Crystal Corde

Memory

"Addie! Run! Get out of here, quick!" a blurry figure shakes me roughly.

"Huh what-"

"Just go!" The urgency in their voice terrifies me and I quickly begin to move.

As I begin to run, I look around only to see a blurry green background. A forest? What is this anyway? What's happening? All I know is that I've gotta get out of here. There's a bad feeling in my stomach... A feeling of intense fear...

I trip and fall, and I still can't see straight. Everything around me is a blurry mess and my head feels fuzzy; I can't seem to focus on anything. I close my eyes tight, hoping for this moment to pass.

My mind spins faster, and I feel as if I'm falling. Falling down somewhere where there is no bottom, no end to the fear. "I'm sorry," I hear from a distant voice. Who was that? I have the strong urge to reach out for that voice and grasp it tightly. Why?

"Addie!" I hear someone yell in my ear; I feel hands on my hip and my shoulder shaking me roughly. "Addie, come on! We'll be late," the voice says harshly. My eyes dart open and I realize that I'm in bed, that must've just been a dream... but... It felt more like... a memory.

"Raven?" I say while yawning. "Why are you here? Isn't it Sunday?" The last I remember it, it is Sunday. I turn my face into my pillow, I should just forget the dream, but it still bothers me. I've had the same one before, this dream, and others like it. They always appear at random times and they make me feel the same way every time. Who knows what this could mean, but it's probably nothing to bother someone else about...

"Tch. No, it's Tuesday," Tuesday? How was I asleep for that long? These dreams are lasting longer and longer now. "You would have known that if you showed up at school yesterday. I'm here to wake you up so that you're not late or absent. Again." She says this angrily, putting her hands on her hips. I sit up and look at her, pouting.

"Why can't I just skip today? I don't feel so good~" I say, fake coughing. "I feel like this could be my deathbed Rae, school would only make things worse," I put a hand to my forehead and fall back, playing dead.

"No. Addie, you're perfectly fine. I can tell when it's a real cough." She crosses her arms and glares at me. I avert my gaze from her and take a deep breath. "Tch. Will you ever be on time more than once a month?"

"Yeah well maybe one day I'll be the one to wake you up Rae!" I say, crossing my arms. A thought suddenly crosses my mind, I don't know where she even lives. Raven has never invited me over and whenever I try to walk her home, she just makes an excuse and runs off. I wonder why she doesn't want me to see where she lives...

"Tch. Pigs are more likely to fly before that happens," she says coldly, bringing me out of my train of thought.

I stand and walk out of my room, slowly dragging my feet across the floor. I yawn again, wiping a tear from my eyes. "Come on, sit down, I made you some breakfast. Get dressed after you finish," Raven quickly brushes past me and sets a plate on the table. She wipes her small hands on the apron she is wearing and sighs. "It's so dirty in here. I'm going to clean while you eat," She walks away into another room, the door slamming behind her.

I live alone, so I never really have a real breakfast besides when Raven makes one for me, but even then... "Burnt eggs again, huh" I poke at them with my fork and sigh. I really want to appreciate what Raven has made, but... it's all just... inedible.

I toss the eggs and grab a box of cereal, taking a handful and shoving it in my mouth. I take the milk from the fridge as I chew and pour a glass of cold milk. I swallow my cereal and replace the cereal box from where I got it, also putting the milk back in the same motion.