Rusty's Secret

2. Bad Dream

Rusty is still asleep. He tosses and turns in sleep. He's having a bad dream. He's at school, middle school, he isn't quite sure what the school looks like yet. He imagines it to look just like his old school. He walks into the long hall. "Hey guys!" He shouted to his friends, Mackenzie, and Jack. They each give him a dirty look and walk away. "W-Whats wrong guys...?" He asks the two, they don't respond and keep walking. He decides to walk over to his other friends, Bluey and Indy. "Hi guys, what's wrong with Jack and Mackenzie?" He asks them. They each give him a blank stare and ignore his comment. His smile turns into a frown. He tries to ignore what happened and heads to class. He sits down with his head on his desk, not paying attention to what the teacher was saying. He picks his head up and looks around. Everybody seems to be staring at him. He notices this and is both scared and confused. "Hello?" He says to everyone around. He decides to look back at the teacher, who is also staring at him. The bell eventually rings. He jumps out of his seat and walks out of class towards his locker. Everyone in the halls is also staring at him. He starts to feel worried. He isn't sure if this is real or not. It feels real, but it seems fake.

The school day is over, and he walks home alone. He can hear footsteps behind him. He doesn't turn around and  decides to pick up the pace. He feels someone hovering over him. He's too terrified to see what was behind him. He continued his walk, pretending like whatever was following him was not there. His walk stops when he feels a cold hand grab him. He falls onto the sidewalk, right before he hits the hard concrete, he wakes up in his darkened bedroom.

He is drenched in sweat. His mum walks by his room, she can see him trying to regain his air through the crack of the door. She peaks her head in. "Are you ok, Rusty?" She says silently. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine. I just had a bad dream..." he answered. "Ok, get some sleep. You have school on monday" She whispers. Rusty nods his head. She shuts the door and walks out of the room. He sees Jack still asleep on the floor. He lays back down into his bed.. He exhaled loudly, trying to stay calm. His heart was still beating like crazy. He thinks about what his new school will be like, he thinks about the new potential friends he'll make. He eventually falls asleep, with his brain filled with thoughts about middle school...