Wolfe, how could I possibly forget that as much as I hear about him around here. I hope for your sake that you know your only responsibility is here in this house with me and keeping it spotlessly clean and making sure my dinner is on the table hot and ready for me to eat when I get home.”

  “May I say something Please?” I whispered, not wanting to set him off again.

  “Sure but it makes no difference what you have to say. What you say is not important enough for me to even consider.”

  “Well let me just tell you this, see if your able to understand. Why don’t you try not being aloud to work and staying in this house all day everyday, not allowed to leave the house without having to fight. I can’t do it all of the time. I will go crazy, insane. Besides this house is never dirty, I always keep it clean especially before I leave. And yes I might have missed making dinner for you four or five times out of two years, thats nothing to complain about. You are lucky that my mom let me even move in with you at sixteen years old. If she knew that you would be hitting me, I’m sure she never would have allowed it.” I started to cry again.

  I had to take a deep breath so I could finish what I had to say inbetween his little remarks he is making while I’m talking to him. I could also feel the pain in my face worsening, I think it’s starting to swell as well.

  “And one more thing. As far as the movie and the books go, you just seem to be jealous over someone who plays a character in them. You know what? It seems like the books and the movies is the only things getting me through this life I have right now. You constantly ranting and raving and starting to get more abusive than usual.” I was still crying.

  “Why would I be jealous over some stupid movie star? And as far as this cussing and hitting goes it’s your own fault. You make me loose control. So I don’t want to hear anything else about it.”

  “Lavon you know that I never say anything when you leave me at home and you go out with your friends and stay out all day and all night then most of the next day as well, before you decide to come home.”

  “I have only one thing to say Raven. When you come home one day and every book and every movie that has anything to do with that guy is in the trash, destroyed then you’ll know that I mean buisness.”

  “Whatever Lavon. Why don’t you just go out tonight and leave me be to clean this mess up in peace.”

  “Why Raven?So you can go fantasize some more. I hear you talking in your sleep. You just love him so much.”

  “Please just eat and go out somewhere with one of your friends. Let me have some peace.”

  “Whatever.” He said.

  After Lavon finally left, and after I had the mess cleaned up, I went over to the computer and looked up Dark love. com. When I got on the website the first thing that I saw was, that they were having a drawing contest. I am great at things like that. It said that whoever drew the best portrait of Mike and the one’s who played his family in the movie , would win a special dinner with Mike and have a week to spend with the other cast members, all expense paid. Except for the one hundred dollar entrance fee.

  I thought to myself. this is my chance, to meet the man who stars in my fantacy’s and my dreams. Right away I started to sketch my portrait of them, and I went to get the entrance fee from the bank, so that I could have everything ready to send off. Lavon will have to just be mad, but this is something that I feel I need to do.

  I finished the portrait of them in just two days, and I thought that it was my best work yet. I sent the money and my portrait to the address that was given on the website. I knew that Lavon was going to be furious when he noticed the money missing from our account. Especially when he finds out what it was for. But what was I supposed to do. I couldn’t just pass up this oppertunity to meet Mike wolfe and the rest of the cast. Plus this may even be my chance to get away from Lavon. I know, I feel that this is the right thing to do!

  I wonder if he will be anything like his character in the movie. Which really I could care less as long as I can be near him.

  Then once again my fantacy’s took over me........ It is the day for whoever entered the contest to check their mail , to see if they were the lucky winner. I hoped and prayed that it was me . I opened my mailbox as soon as the mailman left. T
o my suprise, their was a letter from Mike’s manager. I opened it up and it said..., Congradulation’s Raven Mitchell you are the lucky winner that gets to meet Mike Wolfe and the rest of the cast from the DARK LOVE movie.

