The End (ON HOLD)

★ Dream Sequence ★ Part 3.

I SLOWLY my eyes open to see where I was left off: sitting on my bedroom floor, staring up at my ceiling. My heart was pounding out of my chest and my head ached. Sweat was dripping down from my neck and forehead down to my floor.

With a soft sigh, I sit up from my position and look around my room, almost like nothing happened. I guess every time I go off to sleep, I go into my world I created...

What pulled me from my rambling thoughts, was hearing the loud buzz of my phone-one that I rarely use. I jolt my head down in the direction of the loud noise to see my phone screen on and full of notifications.

I throw myself over and hover over the top of my phone as I scan my thumb print in and watch as my phone unlocks. I got five messages from an unknown number. Which wasn't very odd...cause kids at my school somehow know my number and prank call me and such...

The messages read: Karin? Karin? Are you awake? I'd like to ask you a question?

That was the most innocent message that I've ever gotten, mainly because I don't have any friends to be texting anyways. I finally pull up my courage to text a reply, which is also something rare I ever do.

Who's this? Was all that I could force myself to type.

After a few seconds of that familiar silence, a popping noise was heard and it was the reply. It said: My name is Ethan. I go to your school.

Like before, this is the nicest and most innocent message that I've gotten. Most of them were hate texts and dumb prank calls. I sigh and stare down at my bright phone screen, eyes glimmering from the glare...

What's the question? I type.

He automatically starts typing before he sent a long paragraph. He said: I've heard some bad rumors about you, Karin. And well... I know you're depressed and hiding something that I'm unaware of but... Maybe we can fix that? (Which isn't the question...) The question I'd have to ask you in person. When can we meet up?

My eyes widen as I continue to scan my eyes across the screen. All I've known was darkness and isolation in my world. With nobody around and nobody to turn to when I needed help. My eyes were so used to that same old thing: darkness. My brain was used to that same old thing: neglect.

So why now?

Why is someone taking their sweet little time to text me? Or even talk to me in that matter... I'm a mistake. Unwanted little brat. So why is anyone taking the time to speak to me?

I faintly close my eyes and think of a respond before typing: How about Friday? (Which is in two days).

Why Friday?

Since I thought I'd be busy with my own little world and trying to add in a few things, I'd rather just take the time and do that on my own, before I go do something I've never done before.... Which is talking to anyone outside of my house...

Sure. :3 See you Friday.

My mind went blank, my body went limp, and my eyes dimmed. For the first time in all my life, I'm actually going outside to socialize with someone I've never even talked to. What's that called....a friend? Companion? Ally?

My brain doesn't know how to function with this type of....new thing. I guess I'll just have to see how it goes.. With this new.... Emotion....