"Earth is just one example of a world we still don't know everything about.." The woman said out of breath, her eyes never once leaving mine. "Why put such pressure on yourself to know everything?"
"I grew up this way, I can't help who I am.." My small voice at the time squeaked out. Her lips went to move one more time, before I watched her get dragged away by a masculine arm. That was the last time I saw...
Blaring of my alarm clock woke me. With a grumble, I slowly sat up in bed.
That same old dream...
I've always had strange dreams. I never really understood them like I wanted to ever since I was younger. I remember I'd always get told off after I rambled about something I apparently made up; according to my step father, I was delusional. Which wasn't exactly wrong, being they were usually about or from my dreams, the things I spoke about. He had always put me down for anything I said, though. Back then, I seemed to be more of a push over than anything else. The opposite of the majority of my family.
Growing up — my cousin Ethiel, she always protected and stood up for me. She was constantly by my side and went everywhere with me. Her mother enjoyed our bond as well as my mother. My father thought it was concerning and I should be hanging out with Adam, another cousin of mine who was the definition of a "perfect" child. He was always out and about; courageous, adventurous, brave, strong, and charming were some words he was described as. He would rub it in others faces, showing he knew he was favored by the family. For me...
Well, I couldn't exactly say I was a disappointment but I can tell you I was always chosen last and didn't usually pop up in conversations much at all. I didn't really know what type of person I was. You could see me as a typical nerd, being I did enjoy reading and had my head stuck in a book during most classes; you could see me as the class artist as my sketches always brought a lot of attention from other students that sat around me; or you could have seen me as a lazy boy who would much rather be sitting on his bed, binge playing Animal Crossing or scrolling through the few socials I had on my phone.
I wasn't that much of an interesting person to people but every so often, I came across someone who had a particular interest in me for reasons I never knew or understood. These people usually came and went, sometimes quickly while others stuck around for a while. It gave me feelings of insecurity and hope. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I attracted some people but...
Why did they never stay or seem to stick? Some showed high interest in me, getting close to the point I felt my heart get involved a couple of times. Those ones hurt the most when they had left my life. Not ever did I get a reason or even a hint of why they left. There was this one boy that always stuck out to me though. I can remember him very faintly... Evan, Evan Greene. I had met him back in the 8th grade a few years ago at the time. He was a tall-ish boy, with fluffy chestnut brown hair. His eyes are what struck out at people. One being the same baby blue as the sky, while the other mimicked the sage green you'd find on a mossy forest floor. I heard that's quite rare in people and that it is some sort of "disease" or whatever — heterochromia is what I believed it was called. If it was a disease, I guess beauty was a bad thing after all. I could never not bore my eyes into his own when I had the chance. He would always tease me about that. At one point, I had gotten close to him and shared almost everything with him. There are some things I wish I hadn't, but it's not like I could go back in time to fix or take back any of my words.
"Kei! Kei!" My name called out from behind my door. By the shrill voice, I could tell it was my little sister. She always came to wake me up in the morning, even if it was clear that I was already awake. Some people would have found this annoying, while I didn't particularly mind it. Claire was a sweet girl and a mini me of well... Me. There are things people said about having step — half siblings, but I tried not to think about it much.