  The date on the letter said I was to leave tommorrow. I fantasized me running up the stairs with the letter and started packing my most beautifulest clothes that I have, especially the black dress that my mother got me for my last birthday. It was a sleeveless dress with a diamond clasp at the top of the dress where it will lay in the middle of my chest. The dress fell long to my ankles and hugged my body, a slit to my mid thigh on the left side. This will be the dress that I will wear to dinner with Mike Wolfe.

  My fantacy was interrupted when Lavon stormed in the driveway and slammed on his breaks. I Looked out the window to see fury in his eyes.

  “Raven!” He yelled comming through the door.” I just went to the bank and they told me that you drew out a hundred dollars. Care to tell me what it was for, and why you did it without asking me?”

  “To be honest Lavon. It is personal. I helped put most of that money in their so it is half mine. So if I need money I’m going to draw it out when I need it.”

  I turned and went up the stairs to pack a few things of mine. I know if I don’t get out of here and give him some space it’s going to another big fight and I might get more than a black eye and busted mouth this time.

  I told him that I was giving him space then took off to stay at a hotel. I wondered,when I got there what if Mike was here and I did win the contest. What would we be doing right now?

  Then as soon as that thought had ended I heard something to make me think I was honestly going insane. I felt like I could pass out at any minute.

  It was Mike’s sweet and tender voice comming from behind me, across the room. He was calling my name.

  “Raven.” He said. “His voice was as an angels. “Why don’t you come and sit next to me.”

  When I turned around. “I think I’m going crazy.” I mummled to myself. It was Mike sitting on my bed. He smiled.

  “There is something that I need to tell you. Please come here. It’s okay. I promise.”

  I walked over to the bed cautiously, wondering if it would be like the last time and he would disappear. When I got to the bed, to my surprise, he was still sitting there patting the bed for me to sit next to him. So I did.

  He said “Raven.You are not going crazy. I am really here. I can see that you are doughting that.”

  I’m sure my expression on my face was shock.I felt like now I was going to pass out at anytime. My fantacy’s are becomming way to real. He lightly touched my face, where my mouth was busted and my eye was blacked.

  “I’m sorry this has happened.” He said starring into my eyes with his. “Raven I have watched you from a far. I have seen into your fantacy’s and your dreams. they are wonderful. But I need to tell you something.” He paused. “I am like my character in the movie. I also have a special gift for doing things.”

  Okay I must be loosing it. What is he saying that he is part of the supernatural. Not a problem but I’m not really sure how to grasp that. After all it’s just a too real fantacy. Right?

  “Raven I see how much you care for me through your fantacy’s and your dreams. I have gotten to know you from them. You are drawn to me for a reason that you will find out soon. I care for you Raven. I really do. And one more thing, you will be surprised when you get your mail in about two weeks.”

  I was finally able to speak to him. “Is it about the contest?” I asked. “Please Mike you have to tell me! Will I win? Is this my chance to have you?”

  “Patients, my dear, loveable Raven. You will find out soon enough, I promise. I’ll see you soon.” He said smiling at me with a look of desire glistening in his eyes.

  Then just like in most of my other fantacy’s, he leaned over and kissed me so softly but fiercely at the same time. This is the kind of kiss I dreamed of, but from only him.

  He then said. “Wait for me, and remember this Raven. This is something that only I will know. These feelings you have will not go away until you are where you are supposed to be.”

  Then just like that he vanished right before my very own eyes. I knew it! It was just another vivid to good to be true, dream. But for some reason I am not waking up from it. I held my head in my hands and rested my elbow’s on my knees and just closed my eyes.

  “Uggg.” I growled to myself. “What is going on?” I asked myself aloud.

  I just sat there on the bed looking like someone had put an arubic’s cube in font of me and said that I had less than one hour to get each color matched up with each other on every side.

  Chapter Three

  Was My Dream for Real

  Two weeks have passed. I am back at the house with Lavon. He is still being a jerk, but I am trying to get through it. My hopes for winning this contest is helping me.

