• Typical Survival / MagCon Apocalypse • (Sequel)

Chapter 31: Tired Surprisingly

It's just so calm and soothing...

You feel like your dead. Even though you don't really know what being dead feels like. All you have, is an image in your head of someone you love, sleeping for an eternity. It's that one thing you can't stop thinking about...

Arms folded on their chest, being formally-dressed, eyes closed, but their chest isn't rising...

It's like their hearts given up...

And your just screaming. "Why! Why take him away! Why did you give up! Why couldn't you pull through!? You should've tried!"

It's just in your head for the time being. All that, and you just don't have the nerve to say it... It's not in your nature.

But, you have to flip the switch, you have to let them know.

"Why did you die on me! Why did you have to take to her!? Your better than this! I know, you just flipped the wrong switch..." But not on... Off.

*

I woke up - held by a thin, sweaty blanket.

"Jack, you alright?" Bree asked, putting the back of her hand on my forehead. I slightly nodded my head and she awkwardly left.

I huffed quietly and flopped my back on the bed, ripping off the covers.

I closed my eyes and took deep breaths.

I didn't want to go back to sleep though. I was afraid of continuing the nightmare... So I just laid there, keeping myself awake as I calmed my body down.

But after awhile I couldn't fight it anymore, I gave in. But I didn't continue the nightmare... A sweet, reassuring dream took over.

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I was in bed - in my actual room- at my real home.

I got up, surprisingly. I went downstairs and saw Jack just standing there.

I quickly walked over and embraced him in a hug, to my surprise, he didn't disappear as I made contact.

But I felt him hugging me back, and I grinned. But slowly, his embrace disappeared.

I looked up and saw he wasn't there anymore. My grin quickly turned into a thin line.

I turned around and headed into the living room.

I looked around and saw my mom and dad on the couch.

"Mom? Dad?"

I went over to the front of the couch and saw them smiling at me.

"JJ?" My mom asked, in a calm monotone, and I shook my head smiling. She knew I didn't like that "nick name."

"I miss you guys." I told them and tears fell down my face. "We miss you too, Jack." My dad told me, continuing to stare into the air.

They got up and hugged me. I cried on their shoulders as slowly they rubbed my back.

Once I pulled apart, they genuinely smiled at me and disappeared into the air.

I sighed and went into the backyard.

I saw us. The original us - Taylor, Nash, Shawn, Matthew, Aaron, Jack, Carter, Emely, Sky, Edelyn, Hayes, Cameron, and me - having fun like we used to. Normally...

I swear the old days, were always the best days... You could always remember what you did back then but now... This, WILL be back then. I know we'll definitely remember this.