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Chapter 8 - Keep on Dreaming

This short chapter is dedicated to @EllenEdwardStyles. She's given me such motivation, feedback, and ideas I have no clue what to do with it but put it in! Thank you so much for keeping me up late at night editing up a storm. ツ

So this is - yet another - short chapter, because I think we should all see what's going on in Emma's head. So here it is. Don't forget to Vote, Comment, Add, and Follow! Love ya guys! ♡

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Darkness.

Silence.

All alone.

A draft of smoke wafts up my nose, ashes burning the bottoms of my feet. Heat so hot a bead of sweat drips down my temple, I'm just surrounded by black.

Screams erupt, from every direction. Left, right, blood-chilling shrills ring in my ears. A hand grabs my foot as I jump about ten feet in the air with a small squeak. Another hand grabs me, but at the knee. I jerk away, but it holds me down, another hand grabbing my arm.

They pull me down to the ground, and like a spirit possessed me, a scream flies out my chest, loud enough to shatter glass. My hair is whipping around, as a bright light appears in front of my eyes. It's a flashlight in the distance. The hands cascade away with a few final cries as I stand up slowly. That's when I recognize the figure.

Niall.

I begin running towards him, my feet felt like they were on fire, smoke burning my chest and throat. "Niall!" I cry, but he just stands like stone, not moving. His blue eyes seem even more pale than usual, his face rock hard.

"Niall!" I call again, but then I realize I not getting any closer. I stop catching my breath, coughing as another waft of gray smoke is sucked up my nose. I can't stop coughing.

"Hold on Niall..." I manage to say through my hacks. As soon as I said that, I see him turn away.

"Niall!" I cry, coughing harder.

Then three figures appear, and I know who they are. Zayn. Liam. And Louis.

At this point I'm on my knees coughing. Tearing streaming down my face, lungs on fire. "Niall!" I whimper again, but it seems like I said nothing.

All I see is the three figures walk over to him, and do something, as Niall falls to the ground.

"Niall!" I cry loud and clear this time, but my coughing just gets worse, and I'm not getting air. I try to crawl over there, but a hand grabs me, and the screams return. The three boys turn and walk back into the darkness, as I'm pulled away screaming. That's when everything goes black, and everything turns quiet.

I'm left with the sound of my heavy breaths.

"Emma..." "Emma..." "Emma..." I hear voices say, getting closer and closer. Haunting voices, that scare me instantly.

"Who are you?!" I scream. "Where are you?!"

"Emma..." "Emma..." "Emma..." Closer and closer, louder and louder they get,

"Leave me alone! Just leave me alone!"