The Beginning

Chapter Ten

The liveshow was a bust. The fans went crazy and it became too much for Averie so Dan shut it down.

"You know that what they say won't make me think any differently about you, right?" Dan said, placing a hand on Averie's thigh.

Averie moved her leg away but smiled at Dan knowingly.

"I know, there's just so much going on in my head right now."

"Like what?"

Averie was unsure if she should tell Dan what she thought, but it was killing her to keep it in.

"The girl you dreamt about." Averie took a deep breath "That girl is me."

Dan was confused, Averie had black hair and she didn't have freckles, not even the slightest. Of course Dan would know because he paid attention to the detail on her face.

"How? You don't have brown hair or freckles."

"I did when I was younger."

Averie pulled the picture of her on the swing and handed it to Dan. She was scared of what Dan would do, but she knew she needed proof for him to believe.

"This doesn't make any sense. I've lived in the United Kingdom my whole life. How can it be YOU in MY dreams?"

Dan scratched at his head and looked at the picture again. The girl was defiantly tiny Averie, but why? He didn't even know her before now.

"I don't know, I mean, I haven't lived anywhere but the United States from what I know."

"I can see why you panicked." Dan sighed and put the picture down. "You should've told me. We could've waited for the liveshow."

"But I didn't want to wait. I thought I could handle it."

"Sometimes people can only handle so much, Averie."

Averie smiled slightly and looked anywhere but Dan's face. Truth be told, Averie was scared. She didn't know what any of this meant and obviously neither did Dan.

"What do you think, Dan?"

Dan sighed and looked at Averie. "Honestly Averie, I don't know. None of this makes sense and it doesn't add up."

"Fuck, you don't think I know what?"

Averie tugged at her hair in frustration. She didn't know why she was upset with Dan because it wasn't his fault, but really she wanted answers and she wished Dan knew. Dan seemed to know everything.

"I'm sorry."

"No, I'm sorry. I should leave."

The panic inside Dan grew. He knew Averie shouldn't be alone, but asking her to stay would seem too clingy.

"Whatever you need to do."

Averie stood up and kissed Dan's forehead. She didn't want to leave, but she wanted - no, she needed to figure this out by herself.

"Thank you Daniel. For everything. "

"Bye Averie." Dan whispered loud enough for only him to hear.

Averie walked back to her house in despair.  She so badly needed to know what was happening. Why is it happening? Did it mean something or just a coincidence?

and most importantly...

Who is Daniel James Howell?

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