  Today really is the day for me to check my mail to see if I won or lost. If I lost I’m really gonna think I’m going nuts, litterally. But if I win this will be my chance to leave Lavon for good and hopefully be with the one that I desire, the one that I need, and care for and definetly the one I love with all of my heart and soul’s desire. It seems so unreal sometimes the way I feel about Mike Wolfe. I don’t know him, but I truely do care for him and love him.

  On my way to the mailbox. It felt like I had to make my legs carry my body to the end of the driveway, just to check the mail to see if by some good fortune I actually won. To see if I was crazy when I supposedly seen Mike in my hotel room.

  Finally I made it to the mailbox. My hands trembled as I reached to open it with my nerves wired, scared that I might not of won. I mean seriously what are my chances at actually winning this contest? I’m sure there were millions all over the world who entered as well. But I sucked it up and pushed away my fears for a moment to open the mailbox and see.

  I Opened it and held my breath as I did. To my surprise, there was a long thick white envelope addressed to my dearest Raven Mitchell. I had to remind myself to breath as I opened it. When I opened the long envelope it said: Raven Mitchell, congradulations. You are the lucky winner of the best portrait contest. Here is your plane tickets to New York, you will leave two days after recieving this letter. On the tickets is your departure time. Mike Wolfe and the rest of the cast members are very excited to meet you. Once you are off of the plane look for the one who holds the sign with your name. And once again congradulations!

  This had to be a coincidence. It is still to hard to believe that, that day in my hotel room, that Mike was really there.This is just so hard to believe. I mean out of the thousands or millions of people who enetered that I am the one to win. I am a good artist but still, this is unbelievable!

  When I reached the door, I heard Lavon yelling. Little did he know I am right here he doesn’t need to yell.

  When I walked through the door, “Hey Raven, did you get any important mail?” He asked sarcastically, laughing under his breath.

  “What do you care?” I asked back trying to make myself sound depressed so he wouldn’t have a clue, that I actually won.

  See he knows that today is the day to find out if I won. When he figured out what I spent the money on he was furious, but he laughed and said ‘You will never win, it’s your loss. You just waisted your money.’ But I slid the envelope under my shirt before I walked in the door. Thats all I need is for him to take my plane tickets from me , then I would miss my chance to meet the one person who I truely care for, even if I have never met him. To my knowledge anyway.

  I guess I can’t blame Lavon for his feelings of this whole thing, we have been together for five years. But at the same time it is his fault for the way that he has been treating me. And I can’t give up the fact that I am drawn to Mike Wolfe and the others, but especially Mike. I remember the day at the
hotel, when he said ‘Remember Raven, these feelings will not go away until you are where you are supposed to be.’ I wonder if what he said was true. If that whole moment had been real in the first place. But if it truely was real. What exactly did it mean?

  Am I supposed to be with Mike? Is that my destiny in life? I really hope so. But before I make any major changes in my life, I need to know if what I expierienced with Mike was real, or if my fantacy’s were truely taking over my mind and making me crazy. I guess I will find out soon enough, if my moment with Mike in that hotel room was real. But the question now is. How?

  I decided to myself that I would keep the hotel part to myself and not tell anyone. My cousin Lila already thinks I’m a lune, and poor Shaneil just doesn’t have a clue about what’s actually been going on with me. I don’t talk to her enough for her to know. Lavon, well he’s just mad because I find someone other than him attractive, even though the other is a moviestar.

  I am finally getting to meet the man of my dreams(litterally of my dreams). My life will get only worse if I don’t get to be with Mike, but well worth it in the end I guess.

  Five hours have passed. I finished dinner for Lavon and myself. We ate and now I am ready to get some sleep. I need to get an early start in the morning while Lavon is at work to pack my things and clothes to take to New York with me.

  “Lavon. I’m going to bed.” I said to him as I started for the stairs.

  “Why?” He asked getting upset about it. He’s always getting mad or upset or something it is getting old. “It’s just now turning eight o’clock. It’s still early. What is the rush to go to sleep just to get right back up and start the day again?”