That Last Moment

CHAPTER 1

IT ALL BEGAN HERE~

Sandra

Goosebumps covered my whole body as a tall figure from miles away started to walk towards me. His long and thick black cloak with sparkling black feathers was covering his face. My heart is racing so fast, every step he took is like the end of my breath. He is holding a long thin scythe, it turned into a sword, a ripple, a knife, and many other weapons that I don't know the name of, but then his once scythe and many other weapons disappeared to thin air. I felt my knees tremble as he got closer to me. We are alone in a cemetery, red roses covered the whole place as if it was a wall. Broken bones and many gravestones surrounded me. My mouth was dry, no words nor any form of sound came out of my lips. I step back, a loud crack echoed all over the place, my heart stopped then I turn around. It's a thin bone, It's now broken into half. A gust of cold air went by on the nape of my neck, goosebumps. I turned around to the tall figure that was about to walk toward me, but there was no sight of it. I calmed down and look back to the bone that I just broke. More bones are scattered into a trail as if they lead to somewhere, I followed it and I see a gravestone. I took a closer look.

Sandra Azure Clementine 

"I-it's my name—" I stuttered, I am on the state of shock and confusion, my heart drop as I read more. "Dec. 31, 2000— that's my birthday" I murmured "Sep. 10, 202—" The letters faded. I don't get this, why did it stop? when will I die? why so— 

Another cold gust of wind went by, the hairs on the back of my neck stands. I felt another beings presence beside me. My heart pounded, it's cold. sweat dripped from my forehead, the lamppost near me turned off and I began to worry more and more. It lit up again.

"It was so unexpected, she just— disappeared" A deep but calm voice appeared from beside me. I looked up and it was a man, a little bit older than me. He's carrying a red umbrella with orange accents on it. He is wiping his tears as he looks at the gravestone, well my gravestone to be exact. He is wearing a black braided bracelet with a moon charm, a star, and a cloud. 

"sandra" a raspy and creepy whisper ring in my ear.I look at the direction where it's coming from. I catched a glimpse of a black figure from behind a far bush. It started to float towards me. it was the same figure from moments ago. I take a little step back as he comes closer to me, my heart was beating fast, my knees tremble and I am shaking. "come on now, don't be afraid" it offered a skeleton hand to me. wait what? I look at it's and it's was a skeleton. Is this— death??? I stepped back, everything went dark, things around us started to disappear. 

"take my hand Sandra! you're already dead!" His voice becomes deeper, more scarier and full of anger and eagerness. What does he want? Me? dead? no! I was just in my room lately... 

"TAKE MY HAND SANDRA!!! YOU'RE DEAD!!! YOU ARE ALREADY DEAD!" He screams, I close my eyes. I couldn't do anything else but just close my eyes and hope that I wake up. He made noises, everything is noisy in this place, the noises are silent but loud. "YOU'RE DEAAAA⁠—"

"OOhhh you are dead!" my cousin, Danica screamed from down stairs. Again, another nightmare... drops of sweat fell from my forehead, the bed is full of sweat as if it was soaked my gallons of water, my body was cold and wet. I groaned and slowly sit up, I wave my hand to reach out for the glass of water in my bedside table. 

While I am drinking, there is a knock on my door. "Sandra? Dear? are you alright?" my mom's voice came through the door. I wiped my tears away.

"come in"

She looks at me with her worried eyes and quickly sat next to my bed. I know that she know what happened, I have had different nightmares since I was a kid, but they are all referring to the same thing, the date of my death in a gravestone. It wasn't that common when I was a kid but now, I would have them almost every night.