Amelia woke with a start as she bolted up. Blinking the sleep out of her eyes, they darted around the room. "It was just a dream." she whispered to herself with relief. Amelia glanced at the plate of cookies Regina brought her. She picked it up along with the empty mug and walked down to the kitchen.
She glanced at the clock and the wall and it read two AM. Sounds about right. Amelia thought to herself as she tossed away the cookies and washed off her plate and mug carefully not to wake anyone.
Typically when she woke up in the middle of the night she would listen to her music, read or paint. All of those things she couldn't do at the moment. With a sigh, she walked back up to the guest room and sat on her bed. Amelia pulled off the blanket and sat by the window and opened it to get some fresh air.
"Come on Lia, just chill." she told herself as she took a breath of the cold winter air. She thought back to the nightmare that woke her up. It was Matt beating different people with his cane and yelling at them. The worst part was she had to sit there and watch and the people blamed her. Matt told her it was all her fault. If she could have been better he wouldn't have done this.
Amelia shook her head like she could shake the memory out of her head. An idea formed in her head as she began to sing.
"Welcome to Wonderland, we've got it all
Potions and pastries that make you grow tall
Forests and cottages, castles and cards that can talk
Welcome to Wonderland, look where you're at
Maddest of hatters, the Cheshire Cat
Magical cabins and lovely white rabbits with clocks
Dancing through a dream
Underneath the stars
Laughing till the morning comes
Everyone that leaves has a heavy heart
Oh, Wonderland, I love
Welcome to Wonderland, I'll be your guide
Holding your hand under sapphire skies
Let's go exploring or we could just go for a walk
Welcome to Wonderland
Where should we go?
There's a tea party along down the road
Make an appearance and maybe they'll sing us a song
Dancing through a dream
Underneath the stars
Laughing till the morning comes
Everyone that leaves has a heavy heart
Oh, Wonderland, I love
Nothing around here is quite as it seems
Not sure if anything is real or a dream
And the only thing sure from the start
Is the song that's inside of your heart
Don't let it leave
If this was a dream then at least I've got
Memories for when morning comes
Now that I must leave with a heavy heart.
Oh, Wonderland, I love."
Once she finished singing the slow song she felt a bit better. Amelia looked out at the moon and she thought back to a movie she and Henry watched a few weeks ago.
Flashback
"So what's this movie you wanted to show me Henry?" she asked as they sat together on the sofa with their popcorn.
"It's called Rise of the Guardians. A girl at school told me about it." henry explained hitting the play button.
Amelia tried shard not to laugh as she said "a girl at school? Dose henry have a little crush?" she teased her little brother.
Henry shook his head no very fast. "What? No! I don't like Paige!" Amelia laughed and gave him a small hug.
"You know I'm just joking with you Hen. Now let's watch the movie."
End of flashback
"Oh, why not." she mumbled to herself. "Hello, man in the moon. I saw this in a movie. At this point, who knows what 'fictional' things are actually real. So why not talk to the moon about stuff. I hate talking to others about my feelings so let's see if talking to something hundreds of thousands of miles away is easier. I had a nightmare about Matt killing everyone I care about with his cane. He blamed me and said if I had just been better none of it would ever have happened.
"I know my dreams are most nights bad and leave me shaken up but this one was really bad. I have known my whole life that no one really likes Matt but he can get things done. I was always fine with that as I knew the true him. I saw the loving uncle, not the horrid monster that everyone else saw. Now, I don't know if that was just a front for the town to see him as bad or for me to see him as good.
"It feels like in the span of a few months my world has turned upside down and inside out. Whenever life is going really good something bad has to happen and it happens over and over again." She a moment to breathe and just look at the sky. "Will life always be like this? What will happen when the curse breaks?
"Who will I be? Who will Jacob and Matt be? When will it break? I don't want to remember a worse life. But considering the last few months, I don't think my life in the Enchanted Forest could be worse than this life. Ugh, how did everything get so complicated and strange? Six months ago my biggest problems were finishing my math homework and dealing with the evil four. Now I worry about curses, and my uncle beating people with canes, a boyfriend, and now feeling like I'm going crazy because I am talking to the moon because I saw it in a kids' movie."
Amelia snuggled into the blanket and stared at the stars. She began to make little shapes with them to kill time till she was ready to go back to sleep. She saw a lion, Orion, the big and little dipper, and even two stars that looked like a pair of eyes.
Taking a soothing deep breath she looked back into the bedroom and to her bed. Amelia started to pull the windows closed. She stopped and whispered "Thanks for listening to everything." she thanked the sky.
You're welcome.
Amelia spun around looking for where the voice came from. She looked out the window and saw nothing. She looked all around the room and opened the door to the hallway. After seeing no one Amelia decided she just imagined it.
"I just imagined it." she mumbled as she laid down on the bed again. She laid her head down on the pillow and fell to sleep hoping for no more dreams.
A/N: I would just like to say think you for the 331 reads. I know that it isn't a lot of reads compared to some stories but to me it means the world. And thank you to the people who listen to the playlist I made on YouTube. Now that I am on summer brake I am going to try my best to get out at least one chapter a week. As Always please comment and tell me what you think or if you have any ideas. Who knows, they might just end up in the story.
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