Sinking

~Chapter 1~

The smell of sea salt from the ocean filled my nose, the salty breeze blowing my long wavy strawberry-blonde hair away from my face as I stare off into the distance. I wasn't sure what I was looking at, but all I could see was the ocean and the sun setting on the horizon. A few moments later I see something. Something black. And this something looked like a person...someone I knew. This person was heading right for me. I tried to back away and run, but my body wouldn't budge. Then...*bang*

I sit straight up in bed, cold sweat on my forehead, panting. I turn straight to my door to see my best friend Willow Mary Ray standing in the door way with a look sympathy on her face. I look down at her hands to see her holding air. What? I look further down to see my old biology textbook laying on the ground by her feet. The gears in my head start to turn. Oh...

"I'm so sorry Ash but I could not wake you up. I tried t-to shake you to wake you up but that didn't work...so panicking I grabbed you old textbook and dropped it. Not what I had in mind for waking you up from your nightmares, but at least it worked." Willow says as she picks up my old textbook and sets it on my desk then slowly walking towards my bed. "Don't you dare scare my like that again Ash Rae Jameson. I know you can't help it but maybe if you would take my and Joe's advise about going to see a psychotherapist then the nightmares would finally end..." She sat down and grabbed my shaking hand and squeezed it softly.

"Willow you know how I feel about-" I start saying shaking my head.

" I know, I know. But why don't we try it one time then if you don't like it we will stop. Ok? For me, you, and dad?" She says smiling softly while giving me her best puppy eyes ever. Ugh...

"Fine." Willow hops up from the bed dancing. "But if I hate it we are never ever going back. Got it?" She nods her head vigorously.

Joe, Willow's dad, walks in the room with a glass of water and sets it on my bedside table and sits next to me. "You ok kiddo?"

"I'm fine Joe. Your very lovely daughter," I say glaring at Willow. She smiles sheepishly. "Convinced me to go one time to the psychotherapist, and if I don't like we are never going again." Joe smiles and hugs me.

"I'm proud of you kiddo. I know that this is hard for you but I promise you that we will help as much as we can." He pulls away smiling. Joe turns to look at Willow then back at me. "You girls need to get ready." He turns back to his daughter. "Right Willow?"

Willow thinks for a minute then her face lights up when she remembers whatever Joe is talking about. "Oh yea! Ash get dressed as fast as you can in about..." She looks at her watch. "15 to 20 minutes. You can do that right?" I nod my head slowly still very confused as to where we're going.

Willow and Joe walk out into the hall and close the door behind them so I can change. I Walk into my closet and pull out a baseball shirt and ripped jeans paired with grey van high tops. I walk to my vanity and quickly change. I glance in the mirror to see how my outfit looks.

I'm very pleased with the way I look. Long wavy strawberry-blonde hair cascades down my back and ends just barely at the top of my butt, blue and grey eyes, freckle scattered face, my non-existent boobs, hourglass, with abs, figure, and running legs...if you know what I mean.

I brush out as much of my hair as I can, not forgetting to put on my dog tag necklace, and head down stairs to the kitchen to see Willow sipping on some coffee and Joe making scrambled eggs with cheese and peppers. My favorite.

I sit down on the bar stool next to Willow as Joe sets out three plates of yummy eggs. "What are you doing Ash? We need to leave if we want to get there on time!" I calmly grab my fork and start to eat my eggs.

"You told me to get ready in about 15 to 20 minutes, right? Well calculating the amount of time I took getting ready we still technically have.." I sarcastically tap my figure to my chin. " about 10 minutes left to eat these freakishly yummy eggs and coffee then leave." I say smirking and taking another bite of my eggs.

I turn to Willow to she her mouth hung wide open. She turns to her dad. "Are you going to let her talk to your own daughter like that?!" She says jokingly. Joe shakes his head shamely.

"She is correct sweetie. You just have to admit that she's smarter than you." Joe says causing me to smirk victoriously.

Willow huffs. "Whatever." She turns to my now empty plate, then me. "Now that your done...we can finally go to where we were supposed to go to."

It was my turn to huff this time. "Fine..." Willow stands up, grabs her purse then go to Joe and kisses him on the cheek. She quickly grabs my hand and practically drags me out of the Ray household while I yell goodbye to Joe and sit in the passenger seat of Willow's red BMW and head to god knows where.

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