Truth or Dare

You Can Leave Your Hat On

It took me a few minutes to realize I was sitting in a Anatomy classroom. I had no idea how did I get here or for how long I have been sitting, but I was all alone. I tried to focus my attention and remember what am I doing here and where I should be but I failed it seemed that there was absolutely no memory of this day in my head up until now.

I took a few deep breaths. This is bad I need Jared, I need him to take me home. I turned around to get my phone from my bag but all my stuff where gone.

Great, this day is just getting better.

I inhaled and exhaled a few more times before I got up and opened the door that lead to the hallway.

Hallway was dark and empty which was very strange considering it was a school day and it supposed to be day outside. I wanted to get out but I saw no door behind me. I couldn't stay calm, my heart started pounding and I knew I had to force myself to move forward I had to find another way out. Just as I made first step I heard someone behind me. I started to run and by the sound of the steps behind me, the other person was running too.

In last two years I got to know college very well but at this moment I had no idea where I was going, I was completely lost but I continued to run anyway. I had a feeling that I was in a real danger.

For a second I couldn't hear anyone behind me, that's when I made a mistake. I turned around to see who was after me and did I manage to escape him, that one second of loose attention was enough for me to hit the wall.

I thought my head was going to explode from the pain. I reached for my forehead but there was no sign of blood. It took me a few seconds to get back on my feet and realise I didn't hit the wall but door.

I reached for the doorknob and found myself in a big round room. There was nothing in there, nothing but the male body lying in the middle of it. I couldn’t see his face but I was sure it was Jared, and he was wounded, I wasn’t sure if he was alive because the position he was lying in wasn’t normal.

I wanted to call for help but no sound came from my mouth.

I made a step forward but someone grabbed me from behind. He held my hands tightly and pulled them up.

They were covered with blood.

“Look what you’ve done.” He whispered in my ear.

That’s when I screamed.

I jumped in my bed still shivering. My heart was beating so loud that I thought it will fall out from my chest. It was just a nightmare. Just a stupid nightmare. I repeated for myself. I covered my eyes and took a few deep breaths trying to calm myself. This was third night in a row that I had that dream and everytime it looked more realistic. I would swear that I could smell the scent of blood that was on my hands.

I knew it was a childish thing to do and I knew Jared will make fun of this for the rest of our lifes but I had to make sure he was all right so I took my phone from a nightstand and called him.

No one answered.

He is still sleeping. I said to myself.

I knew there is no way that I will go back to bed I was too afraid that the dream will repeat. That meant I had an extra hour to spare before getting ready for college and there was no better place to spend it but beach.

It's been a while since the last time I've been to the beach in this time of the year. When I was a kid my dad and I would come here in autumn and spent whole day in the ocean. My mum would freak out, she would say that we are crazy that the water is freezing, that I would get sick, but I never did. But what did happen is me falling in love with the ocean, and those kinds of love never die.