From Grief We grew (Only On Wattpad)

Chapter 6 Hayden

I wake up with a massive headache. I hold my head and winch in pain. "Hayden?" I hear Katherine call. I look up to meet her worried gaze.

   "Are you okay? I went searching for you in your room."

   Well some nights like last when I miss my brother a lot, I end up crashing in his room. After Teagan had a breakdown in my car, it triggered something in me and I ended up crying in Zayden's room. 

   "I don't know. My head hurts. I don't feel well," I say in a hoarse voice.

   She touches my head and says, "You are blazing son."

   "Yeah, my body feels like it is on fire."

   "Why don't you take a day off? I'll call the management and tell them." I nod.

   "Thank you. "

   I lay back on my brother's pillow and pull the sheet over me. I inhale his scent which still lingers in his bed and smile. It's been a while since I came into his room. The smell of his cologne is still fresh from the last time I sprayed it after I crashed in here. Other than sleeping here abs seeing that his cologne remains, I don't change the order if anything else. It is like the day he left it. As for my parents, they never come here. After Zayden died we decided to leave his room untouched like he might come back someday and use it.

   I sigh and turn to my side. I hold the blanket tight as I fall asleep.

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   "Hayden!"

   "Hayden help!"

   I see my brother drowning.

   "I'm coming!"

   "Dad! Mum!" I look around but no one is around.

   "Where is everyone?!!" I cry.

   I look back at the water and find my seven-year-old brother nowhere.

   "Zayden!!" I scream and start swimming and looking around.

   "Zayden!" I scream.

   I go underwater and I see him drowning. I try to scream and the water starts choking me. I start gasping as the water fills my lungs.

  
   I fall on the floor as I gasp for air. I turn on my back and look at the ceiling as I tell myself it's just a dream. I feel my heart pounding in my chest. The sensation of water gushing through my body makes me panic. I close my eyes and try to concentrate on my breath. Eventually, when I calm down I open my eyes. I turn to the side and look under the bed. I see a big blue box with a ribbon on it. I frown as I reach and pull it out. I sit on the bed and open the box. I find a pencil, some coloured pens, 9 envelopes with numbers on them, plus two pink envelopes with my name and Teagan's name on them and a map. I open the map and find 9 destinations circled on it. Each destination has a number written beside it. I find a note stuck to the back of the lid.

So Hayden now that you found this, I need you to take this box to Teagan's house and read the letter that I've addressed to you.