We Are The Kids Our Parents Warned Us About

We are the kids our parents warned us about (7)

I pick up my phone and answer it.

"Hello?" I ask.

"Hey baby, I'm coming home early!" An amazing cheery voice exclaims. A smile breaks on my face.

"Mom! I can't wait to see you!" I squeal and a crushing feeling pushes on my chest. It's a weird feeling but it normally happens when I filled with a lot of emotion.

"I can't wait to see my beautiful girl! I'll pick up some pizza for us to share." She says. Everything goes blurry. Somethings not right but I fade again.

"I can't wait! I love you, see you soon."

She laughs into the phone. "I love you too sweetie." We hang up and I jump around in my room happily. I can't wait for my mom. I miss her so much and all I want to do is smell her sent as I hug her. Minutes pass when I get another phone call. Probably my mom telling me she's around the corner. I pick up ready for my moms amazing voice but instead I man speaks.

"Is this Lexi Reed?" The voice asks. Worry fills me.

"Uh yes this is, who are you?" I ask tucking a stand of hair behind my ear.

He sighs. "You mother has gotten into an accident. I'm so sorry. She's dead. We're rushing her to the hospital but she's gone." I drop the phone and run to the door. I step out and immediately fall to the ground screaming. Tears stream down my face and I pull on my hair. I repeat 'no' over and over again. I scream again and sob. My body breaks and something crushes me. I can't breath by the sobbing that over takes me. And I finally wake up screaming.

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"NO!" I scream at the top of my lungs as I sit up. My eyes adjust and I see myself in Dylan's room in his warm bed. It was just a nightmare. But it was more than that.

"Lexi?" Dylan shouts panicked. He runs up the stairs and the second my eyes land on him I burst into tears. I thought I lost her. I know it wasn't real but it just shows how much I don't want to lose her. I miss her so much. Dylan rushes to me and engulfs me in his arms. I cry harder in his shirt. I thought I lost her. It was so real. 

"It was just a nightmare." He whispers rubbing my back. I hug him back smelling his sent but I find myself looking for my moms sent.

"She died. My mom, she was killed in a accident." I sob. I want my mom. I want her to hug me and to be next to me. I want to sleep in her bed. Be in her clothes. I want my mom back. I didn't know how much until now. I hate my nightmares.

"She's here. She won't leave you." He whispers and rocks me in his arms.

I just cry. I let my emotions win and let my vulnerability show, to him. He pulls away and wipes my tears away. "You're okay. She's okay. Nightmares are just images that show us how lucky we really are. Nightmares keep us human." He smiles. I release a shake breath and nod.

"Want to call her?" He asks whispering. I nod and he hands me his phone. I enter her number and hold it to my ear. Someone answers and then a low voice answers.

"Who is it?" I hear my moms tired voice. I know I woke her up.

"Mom." I close my eyes trying to keep myself from sobbing in relief.

"Hun, are you okay what's wrong?" Her voice wakes up and I can't help it anymore. A animal dying sob escapes my mouth that I hold so my hand. I start sobbing and Dylan's back around me.