Draped In A Mere Fantasy

Chapter Two

I woke up at 11 a.m feeling miserable, but breakfast in a tray was left at the table beside me. I didn't have any appetite, With my pajamas that I have no idea how I wore them I went to the bathroom took a shower and wore my red sweatshirt and black pants then went to the kitchen to find mom seated and dad beside her looking worried and concerned. I frowned, what the hell was wrong? I made my presence noticable "Morning" I mumbled. Dad looked at me with concern and mom's eyes were puffy like she was crying, she got up and hugged me tight. I hugged her back still have no idea what was wrong, "Hi dear, how are you?" mom managed. "I'm..weird, what's wrong?" I asked, mom looked like she was going to cry again but she bit her lip, I frowned in confusion that's when all past night events came back with full force. First, Catching Jason making out with a girl I don't know, Second, Losing my sister in the weirdest way possible, and then I passed out. My knees buckled and before I could fall dad caught me, that's why I woke up feeling like there was an apocalypse in my body. Tears were building up but I forced them down with all the strength I had left in my body. I shut my eyes, choking back a sob and my parents hugged me, I hugged them back. "Its going to be okay sweetie just breathe" I let out shaky breaths, and i was thankful they didn't ask me the reason I had an emotional breakdown yesterday. After almost an hour of grieving with my parents I finally went into my room like a zombie i was, I heard my phone ring when I looked the caller ID it was Daisy video calling me, I sighed and picked it up her worried face came into view.

"Hey girl"

"Hi..." My voice still scratchy from my dry throat.

"How are you doing?"

"I feel like the world declared a war on me" I croaked.

"Should I give you some space or should I come?"

"I...I don't know" I said. "Im coming over with Tom" "I nodded and hung up. After a couple of minutes I held the doorbell and staggered to the door opening it to see worried Daisy and Tom's worried faces, I welcomed them and we went into my room. "Hey girl" Tom said. "Hi" I replied. "Maddie, don't worry you'll forget him as days go on, that bastard" she said. Move on? For now? Easy for you to say, "it hurts" "I know and im not going to say I told you so" I glared at her. "Sorry, already said it, the house is so quiet today where's Julia?" mentioning her name was like punching me at the gut. I chocked a sob and they went to me, hugging me and comforting that's when tears came full force and I cried while hugging them "She's gone.. I dont know what happened, one minute she was with me and another she got sucked into this portal thingy" I said between sobs. "What...?" they said in unison and kept hugging me. When i stopped crying they tried cheering me up but I coped with them a little and then we did some stuff like painting our feelings away and they stayed a little bit longer then they left.

Jason tried reaching out to me but my parents didn't let him. I didn't block his number yet, he kept calling and texting me. Apologizing but I was in no mood to deal with that shit at the time, Days went by and my friends made sure I was happy and not with Jason. And i felt a bit better but I still felt guilty for not saving my sister to whom I had no idea went, I tried to tell myself that it wasn't real but the nightmares said otherwise, It took me weeks and the 'B' from the necklace to get me back a little in shape. My parents weren't happily coupley anymore but a sadly couple, I kept having weird dreams about worlds that only existed in fantasy novels and weird messages and I thought I was going crazy but my friends kept telling me that dreams had meanings but I still didn't believe them, Magic didn't exist but my mind kept reminding me of how my sister was sucked inside the 'portal' and I took an oath that I was going to find her anywhere she was and I'm not going to rest until I do, I decided that to be brave, i had to be different, i had to shut my crying, pitying and grieving self. So one day I decided I was going to look different and be different.