39 Days

Home

It's the day after, I think I know where I am. The light is bright, I know where I am.
It feels like home.
I'm running and I can't stop, I'm running through the fields near my home.
I'm home.

"C'mon Rose, we need to get out of here!" Ian yells from across the field. I run with all my speed, I'm so close.

"Your dad's gonna kill me Rose c'mon!"

Now we're both running, I left to go with him when I was supposed to be home, a typical thing you do for stupid boys. We ran and ran until we got to the river that framed the beautiful sunset I craved to see.

"You're crazy Ian, making me sneak out of my house in the middle of the day." I sit by his side on the edge of the river and watch the ducks swim peacefully, gracefully.

"I may be crazy, but you're also crazy. You're my crazy lady."

I look up to him and kiss him lightly on the cheek. He turns red, immediately.

I stand with him to take in the view, the view of water flowing quietly yet fast downstream. The sun is blazing red and orange with a soft yellow glow. The sky is pale blue, creating a scene of serenity. Getting to the sunset was something we loved to do, always. I look down to the water, the deep midnight blue water that has a twinkle to it, that's all I can look at. I'm standing so close to the edge where the water meets the land.

And then I feel a push.
...
I open my eyes, the white room. I'm not home. Too good to be true. It's all over again I see the white room, I'm alone though. Ian comes in a short while later, I don't know how much time has passed. I can see more clearly now. He comes to me, I can't blink, so I'm left staring at him. His outstanding features. Golden hair and chocolate brown eyes, I want to smile. I want to smile so badly but I can't. I see worry on his face, his soft wrinkles showing between his eyebrows, I know something is wrong. But I don't know what it is.