Seated upon the old sofa, Faith fixes her eyes on her father’s hands swallowing hers. How many times has he patiently tried to calm her down like this over the years? There is an attempt to subtly slide her eyes over towards his face while Faith bites back a sigh.
Too many, was the only real answer, and Faith knew it. The poor guy hadn’t known what he was in for when he signed up to be her dad.
Squirming slightly in place, Faith darts her eyes away before her father can catch her gaze, huffing out a sigh even as she shakes her head in acknowledgement that clearly lets him know, there’s more to the story.
“Issues.” The single word is said devoid of any real feeling, as if Faith was detaching herself from it. “I suppose that’s the nice way to put it, yeah,” she drawls out, tone taking on a slightly bitter turn. “But this…?”
Lifting her eyes, if not her head, Faith licks at her lips, “This is… Different… Sorta,” she half explains. “I um…” Sucking in a deep breath, Faith lifts up her head and looks over towards the doorway back where Sam was still sequestered in the kitchen. She wouldn’t mind him here for a bit of moral support right about now.
Redirecting her attention back at her father, Faith tries again, “This is some really weird crap, Dad,” she prefaces what she’s about to tell him, voice somewhat low, and cautioning. “These dreams I’ve been having - They’re not the same kind of nightmares. Not the ones I’ve had before I mean. These are…”
Pausing, Faith gives her head a slow, thoughtful shake, “Dad, these are… It’s like I’m possessed or something, and you know that I wouldn’t go saying something like that lightly since I know that’s nothing to joke about. When I have these dreams, it’s like I’m another person, and…”
Closing her eyes in a slow blink, Faith draws her hands back, running one through her hair and stopping to nervously fidget with one long, curly lock. She opens her eyes slowly, looking back up at him through a thick fan of lashes. “It’s like…” Faith’s voice has dropped to a stage whisper, ”the dreams are teaching me stuff… Fighting and other stuff, but they also scare the hell outta me - Some of the stuff I see and FEEL. Dad, I FEEL what’s happening in these dreams like I’m there.” Faith breathes out, eyes widening as fear bleeds into them.
Just the jaded way she said Issues, like she thought he was being dismissive, made Bobby wince slightly, but he stayed where he was and let her talk it out. He could see Sam hovering in the kitchen doorway behind her, trying not to look like he was listening in; the teenager was always worried when his cousin had a bad moment.
Faith’s demeanour shifted, and Bobby leaned closer, intent on the urgency with which she spoke. A chill went down his back as she went into more detail about the bizarre dreams she was having, Feeling possessed? Being taught things?
“You... wouldn’t be able to tell me when all this started, would you, sugar?” he said, as an old memory nudged the edge of his consciousness. “Or any details about it other than that you’re scared? This kinda feels like somethin’ I mighta heard about once... a long time ago. Just a few vague bits.” He was almost pleading for her to understand why he wouldn’t be able to locate any answers for her quickly.