Run Away

Chapter One

                It's 2 A.M and I'm still wide awake. I don't know what keeps me awake but I'm sure this isn't alright. Every time I can't sleep, something bad always happens to me or my loved ones. Yeah, it's pretty unfair. But it won't happen if I'm not sleeping on purpose. It's weird. Really weird but I don't really care I guess.

I took my phone that I put on the desk beside my bed. I opened the messages app because I was really bored and hoping that someone will message me this late just to talk about random things. But my hopes went too high that it fell down to the ground. I got none. No texts at all. Well, I guess everyone is dead.

I exited the messages app and opened the Twitter app. I saw so many people there tweeting and I got bored so I exited the Twitter app. I keep questioning myself, "why can't I sleep?" since I got really annoyed at the fact I can't sleep at this time. I tried to close my eyes and imagine lovely things but I still can't sleep. I hate to be in this situation.

I was surprised when I got a message notification from my phone. Shouldn't be everyone asleep right now? Do they have insomnia too? Weird.

I opened the text and I read it.

"Go to sleep, baby"

I clearly don't know what's going on since I don't have a boyfriend and I'm really confused now. It was really weird. Weirder than the bad things that will happen when I can't sleep. To be honest, I'm really scared of what will happen tomorrow. I just hope it won't be that bad.

I ignored the text message since I don't reply to unknown numbers. But how did this weird stranger even find my phone number? I never give it out to strangers. It's really weird but I don't care. I'll find out tomorrow in school. Yes, I have school tomorrow and now that I can't sleep, I won't really pay attention in class. Maybe, the teachers will kick me out of their classes as usual because I slept in their classes. Why don't you understand that I don't have enough sleep last night? Like okay, I'm sorry for not paying attention to you but I didn't get enough sleep so why don't you just let this poor child sleep? Imagine if the teachers all around the world lets us to sleep in class. Such a paradise.

I tried so hard to close my eyes and sleep. But I can't let it stay shut. Maybe, I'll just sleep in the school library or maybe in the toilet. I'm losing hope. I can feel the bad things coming up already. I don't want to overthink tonight so I'll just act like I don't care and nothing bad will happen to me.

The sun has risen. I didn't get a chance to sleep last night and now I have to go to school. Sucks. It will be a very bad day for me today. I'm scared but I shouldn't.

I got ready for school. I tied my hair up and went downstairs to eat breakfast. As I walked downstairs, I can smell the delicious food my Mum is cooking. Pancakes. I love pancakes. I can't wait to eat them.

"Morning, Mum," I said as I walked in to the kitchen.

"Good morning, my little cupcake," she said and smiled bright at me.

My Mum always calls me with cute nicknames. It's cute but it's also awkward if she calls me that in front of my friends. Like who wouldn't be embarrassed if their Mums called them "little baby" or "strawberry cake" or "sweet honey"? And who the hell calls their daughter "strawberry cake"? Only my Mum.

Mum put the pancakes on my plate. I ate it like I haven't eat in a year, the pancakes were really good. Good pancakes will never let you down so I guess nothing bad will really happen to me.

"Did you sleep well last night, sweetie?" she said as she stir her tea.

"Yeah, I did," I lied.

My Mum doesn't know about the "bad things will happen when I can't sleep" thing and I thought it's better for her to not know it because if she does, she will come to my room every 10 minutes to check if I'm asleep like she did when I was 10.