Dark and light: The Shadows

Chapter 6

I could stay with our family at our house after the party, but I think I need to be alone.

My siblings happily agreed to spend the remainder of the weekend at home...
That felt weird to say since it wasn't our original home. 

It was one of the things I pondered back on for the remainder of the ride back, while I watched the rain trickle down the windows. The one I leaned on to be specific.

What were they gonna do when they reached back? Should I purposefully exclude myself? I don't have as much homework as I said, but I needed to review some stuff I'm positive that I forgot. It's better to be safe than sorry this time.

I was so busy watching one droplet collect into the other that I didn't realize we were approaching the security booth. I began to get my bag on my back again.

"You know, it's late... why don't you just come before evening tomorrow?" Abosk began to reason.

"I'm sure others come in this late. And I've got homework to finish." I checked that my bag had everything.

"Be real, don't you think you'll crash when you reach up there?" Nai became my voice of reason.

I looked to my right, where Brina sat. "She's got a point," she mouthed and signed with a half smile.

"I saw you were just struggling to keep your eyes open. I don't know how we're still awake after a long ass party that started at 1 pm. We've probably been up for twenty hours already. I'll probably wake at noon tomor- ugh, today." Sabrina quirked a brow.

I took a moment to think. If I sleep at home, I won't wake up every hour thinking... that I'm in danger. I could just do my homework online. If I go up to my dorm, I'll have to set my booby trap as per usual on the weekends.
If I stay at home, I don't think my paranoia will be on the high drive. I won't be 'worried over nothing' all night. Sabrina is staying too... I should help to make Bell- Mãe's post-birthday breakfast.

"OK," I sat back.

"OK, you're going up or... home?" Abosk's eyes glinted with mild excitement in the mirror.

"The latter," I leaned my head against the window once more and watched the rain, knowing he was smiling.

I closed my eyes for the next thirty minutes. In my mind, my brain began its show, no longer interested in the raindroplet chase.
-- I was walking in the night in a nice field. The sky was overcast, and I'm sure it was a full moon, but I couldn't see the entire thing. It made me sad. I always loved being able to see the moon in all its beauty, but there it was, playing bo-peep behind the clouds and not giving a fair chance.  I stepped in a puddle, from keeping my eyes up there for so long. I groaned and shook my foot off. I grabbed a shirt out of nowhere and held onto the nearest tree to wipe off my boots. When I was almost done wiping it, I looked up, intending to look at that sky again. But I could now see a castle not so far out - Like Rapunzel's but with more than one door and huge window openings. I'm seeing things between first - and third-person perspectives.
I peered and saw a figure at one. Their dress flowed a bit. And their figure leaned out past the point their body could balance on the ledge. They didn't even feel fear starting as their body went with gravity... I couldn't feel it. Just the flutter of the dress and tearing through the wind.--

The car jerked, and I shot up from the window glass. I looked around confused and wiped the side of my mouth. Was  I drooling?? No, that's minor perspiration, weird with the level of A/C Abosk set... but that dream was weirder and somehow relatable.