Alice In Underland

Chapter 2 -Last Day-

"Uuuuugh!"

"Alice! You have to get up! We're going to miss the bus!" My 15 year old brother Sam practically screams into my ear. It's the last day of my junior year in high-school so I really need to be on time. But that's just the thing... I really, reeeally don't want to get out of my bed.

"AAALIIIICCCE! GET UP!" Now he is screaming... Groggy, I slowly open my eyes to see Sam leaning over my face grinning like an absolute freak.

"GET OUT WIERDO!" I yell and throw my pillow at him. Laughing hysterically he dodged the flying pillow and ran out into the hallway. "Uuuuugh..." I sit up while rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. Once again I had been unable to sleep very well due to the strange dreams and nightmares I've been having. Depending on the dream I wake up just as; or even more tired than when I went to sleep.

Today is just gonna be one of those days isn't it... I'm climbing out of my bed and trip on my own feet. Nearly falling I muffled that curse and gathered my balance. Looking at the clock it's already 6:15 the sun is just peeking out so it's still pretty dark outside. I really am going to miss the bus!

Quickly throwing on a tightly fitting blue shirt and a pair of jeans I pull on my socks and grab my bag. Dashing out the door I grab a pear from the bowl on the counter. As I race through the door slamming it behind me in bite into my pear. THE BUS! "SAMMM!" I shouted. He looks at me and climbs onto the bus. Greeat. Now I'm running.

Last second I practically dove onto the bus as he pulls away glaring at me. Ducking my head I mumbled an apology and headed to my seat. I sit two seats behind Sam in the middle by myself. Sam sits with some girl and his best friend Jake. They are both in 9th grade. "Freshie!" I shout playfully.

Turning around Sam grins and Jake shouts back. "Not for long!" Laughing I lean back and close my eyes. Might as well take advantage of this extra long bus ride. We are the 5th stop, the bus is packed by the time we finally pull into my school. Virginia Middle and High. Yea, yea I know greeeaaat name... but that's exactly what it is, a middle and high school compound in my home state of Virginia. So why bother spicing it up, I mean it's not like we're gonna be here forever.

After a few more stops I manage to finally drift off. Exhausted from lack of rest I was quite ready to gather some down time. Sinking into the abyss I'm hoping I don't have a dream but it's useless. My dreams have gotten worse lately to the point where I've been having them almost every time I shut my eyes.

At first all I can see is a thick fog. Lifting my hand I can't see it. Taking a step forward my bare foot squishes into something cold and thick. Unable to see what it is I take another step which is met with the same result. Gaging when a heavy blast of putrid air hits my face I take a few steps forward. Now the fog is thinning.

As the fog thins it becomes a thick mist then dissipates completely. Gasping as I can see, I freeze, holding my breath. I am ankle deep in a bog and I can not see the bank in any direction. Lifting my foot I can feel the pull of the muk and I nearly fall. Pulling out my foot I hear the sucking noises it makes as the bog tries to hold me down. When my foot is free the muk comes up towards it as if it was consciously trying to imprison me. Leaning away it falls into place and I pull my other foot out.

Retracing my steps I can't see anything and it takes approximately 20 minutes to take ten steps. "This is disgusting!" I'm covered in the bog's muk and mire and this is absolutely exhausting. Whilst thinking this I begin to hear sounds of breathing behind me. Wheeling around my feet stick and I fall into the mud. Cursing I flounder around trying to get up.

Suddenly a presence is wrapping itself around me and I'm screaming. "F*F*F*!" I scream and kick at the heavy arms dragging me down. "GET OFF ME!!" The presence only grabbed at me harder and I feel multiple pairs of arms pulling me down. Screaming I thrashed around punching and kicking at the mud to no effect as the mud is too thick to move much at all. I continued to sink further and further. Just before my face went under I gulped in the putrid air and closed my mouth and eyes tightly.