Dream and Disaster

Chapter Three

The gusty mist that I feel in the air as I can feel the coldness around me. The air slowly gets colder and colder. The gush of wind can be heard in the distance like the wind from a storm. Predicted enough.

"Guess who's back again," its mouth slowly widens up, showing its sharp and razor-sharp fangs. The smirk of the dark.

"Are you playing with your food? Or are you trying to give me Stockholm Syndrome? By the looks of it, you are." As I puckered fiercely into its eyes. Trying my best to ignore it and at the same time to observe it.

The shadow laughed with a sarcastic tone. "Oh, you think that I'm giving you PTSD or just playing you? You're really funny. The fact that I'm coming to see you in three days for a visit."

I filled myself with rage and fear as my heart starts to race even faster. "YOU WHAT?"

The shadow gasped as it heard me rage. "Oh, I forgot that I have a settlement to deal with. Guess I'll bring my fellow ninjas to come out and play instead."

My heart starts to race to give me a hard time focusing on what to say to the scientists. I start to kneel down on the cold floor and panic with my hands on my head. I start to squirm and try my best to ignore everything.

It's just a dream

"This is not real. It's just a dream"

"Tick-tock, tick-tock. Time's running on the clock."

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I sprung up from my bed and rushed down the stairs. The sun was high up in the sky, giving light to the men at the dining table. They heard my footsteps as I rushed to them. They were surprised that I was in a rush the fact it was early in the morning.

"You've seemed excited to see our faces." Surprised Uncle Ben after reading the newspaper.

"The fact that we're waiting for you to eat breakfast. You're the only one left who hasn't ate breakfast and yet you're that active. Strange."

Henry stood up from his chair and put both of his hands on my shoulders, trying to calm me down.

"Calm down now Naila. Just take a sit and ignore the two bastards."

I breathed in and out as Henry moved his hands away from my shoulders.

I took a deep breath and sat down on the chair. Henry sat down as well.
"So what's wrong Naila?" Asked Henry.

They all laid their eyes and ears on me. Like I was being talked to the local government.

"They're coming to get me in 3 days."

They became curious. "Who they?"

I start to stutter in fear as they lay their keen eyes on me.

"The shadows."

Uncle Ben raised up from is chair and starts to hesitate. Fort placed both of his hands on his head, in panic trying to wake up. Henry started to ponder from his chair, tapping the floor with his leather shoes. They're all seemingly surprised about the fast pacing of the clock.

"We have no time to lose then. We have to prepare ourselves."

Uncle Ben equipped his goggles to his forehead from his leather bag. He wore the goggles like its his last time.

"Men, and woman, we have to train ourselves. It may seem too sudden but we have to do it. Times like these, we have to be prepared for surprises."

Fort and Henry both agreed and nodded. I started to become spacey and just look at them.
"Well, we have no other choice." Henry stood calm and picked up his cup of coffee that calms him down.