Unconscious World

Chapter 6

Memories

November 5, 2001

I stumbled just at the top of the hill and was sent rolling Down the smoking crater and toward a gaping Black hole at the bottom. It kinda looked like someone through a TV down there because it emitting a small bluish white glow. I tried to stop myself but I was inevitably sliding further Down toward the hole in the center of the crater.

It felt as if the walls of the crater began to rise up getting steeper. It was getting harder to hold on as I slowly slipped down inch by inch. Suddenly my hand slipped and was sent sliding down into the black hole.

I landed with a thump on the cold floor except this time it was actually floor not dirt. It was smooth, shiny and black. I stood up and brushed myself off, ash still clung to my hair and shirt. I looked around behind me was a wall of black it reminded me of how I first got hear. Except I don't really know how that happened I guess I can't really remember.

I turned around to the front of the room to find at least eight blue futuristic, holographic looking screens. Slowly I walked towards them and when I got close enough they turned on. Each showing a different live action movie. But as I looked closer I realized each screen was playing something I've seen before but something was wrong.... I don't remember my mom ever yelling at me when we were baking. Or oh my god slapping my sister over the juice. I backed up from the screens shocked by what I was seeing. I don't remember my mom being like this, but I also can't remember much of anything. It's been getting harder and harder to remember things.

At the back of my mind though I could see pip the little fox and that reassured. Then from somewhere I don't know where or who it was but they whispered "trust yourself". I don't know what that meant or why I needed to remember that. I stepped forward again feeling like I had to do this. I picked a screen and stared at it when suddenly all the others disappeared, and the one I was watching grew bigger and bigger. Then it began to rap around me like those new ultra flex, stretch phones. It stretched until it created a circle around me, and the floor became the one on the screen as did the ceiling.

Now I was standing in are living room watching myself and my sister pillow fight on the couch. Hey I remember this I thought to myself smiling. I watched as past me ( I'll call her me2 ) smacked May onto her back knocking the pillow from her hand. It went sailing over hitting mom right in side of her face.

Me2 and May froze starting over at my mom as she slowly stood up. She wiped her head toward the two girls glaring at them.

"I told you two to sit down and stop playing" she said calmly but there was a murderous tone to her voice. Then before the girls could say anything mom lunged forward grabbing May throwing her down behind her. May let out a small shreek but didn't say anything. Next mom raced forward and grabbed me2 by the arm. No this is not what happened at all. The screen turned red at the edges and an angry male voice spoke out.

"YES IT IS THIS IS THE TRUTH. YOU KNOW IT IS DON'T LIE TO YOURSELF SELF." Maybe the voice was right, maybe this was the truth. "YES THIS IS THE TRUTH YOU KNOW IT. YOU LIVED IT." I slumped to the floor. Maybe I should just stay here instead of going home. "YES YES." The voice laughed loud and booming.

"Trust yourself " that same voice reassured me as I heard it whisper in my ear. No this was not my mom it wasn't. The screen grew red at the edges again as if it were getting hurt. That gave me an idea though I wasn't sure if it should work but I had to try so this horrible video would stop.

"THIS IS THE TRUTH. THAT IS YOUR LIFE." The voice boomed out again.

"No" I said, not loudly but it seemed effective. The edges grew red again but further onto the screen than before.

"YES, YES IT IS. IT IS THE TRUTH STOP LYING"

"NO! Your lying" I shouted. Just then the screen split down the middle some glass shattered and broke off. The screen began to recede back to it's normal size. It was now shatter looking and broken it also no longer played any videos. I backed up a moment and sat down on the floor to think about what just happened.