A Special Summer (GxG)(ONC 2021)

Ch 9: The Dream Realm

"Welcome to the dream realm. Would you like to explore your past?" The robotic voice asked.

Yes.

"Heading to the ninth grade."

In the dream realm I possess the ability to explore my unconscious state of mind. Tonight, I would like to explore the little memory I possess.

"Now Alexirae, remember to come home right after school." My mom told me. Well a younger version of me. I was nothing more than a hologram watching in the distance. I did not enjoy the sight either. I relived every lonely moment I experienced in the ninth grade. "Alexirae please try to join a team or club or something." My mom pleaded. "I will be working late from now on."

"It's your fault."

I remember now. I felt bad that mom had to switch to nights for more money. I couldn't understand why it was always just us. My mom was never in a relationship because of me. So, I joined track team like she asked. It made her happy because some girls would look after me. It made her happy, until I started running away from home. This time I was faster.

"She'll be better off without you."

Then I would forget where I was going or why I was running in the first place. I always returned home.

Then one day I ran into Jim. Like physically ran into him and broke a $500.00 game system. My mom explained to Jim about my memory condition. Jim agreed to keep an eye on me by letting me volunteer at his store to pay off the system. 

"He's using you." No shit. That's when I started fighting the strange voice.

Jim brought me a phone for my volunteer hours and told me to make alarms to keep me on track. So, I quit the track team. I wanted to volunteer at the shop more.

"Alexirae, can you really trust that man?" My mom was always worried about Jim. Looking back it's kind of funny. That's probably why Jim won't hug me.

By tenth grade I didn't care that I was always alone. Sometimes I would fight with my mom and run off but it wasn't so bad. I always came home. Mom said if I wanted to hang out with Jim I would have to stay on the track team. So, I stayed.

Eleventh grade was going smoothly until I ran into Lachelle. For some reason I kept running into her. I made sure to know her name by then.

I first heard about her in the ninth grade. I was warned by everyone to stay away from her. They told me she hated weird kids and I was a weird kid.

If I knew then what I knew now I would have ignored them. I wouldn't have waited so long to say something. Still fate would have it that I would run into her. Like physically run right into her. And just like Jim, I never forgot her.

Granted everything I do seems to piss her off, she shows me attention. She knows my condition and says she wants to heal me. She lets me play Infinity Quest, showed me cool apps and literally took me to Heaven.

For nothing in return. Right? What does she want from me? All I have ever given her was my time. Is that enough?

"Do you wish to continue?"

No. No I don't.

***

I awoke in my room. My body was aching from all the karate practice. I just want to sleep, or at least stay in my bed.

There was a knock at the door. Pease don't make me move. "Come in." I hate myself. I rolled on my side and watched as Lachelle walked in with pancakes. Pancakes! "You brought me pancakes?!"