My Gabe Helmy Love Story

My Own Worst Enemy

Gabe

I was at Gracie's house to see if I could pick her up for school. Her mother answered the door.

GM: Hey, Gabe, right? I'm sorry, but I don't think Gracie is going to make it to school today.

M: What's wrong?

GM: I don't know. She was screaming all night and when I tried to help her she just cried and wouldn't look at me. Ryan left already, but maybe you could try to calm her?

M: I guess.

I walked up to her room and I knocked on the door.

M: Hey Gracie... Your mom told me what happened?

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Gracie

Gabe came into my room and he tried to comfort me. I couldn't look at him. He left me to die. I ran out of my bed and lifted up my shirt to look at my stomach. No ants. I ran into the bathroom joining my room and locked the door.

G: Gracie open up.

M: No! You left me!

G: What are you talking about?

M: You left me to die!

G: I don't know what happened in your dreams, but I wouldn't do it. I swear.

I open my drawer and I get out my knife. I've had dreams where I've turned against myself, or where my friends turned against me, but I've never had a dream where my family turns against me. That was just... I couldn't describe it. I took my knife and I dug into my skin deeper than I ever have before. I cried. It didn't feel good today like it usually does. I cleaned up my arm and I peeked my head out the door. Gabe was sitting on my bed.

M: Can I have my clothes and my sweatshirt?

G: I'm glad you're feeling better. Here you go.

I reached the arm that I didn't cut out the door. I grabbed my clothes. I got dressed. I put on my sweatshirt, and I walked out.

G: Gracie... You look... I'm sorry, you look like crap.

M: Usually I would get mad and withhold kisses, but I'm too upset.

G: Do you want to tell me about your dream?

M: No. Give me a few days.

G: How often do you have a nightmare?

I didn't want to answer, because I knew he'd freak out.

He doesn't understand. He doesn't understand you. He doesn't understand us.

M: Almost every night...

I looked away. But I could feel the pain and worry on his face. He seemed like he cared. I looked back at him.

G: You want to tell me about some of them?

M: Maybe the ones from a few days ago...

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Gabe

I was shocked at the things Gracie told me. This girl has got problems. I can't run away from her. One, I promised her I wouldn't, and two, she had a dream about that, so I would just be making her dream come true... I think. I don't know the details of that recent one... I hugged her and she cried on my shoulder. After about 10 minutes I lifted up her head.

M: It's ok Gracie. I don't know what I did in your dream, but it's ok.

G: It wasn't a dream.

M: Fine. A nightmare.

G: No, not A nightmare.

M: Then what?

G: Multiple. Each one with different people letting me down.

M: Can I know the main gist of it?

She sighed and looked into the distance. Without moving, she softly spoke.

G: Ants... Eating me alive... People running away... Leaving me to die...

She just sat there staring at the wall. I hug her, but that must've snapped her out of her trance.

G: No. I don't want you to touch me. I know you aren't going to run away, but I'm kicking you out.

M: But I need to stay with you...

G: Go to school Gabe. I'll see you later.

M: Promise?

For the first time since I've seen her today, she smiled.

G: Promise.

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The first two dreams from last chapter are actually real dreams I've had. And the ants coming out of my belly button was a real dream too. But I wasn't making out with anyone in the dream.

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