Chapter Seven: Chapter 1-6 explained

Eloise's story is a confusing one. This story doesn't belong to her though. This isn't about Eloise, nor her other personalities. It may seem as if all this talk of Eloise and her meeting with the others in her dream world is the story of this book but I assure you that isn't what it's about.

These chapters are many of confusing so let me help you see what this really is about. We must go back to the beginning. Eloise's birth.

She was born into a coma which has a very small probability of survival. Her mother's red hair burned like souce. They had not expected their child to survive. However, she did. When she awoke from her coma three days after her birth her family wanted anything from her. Some reaction to anything. But as you know, Eloise was an odd child, so she did not react, at least not in the way they had hoped. Her lack of reaction was her reaction to the world. Her pale pink lids lifted and green-yellow eyes looked around the room. She did not cry, she did not whine, she did not wiggle, and she did not move. She just looked around her new room as far as her eyes would take her.

Her brother ran over to her and hugged his sister. He called to his mom but had a bit of a speech impediment. "She is go-ing to... be okay, right, Ma-ya," At his attempt to address his mother, little Eloise smiled and the young observer was named Maya.

Maya always lurked around and stared at things for ages. She was so very easy to take care of, for she would sit for hours. One day that stopped and she laughed at a joke that Vincent had said.

"Mom," He no longer had the lack of ability to speak correctly and his mother ran into the room, "She's laughing."

And she was indeed laughing for Maya was no longer there and Mattie was born. She laughed on and on and at everything really. There were nights of course where she would stop and stare. Maya still did like to stare but then Mattie would laugh again. Eloise was still there though yet she did not speak often. She had not shown herself until she was yet nine months old and then the other two had left or so it seemed on the outside. Maya now observed from the inside while Eloise would play. Mattie did laugh at times but only when necessary. Eloise was mostly in charge and acted like any other child. She was a playful little girl.

So the little girl with split personalities was slowly forming herself. There was the Observant Maya who was not noticeable by the outside world anymore, however, The humorous Mattie who found everything funny, and the playful and energetic Eloise knew she was there. When they were three years of age Maya had left and disappeared. Eloise had cried and told her parents this.

"Maya is gone."

"What are you talking about, who's Maya," her mother asked concerned.

"Maya," her little face was a sad-looking one. Her syrup-yellow eyes were filled with tears, "Maya is dead."

"Honey you need to tell me who's Maya."

She looked around the room at her father and brother for reassurance but found concerned eyes. She ran off and went to the bathroom to cry. She would never forget those disappointed looks on her family's faces. For this was when Nia was born. She spent many days in the bathroom ready to cry however she could not. She was never sad or angry she was simply disappointed in herself. Eloise played on though. Mattie still laughed at times and her parents didn't see anything wrong with her.

Of course, they were concerned about this mention of Maya's death but when they tried asking Eloise she claimed she did not know what it was they were talking about. And that was true, Eloise did not know, however, Nia did. This was when Harley was born. All the pain of Maya's death was given to Harley. Even though she was not there when she had died she felt that pain or emptiness.

Eloise continued to play and giggle. When she went to school Jess was born. The creative and intellectual one. He wanted to learn so much about school and stopped the others from having a social life.

Maybe that's why Aiden was mean to them or maybe it was because Nia was easy to upset. There were times when Jess was trying to read yet did not know how to and Aiden came up and insulted them. Jess would roll his eyes but Nia stood out. You could see the redness on the girl's face when she tried to ignore him. However, Aiden pressed and continued to insult Nia until she put so much pain into Harly that she couldn't take it anymore and stood up, stuck her fingers in his mouth, and broke his jaw. Harly wasn't always violent because that was Bobby who was now born at this new opportunity. After that Aiden did not bother them again but when they moved schools Bobby did continue to get in fights and hurt many people who bothered them. Any time someone said something mean they would try to shrug it off but that did not work because every time, Nia would come to the surface and would turn their cheeks red. The more this happened the more Bobby would get into fights.

Her parents only noticed the other personalities when they would say their names out loud. They wouldn't listen unless they used their names.

So now that you have the birth of Eloise and Mattie, Nia, Maya -and the death of her- Harly, Jess, and Bobby we will begin this story again and slightly at a slower and easier to understand pace.

Let's see, ah, yes the night terrors. All these personalities were born already and were used to each other. Then one night things changed.