I Dream And You Die

sleep? what's that?

Clara had been siting on her bed watching movies all night, not to mention downed half the energy drinks in the last few hours. Clara looked at the top of her phone to see that it's 3 in the morning. 

"Why is staying awake so hard? It's so quiet and boring." She thought to herself while scrolling through movies.

Clara would always use those sketchy websites, it has all the good movies that you don't have to pay for. Suddenly she came across a familiar movie, one she'd seen before. Clara clicked on the film and that is when it clicked, she used to watch it with her family. 

The dinosaur movie probably for 6 year olds had been playing on her screen, the first time she'd watched it without her mom and brother. 

Time passed quickly and the clock showed "6:00AM." Clara knew it was her time to get up, and as she did her head started to throb, and she started loosing balance. The sun hadn't risen yet, but she flicked on her light and put on her outfit for the day. 

Clara went down to the kitchen to grab breakfast when she saw Audrey. 

"Hey Audrey, what are you making." 

"Eggs and toast, you want some?" 

"Sure, yes please."

Clara took her seat and watched as the sun started to peak through the window.

"I heard you and Dawson had a little dinner date?"

"Yeah something like that, and it was awful, and hey did you see the news?"

Audrey looked back at Clara and took a deep breath. "You're not gonna try and convince me you did it right?" 

Clara froze in silence, she didnt know what to say.

"Right Clara?" Audrey pushed.

Clara nodded followed by an eye roll after Audrey turned back around.

"Did the police say how she died, like what was used, if her skull was bashed in?" Clara quizzed.

"What?" 

Clara gave Audrey a look of "I'm proving you wrong."

"Listen Clara, she was stabbed in the chest."

"Ok"

Clara then pulled out her phone and behind audrey was the sound of clicking.

"Clara what are you doing?"

"16 year old Elodie Garcia, found dead yesterday around 4:36pm, investigaters say they found 3 axe wounds on the front side of her head, causing her skull to be severly broken."  

"See Audrey, I was right."

"Can you stop pretending like you murdered people?"

"Can you stop pretending I didnt?"

"Clara it's because you didn't, you are just feeling guilty because you didn't die in that fire so you think everyone around you that is dying is your fault, but it's not you're just traumatized, and you are here to heal from that day." 

"If your mom and brother knew you we're blaming yourself for their deaths they would've been heartbroken, none of this is your fault, okay?"

Clara nodded her head, pretending she'd understood a thing Audrey said. If Audrey saw the dreams, if Audrey knew what Clara went through, she would've thought and said different.

"Now Clara lets eat and get to school before we are late, again!"