Dandelion

Chapter 9 : Just A Cup Of Tea

August P.O.V 

Nooooo... AUGUST... " A pair of lights rushing towards me and before the car could hit me ,

I woke up .

My clothes were drenched in sweats .

It was the same dream again .

"Ugh..." Everytime I tried to think about what happen, something triggered inside my brain and I couldn't think too much making my head hurt .

"Good morning ... Hey what happened ?" Seth walked into the room holding breakfast.

"It's the same dream again , my head hurts . " I held my head in my hands .

 It felt like someone shoot me in the head .

"Here drink this , mum made this for you . " He handed me the cup of tea Aunt Marie made for me everyday .

I took over the tea and put it on the table beside the bed.

"Thank you Seth ." I smiled gratefully .

"SETH COME HELP ME IN THE BARN . FAST ." 

" You heard the lady , rest for a while and come help me when you're feeling better , you know my mum could be torturous sometimes ." He took my hand and patted my head .

Seth stood up and walked out.

My hands were exploring the table , finding the clock without turning my body, lazily to see the time.

"Ugh ... where's"

PLONK!

"Shit ... " I jumped up in shock.

The cup was on the floor and the tea Aunt Marie made was spilled .

Frantically , I grabbed a cloth and quickly cleaned up the mess.

"August , are you okay?" Aunt Marie opened the door and walked in .

"Of course , Aunt Marie . Thanks for the tea , it makes my headache gone ." I smiled nervously holding the cloth behind my back .

"As always " Aunt Marie looked at me smiling warmly .

"Let me take that ," She reached for the cup .

"Why are you holding that cloth behind your back?" She stared at me .

"Uh.. I wa-was just ..planning to clean myself up and go help you with the chores ." I replied nervously .

"Okay then , make it quick , got lots of things to do today . " She took the cup and closed the door.

I let out a sigh , relieved that she did not find out about the spilled tea.

She is totally a nice old lady but I'm not sure why is she so stubborn about the cup of tea .

God knows what will happen if she knew I spilled it .

I was walking towards the bathroom when I felt the headache again .

This time even worst .

I was seeing images .

It's the boy from the dreams .

Then it was a car .

I held my head , withstanding the pain .

I walked quickly towards the kitchen cupboard .

Tumbling here and there.

And with every step I take , it felt like I took a hit in the head , continuously .

 Finally I took the some aspirin and the headache died down .

But the flashes of the image remained there , in my head .

Why is it there .

I couldn't figure out .

"AUGUST COME OUT AND HELP ME TAKE THESE TO THE STALLS ." 

I rushed out remembered the chores I promised .

"Yes Aunt Marie? " 

"Take these and sell it please ." Aunt Marie pointed at baskets of vegetables and fruits .

"Seth , you be a good boy and help August out okay?" Seth's face lit up and grinned like a boy .

"Sure , after you milady." He grabbed those baskets with his bulky arms and lead the way .

We just walked down the street and suddenly some blurry images flooded into my mind , again .

This time there were voices .

Same boy that appeared in my dreams .

"Wait  for me Dandy ... wait for me ...  "

And that same car .

Again before it hit me , I screamed and fall onto the ground .

Back in reality , Seth got me in his arms worriedly asking.

"August are you okay? Wake up ... " He shook me .

"I... I am okay Seth . I'm okay ... Don't worry . " I scurriedly stood up from the ground and picking up the basket I dropped .

"But Aug-"

"Let's just go , we have to sell this or Aunt Marie will be mad at both of us ." 

We were walking in silent during the journey .

"What happened August ." Seth held my arms softly .

"I .. I don't know . I just slipped and fall? I was not in the right mind just now . " My mind was in a mess , thinking about the images . 

Am I going crazy or sick .

Those images , I wondered is it only my hallucinations or ..

If those images were real .

I can felt it in my bones , something felt wrong .

I can't make sure what was wrong , can't exactly get a grip of it .

The whole day passed by slowly as we were selling the goods.

Aunt Marie was there when both me and Seth got back .

She smiled and said , " What took you guys so long ." 

"Here drink this , you will feel better . " I looked at the cup of tea and something hit me .

This cup of tea .

I drank it everyday , every morning .

But I spilled it today and the weird images started showing up .

I took the cup of tea and stared at it .

Why am I here again?

Why did I not remembered anything of my family , my life.

Why did I not questioned about anything .

There is surely something fishy about the cup of tea.

"Thanks Aunt Marie ." I looked at her as I sipped at the cup of tea .

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Author's note

Sorry I took this long to update.

Please enjoy the story .