My Heart's Desire

Chapter 16 Dangerous Trap

       I found myself laying on my bed as I adjusted my eyes to my dim lit room. I didn't know if I was dreaming or if I was even actually asleep. I sat up and looked around my room and then down at myself to see that I still had the same clothes on when I came to bed. I shook my head, thinking I'm just going completely crazy and with that I got up and made my way to the bathroom. When I turned on the light, my eyes cringed in pain from being hidden from all sources of light and now they had to suffer. They finally adjusted enough for me to turn on the water at the sink so I could splash some cool water on my face. Water filled my cupped hands and I leaned down and splashed it over my face a couple of times. Maybe this will knock me out of my senses. As I leaned down to splash my face again I paused when I heard something. It was so low but It took me by surprise. I shook my head and made myself think that it was nothing and leaned down to splash my face again until I heard it again. This time I heard what it was. It was s voice but only this time it was female.

     "Carrie..." The voice said but in a low whisper kind of tone. I whipped my head around to the direction I heard it from and no one was there. Am I really losing my mind? What is it with things wanting to call my name out? I walked back over to the sink and I turned the water on yet again. The water filled my hands once more. I leaned down and splashed my face one final time and as I leaned up, What I saw in the mirror behind me was horrific. In a panic, I quickly jumped away and backed myself up to the opposite wall. What I saw was my sister standing in front of me. Her complexion was more pale than normal and she was drenched in blood. The sight of her now was terrifying to me. Why does my sister look like this? More importantly, what happened to her?

       "Oh my god! Dallas what happened? Are you hurt?" I asked as I moved toward her but when I did she turned around and ran out the bathroom door. I ran after her and tried to catch up to her. "Dallas No..... Stop! Please come back!" I screamed as I continued to run after her. I chased her down the stairs and I watched her run out the front door. When I finally made it there, I ran out and I suddenly noticed that the normal suburbed area we lived in wasn't there. A crimson forest was in the place of it. This can't be happening to me. This can't be real. What does this all mean? Thoughts of confusion skimmed through my mind as I didn't stop for nothing. Not even for the fear of what was actually going on or even the thought of what could be chasing me if it was. I was concerned for my sister and the sight of her bloody body kept flashing in front of my face. Before to long she was running beyond any normal speed. It was like she was gone in a blink of an eye but I could see the school up ahead. What the fuck?

       Why did she run here out of all places? I looked around to see if I could see any trace of her. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her as she ran into the entrance of the school. Where the hell is she going? With the little bit of energy and adrenaline I had left in me I ran toward the door of the school. As I made it to the entrance I stopped for a moment to catch my breath and then entered. I slowly walked forward into the foyer trying to figure out which hall she could have gone down. I now had all three halls in my view. I looked at them hoping maybe I could figure out which one she may have went down until I came across a trail of bloody footprints. I felt myself gulp in agonizing fear, mainly because I didn't know where the blood was from. I decided to follow them, hoping they would lead me to my sister.

      I followed them to another hallway which lead to the gym where they stopped. I stood there and starred at the door, wondering if I was actually stupid enough to walk in there. I could hear my own heart pounding in my head as I walked closer to the doors of the gym. My feet acted as if they had a mind of their own because if this was real, I would never be stupid enough to do this consciously. The tense feeling I got when I placed my hands on the door sent chills down my spine. I took a few deep breaths and opened the door to see a dim lit gym with only light being in the center. The light threw off just enough light to be able to see around me. I made my way to the center as I also looked around trying to find my sister, still in distress to know if she was okay.