Vial Happiness

Chapter Five - Nightmare

Nothing felt different throughout the day. I continued to smile, and I still felt happy. It wasn’t until I feel asleep that I experienced something unusual.

            The air did not smell sweet, it was bland. The sky seemed darker than usual, I felt lost. Brianne was standing down the street. She must have had an explanation. I began walking, but it was harder. I did not know if I was going to make it.

            I called her name, but she did not respond. The sky began to get darker. Leaves fell from their tree and instantly turned brown. My smile was receding, all felt hopeless. My heart began to race, I was out of breath. I sat down for a moment, and looked at the sky. There were no stars, no moon, just pitch black.

            The ground started to tremble, cracks were forming in the clear street, I tried to get up but gravity seemed to pull me down. A gaping crevasse was opening, and I was being pulled in by an unknown force. The tears I heard of started piling in my eye socket. I wanted to scream for Brianne, but no noise came out. My heart was pounding even faster.

            My legs began to dangle into the black void. I could not stop the force. I tried to hold on with all my might, but nothing worked. Could this be what they call hopelessness? I was falling, falling into darkness. When would it end? I did not know. The voice returned… The truth.

            My eyes opened again and I was back in my safe bed. Sweat formed around my face and I could still feel my heart racing. I was not smiling, but it did not feel as overwhelming as it did in class. I stumbled out of bed and ran to the bathroom. I opened the cabinet and held my scream back. We were out of emotions. The next order would not come until this afternoon.

            I placed my hands over my eyes, what had I done?