Hero

Hugs

I dream about my mum and finally seeing her again, except one catch, she's dating another guy and I don't him. I don't know why but there's something about him that gives me an off feeling.

That's when it hits me, the guy is my dad but younger. Instead of 35, he is 27. Man, time really didn't treat him well. I look around and see our old house before mum was killed. I see my younger- self, at the kitchen table doing homework for my math class, I see mum making cookies and dad trying to steal one. 

I can't help but wonder, what happened? Why did dad kill her? Why did it have to be her? I look at my dad and see that he looks perfectly happy as he is right now, why did he do it? 

I feel someone shaking me and I realize that this is just a dream. 

I open my eyes and see Ash looking at me with a small smile on his face. I love that smile, I love his cute dimples he gets when he gets really happy or excited and I love him. I love him. I love this beautiful boy that is staring at me with so much love in his eyes. 

How did I get so lucky? Why me? I'm nothing special. Why would he like me? I fell in love with a boy I never believed could be real and not my imagination. 

I smiled back at him and reached my arms up, wanting a hug. I'm very cuddly in the mornings. He smiled even wider, if that's even possible, and hugged me so close I could feel his heartbeat. 

We pulled away after a little while and I started to stand up to go get breakfast, when Mikey slammed the door open looking flustered and took a quick breath before saying words I never thought I would hear again.