Finding Me

Chapter Twenty-One

I woke up with a start. I didn't know why but I just had this bad feeling for today. I just had a really weird dream and I don't know what to make of it.

In the dream I was walking down the streets of Manhattan by myself. The streets were empty and I was alone. I thought it was weird I was by myself. I mean I was never by myself in New York . There were always so many people walking around and driving.

I kept walking down the different streets looking for someone to ask to where everybody is. I just kept wondering around and looking around. When I finally ran into somebody.

The person back was facing me so I couldn't see their face. I slowly walked up to the person and taped them on the shoulder.

I jumped back when the person looking at me was me. I just looked at the person like they were specimen under a microscope. I couldn't comprehend what was going on.

"Why are you here? Who are you?" I asked the person that looked like me.

She just looked at me blankly and opened her mouth to talk when another figure walked towards us. I turned towards the person. As the person got closer I realized who it was. It was James. The person I originally thought was the creeper, but sadly I was wrong.

He walked up to me and put a arm around the girl. She started crying in his shoulder. I was confused on why she was crying, so I walked up to her and put my hand on her shoulder. She jumped and looked me in the eye, "Aiden."

I woke up at the part. I wanted to go back in the dream and ask her Aiden what? Why did she say Aiden's name?

I was thinking when I felt something tighten around my mid section. I slowly turned around in the warm embrace and looked at Aiden's face. I don't know why the girl that looked like me said his name but I am guessing it doesn't mean anything good.

I was just staring at his handsome face thinking what to do. I mean the dream was starting to creep me out and I just got this bad feeling about Aiden. I don't know why but I need to stay away from him.

I slowly broke out of his arms trying not to wake him up.

I got my shoes off of the ground and quietly walked down the stairs. I was walking past the kitchen when a light turned on behind me. I froze and slowly turned around and saw Angie behind me.

"Where do you think you are going at," Angie looked at the digital clock on the oven, "Three o'clock in the morning?"

I looked down ashamed. Why should I be ashamed? We didn't do anything wrong or juvenile.

I looked back up at her and she still was waiting for me to tell her.

"Home." I simply told her.

"Why aren't you staying? I mean I don't know about you but I know that you wouldn't like it if you woke up alone in a bed that you previously had someone in." She looked at me with the that a mother gives a child when they did something bad. Well let me tell you she had the look down to perfection.

I just looked at her and I didn't know how to reply to what she just said. I mean I felt as though staying with Aiden would threaten his life. I could not stay with that feeling.

Angie got up from where she was sitting and slowly walked towards me. She stopped just a foot or so away from me, "Just don't break his heart, it has already been beaten and torn." With that she just walked away and up the stairs to go to what I presume is her bedroom.

I just stood there for a couple of minutes thinking about what she said. What does she mean beaten and torn?

I know that something happened to his parents but I don't know what.

I just thought about going back up to him and letting him hold me tight but then I would get a bad feeling.

I decided that a small broken heart is better than a big one. I know that this won't continue if I go along with Jason's plan and stay with him. I just don't want to prolong the heartbreak for both of us.

I know that I am probably seeming weak but this is my choice and I chose the path that will keep everybody safe.

I grabbed my phone and dialed a number that I have had in my phone for the longest time.

"Hello Maddison, what have you decided?" The voice on the other side of the phone asked.

"I have decided to go with your plan, I will do whatever you want if you let my friends and family go and alone."

"That is a good choice Maddi," Jason's voice told me.

"Okay what do I need to do."

"Just meet me at the park, you know which one."

After he said that the line went dead. I wiped away a stray tear that found it's way out of my eye.

I looked back at the house that the person who held my heart was peacefully sleeping not knowing that he will most likely not ever see me again.

This is better for the both of us anyway. I told myself as a drove away.

But I knew that it was probably the biggest lie I have ever told.

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