Matt

Chapter 22- The Warning

I once again had another strange dream. Actually, it was more like reliving a memory. In my dream, I was thirteen again, and it was Valentines Day. All month, I saved up my allowance so that I could buy the biggest and most expensive bouquet of flowers I could get. When I left the flower shop, I remembered feeling extremely anxious. I couldn't wait to give the girl I like the flowers. My mind raced with all different kinds of scenarios, all of which ended with the two of us kissing. Unfortunately, the moment I exited the flower shop, I noticed that it was starting to rain. I panicked and jumped onto my bike as soon as I could. I had to make it to my friend's house as soon as I could before the rain ruined the bouquet.

I pushed myself harder on my bike than I'd ever pushed myself. I'd never been much of an athlete. The rain was pouring really hard now, and I was quickly getting soaked. I didn't care. All that mattered to me was getting these flowers to her. My destiny awaited me.

When I finally made it to her house, I immediately jumped off my bike, ignoring my lungs' desperate plea for more oxygen. I grabbed the bouquet of flowers, which were now sopping wet and were sagging a bit to one side. I bolted towards the front door as fast as I could and knocked as hard as I could. Seconds later, her mom answered the door. She let me in, and I immediately kicked off my shoes before darting straight towards my crushes room.

"I'm here, I have a gift for you!" I yelled as I approached the door to her room. Just as I reached my hand out towards the door, I heard laughing and giggling from inside. I wasn't bothered by this until I heard the voice of what was obviously a guy. My heart jumped into my throat. I slowly opened the door to her room as quietly as I could.

What I saw inside would cause me the most despair I'd ever experienced in my entire life. Inside, I saw my crush lying on her bed next to some other guy I'd never met before. The two of them were looking into each other's eyes lovingly.

"Are you ready for your present?" the guy asked.

"Sure," said my crush elatedly.

The guy pulled out a small box from his pocket and handed it to her. She opened it to find a pair of beautiful matching earrings. "They're beautiful!"

"I've been saving my money for weeks to get you that," said the guy.

I then watched as the two of them slowly came together and kissed. I felt like I was dying inside as I watched this happen. I dropped the flowers on the ground and began to walk away. I couldn't watch another second of it. I had to get as far away from her as I could.

I wasn't sure, but I must've been crying when I ran out the door because I remember her mom asking me if I was alright. I didn't answer her. I simply put my shoes back on and dashed out the door back into the rain. Before long, I was on my bike again and racing towards home as fast as I could go.

Without knowing it, she had just ripped out my heart and stomped all over it. The heartache I felt was agonizing. Never in my whole life have I ever been more miserable. The rain was coming down so hard that the road had become incredibly slippery. Eventually, I hit a large rock in that was in the middle of the sidewalk, and I lost control. I then fell off my bike and landed on the hard asphalt, tumbling a bit before coming to a stop. My body was pretty banged up from the fall, but even then, the pain in my body couldn't compare to the pain in my heart. I remember not moving from that spot until the rain finally stopped. I simply didn't have the strength of will to do it.

I then woke up... and sighed deeply, relieved to be back in the present. It's been a long time since I last dreamt about that. It's been quite a long time since I last saw her, too. Last I heard, she was still with that deadbeat. Not that I'm hung up over it anymore.