She's Not Afraid

Chapter 14: Talkin' On the Phone So Late

Maggie: "Sorry baby," I said. I shifted, my body sweating. I was looking at myself. I realized I was a bunch of ashes. Swirls of fire engulfed me.

I sat straight upright. I had scared myself with dreams of my own movie. I blinked for a few moments. I was back in my bed, nothing had changed. I laid back down. I grabbed my IPad and clicked on YouTube. The screen nearly blinded me. And worst of all, I was still seeing flashes of my nightmares afterward. I had to talk to someone. I looked over at my phone, contemplating calling Sam. No since I didn't know the exact time change I knew that calling her might intrupt class. Or work. I looked at my contacts. As I scrolled down, I found Niall. No I thought. But my thumb thought differently. I hit his name and listened.

Niall: I awoke to my phone vibrating next to me. "Niall, who's calling you?" Louis asked, his voice groggy.

"I don't know," I said, looking at the caller ID. It read MAGnifisent Maggie. I got up and walked onto the belcony. "Hello?" I answered.

"Hey Niall. I'm sorry to wake you I just needed to talk," Maggie said on the other line, "I guess it's kinda a bad time."

"It's never a bad time to talk to you, Mags," I said, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.

"Are you sure?" she asked. She obviously wasn't used to calling her boyfriends late at night.

"I'm certain. What's up?" I asked.

"I just needed to talk. Bad dream," she said.

"I see," I said, "How is life in Ireland?"

"Good. The movie's, like, getting close. A least the shooting," Maggie said.

"Sweet. I can't wait to see your face on the big screen," I said, smiling.

"I can't wait to see your face watching it," Maggie said.

"You'll go to it with me?" I asked.

"Of course," Maggie said.

"Well then maybe I should make sure I go," I said. Maggie laughed.

"Ditto what I just said," Maggie said.

"Ditto?" I asked, laughing.

"Yes. It means what I just said. Don't they have that in Europe?" Maggie asked.

"Yes. We're not a different world. Although I was surprised to hear you say it," I said.

"What I'm just too amazing to say something. Us American's perfer to shorten what we say," Maggie said. I laughed.

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Maggie: Niall and I talked for nearly an hour. I saw the sun peeking up before I hung up. We hung up and I fell asleep instantly. I wished I could have talked to him for the rest of my life. But, there was work in the morning for both of us. As I fell asleep I dreamed of Niall Horan.