Wasteland Tales

Wasteland Tales Ch. 3: Unexpected Tides

The blaring sun above him makes Will squint his eyes, and put his hand up to block it out. Sitting up, he notices that he is in the middle of the desert, no one around, and none of his stuff around him. He gets up from his spot and looks around helplessly to see where he is. He sees the figure that was following him with an aura of light around him blocking any view of what he looks like.

"Who are you?" Screams Will.

"You know who I am," says the figure with the sound of Will's voice.

"Why do you sound like me?" He yells again.

The intensity of the light dims that WIll puts his hand down, only to see himself standing there in front of him.

"What the-"

"I am you Will," he exclaims. "I am that you hide from. The one you try to run away from, but comes back to haunt you."

"What do you mean?"

"I am your guilt. You don't want to admit it. You feel guilt for lying to Jamie about this. About leading her to her father that she doesn't expect to be alive. Even though you don't know much about her, you do know enough to realize there's a reason she's not telling you anything."

"But, I don't understand?"

"There is something in her past that she is keeping from you. Something that she doesn't want you finding out about. You though are leading her to her fears, and you suspect it. Even though you're denying the fact that she is, you don't want to admit the guilt of bringing her somewhere that she may be hurt."

"Then what do I do?"

"Tell her of the intentions you really have coming to New Vegas."

"I don't think I can."

"Consider it. It may be more beneficial than you think."

"How do you know all of this?"

"I don't, you do."

At that moment, Will awoke gasping for air in a cold sweat. Looking around he sees the BoS members are there as well, now looking at him with confusion.

"Something wrong?" Asked Budi.

"No, it was just a nightmare," replied Will, taking his gaze off of him.

"Well it's dawn, I think it's a good time to go."

"Where's Jamie though?" Asked Will.

"She go up not too long ago, and had the same problem as you with a nightmare as well. She said that she needed to do her 'business' and head up that hill."

"I need to go find her then. Yesterday's events might've triggered another one of her nightmares," Will says with panic setting in.

Getting up and packing his stuff quickly and clumsily he gets up, looking at Budi. He points towards the hill, and runs up it.

"I'll be back in a minute," Will says frantically.

Once he reaches the top of the hill, he doesn't see her, but hears her soft somber cries in the distance. He walks down, not too far into the canyon, seeing Jamie huddled down crying.

"Jamie," says Will.

"What do you want?" She says with frustration.

"I want to know what's wrong."

"Nothing," she says with an angry tone. "I want to be left alone."

"You really don't," says Will sympathetically.