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CHAPTER TEN: ONCE FRIENDS

The day has finally come to an end. I have to find Naomi so I can leave this place. I did not speak to the twins in chemistry class and I did not speak to Ethan in my biology class. I just want to go home and try to put puzzle pieces together.

"Han!" I turn around and see Ethan approaching me. "Han, I need to know if you are going to the dance or not," he says.

"I told you that you will need to find that out yourself," I reply back.

"Okay let's make a deal. You answer a question of mine and I will answer any question of yours."

"You have to answer my question first."

"That is fine with me."

What do I ask him? All I can think about right now is my dream of us skateboarding.

"Do I know how to skateboard?" I ask him. He looks confused. He probably expected a harder question. Why did I ask him a question I already know the answer to?

"Of course you do. Gray and I taught you a couple of months ago," he says back. "Actually I taught you. Gray was just standing there cheering you on. Why did you ask that question?"

"I had a dream last night."

"Really?" He seems surprised. "We even gave you a skateboard for your birthday."

"Oh..."

"Well, you need to answer my question now."

"I already answered your question," I say cutting him off. "You asked why I asked you that specific question and I said I had a dream about it."

"That is not fair," he says back. I can't help but to laugh. He starts to laugh too. "You were always the smart one Johanna."

I look at him. "Wha-"

"Johanna I have been waiting ... oh hey, Ethan right?" Naomi says as she enters the hallway.

"Yeah," he says back to her.

"I hope I didn't interrupt a conversation here," Naomi says while smirking at us. I feel embarrassed now.

I turn and see Grayson coming from the other end of the hallway.

"Let's go now," I say grabbing Naomi. "It was nice talking to you."

Naomi and I start to walk to the exit. I decide to listen in on Grayson and Ethan just before Naomi and I exit the building.

"She had a dream that we were teaching her how to skateboard. She is gaining her memories back in her dreams," Ethan tells Grayson. "... and her heart was steady. She isn't scared anymore." 

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I just got home and I put my backpack down beside my desk in my bedroom. I take the letter out of it on put on the desk.

My skateboard. I walk to my closet and open it up. Whoever left me here, Wesley or not, left me my skateboard. I pick it up and wipe the top of it. It is just black on the top. On the bottom is a galaxy design. I look closely at the design and notice a carving in the corner beside one of the back wheels.

"HAPPY BDAY! LOVE, E&G"

Ethan wasn't lying. They did give me a skateboard for my birthday. We were once friends.