Forever Dead (On Hold)

Chapter Nine

I didn't realize I fell asleep until I was being violently shook by Alan. Not the greatest way to wake up but at that moment in time I was no longer in a life of luxury. I looked slowly around and noticed everyone but us were gone, 'great I thought to myself, stuck with him'. I sigh heavily and reach for my crutches; to my surprise they were gone. I looked over to Alan who looked slightly sheepish. I opened my mouth to talk but I was interrupted by him putting a finger to my lips. I pushed it away and readied myself for the pain. I pushed up from the tree stump I was still sat on. My foot didn't touch the floor until I jumped from fright. I felt a hand grab my shoulder and I knew it wasn't Alan's. I was scared to look around to see who it was or what it was. A sway of ginger hair swept into my face; my entire body relaxed. I looked round to see Georgina holding in a laugh. I rolled my eyes and smiled at her. "Hey G, where is everyone?" I completely ignored the figure behind me, signalling to Georgina.

"They left about twenty minutes ago" I could hear the uncertainty in her voice, it was terribly unnerving and I couldn't help but wonder if she was lying to me or just coming up with some excuse. One again I went to speak but was interrupted by a loud cough. I turned to look at the source of the noise and I felt the temptation to hit him, hard! "Right, let's go" I wanted to object to her sudden words, I wasn't ready to move away from where I was especially as I was not going to get any further than the side of the road. Both of the two wrapped their arms around my shoulders to give me enough support to move.

"Where are we meeting them again?" Alan questioned from my left, directing his sentence to the girl on my right. I saw the blank expression on her face, great she's forgot. I mentally face palmed at her actions, she was such an intelligent girl but I swear hanging out with me influences her to forget about everything, unless it's one of her bands. I won't lie I'm not into all the music my friends listen to but I won't object to them putting it on while I'm in the room. It was good but I never felt like it was something I would listen to. I was by no means 'normal' that is a word some people that don't know me describe me as but those who know me too well will disagree and laugh at the statement. I would laugh too; me normal was like a tiger with spots not stripes. I would be similar in some ways but it's the wrong word to use, if you understand what I meant. I was abruptly pulled from my thoughts by Alan speaking again, sometimes I wished he had a zip over his mouth, he was quite a quiet person without Kyle or Lamim. "That's right we were going to meet them the next town over" I felt as if it was more of a question than a solid answer. Georgina nodded slowly as the memory flowed into her head and carried on walking.

"So why are you guys here?" I questioned, it would be stupid to leave three sixteen year olds out in broad day light with no weapons and one drifting in and out of reality. I could feel the awkwardness in the silence that was around us. It was so loud, how is silence even possibly loud? The feeling of it all creates that feeling as if the voices are meant to be spoken and the words are flowing with no sound, it is weird but to me that's always what it felt like. I heard both of them sigh, I could tell that there was something they weren't telling me and that it was an important piece of information.

"Well you see-" they said simultaneously but was cut off by an ear piercing scream...