Burning Up. *Aaron Carpenter*

I felt my lungs burning. They were losing air. All that was coming in was smoke. Heat, I was burning up and sweat drenched my forehead. I heard faint screams as I drifted away, I was going to die.

"Breanne" came a voice. "Honey wake up! Breanne!"

I jolted upward taking a deep breath.

My breathing was at a pace of it's own, running quickly so it was hard to catch. I clasped my hand onto my chest in fear. My father engulfed me into his arms. One of his hands brushed through my hair as the other rubbed my back. He whispered things into my ears but I couldn't make them out.

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"So the dreams are still coming?" my best friend questioned.

"Yes and this time I'm hearing things, they're like quiet screams there's someone in the house" I answered before taking a sip of my cocoa.

Valery stood in front of me with pity clear in her brown eyes. Her blonde bangs were pinned and her blonde locks brushed her shoulders making her eyes look like they contained more pity than they should have. It's not like I was being physically.

"What causes these bad dreams? I mean no one you knew died in a fire" Valery mumbled before taking a sip of her coffee.

Valery enjoyed coffee especially from Greggs Place, our current location.

"I don't know Val. I'm as clueless as you are." I assured her.

We made our daily run to Greggs with enough time to sit and chat. Plus the cold in our veins from the harsh weather called for some warmth. At times like this, I wished I could drive.

The place was pretty much vacant due to the large café adjacent to our rustic shindig. I guess many people would choose large over cozy any day. Their loss.

Whilst my train of thought glided across it's track, the bell of the front door sounded. I didn't bother to look up knowing that this new comer would only throw my thoughts onto a track that it was not made for.

"You know what's weird? I questioned, "every night I get hotter and I think the screams get a bit louder seeing as I haven't heard them before, maybe they were just really quiet but I don't know it's crazy"

Valery was not paying attention to a word I said. Instead she was gawking in the direction of the cash register. I averted my gaze in the exact direction seeing a boy. I felt like I have seen him sometime before but I didn't know him.

His face was well rounded, all of his facial features were soft. He had brown eyes that held nothing but innocence. Atop his head a mess of brown that swept across his forehead in a messy but neat way. I could feel myself gaping at the stranger as well.

"Hey, I called dibbs . I saw him first. He is so mine" Valery harshly whispered whilst bumping my shoulder.

Valery always did this when she saw a boy she liked and made sure that I didn't go after them in fear that I was going to steal him from her. But this time we saw him at the same moment.

"No, we saw him the same time, therefore, we have to see who wins him over" I retorted equally as harsh.

"While you were sipping your steamy chocolate, I saw him walk in, therefore, he is mine" Valery replied, venom slipping into her tone.

To Valery boys were everything. Maybe it was because she didn't have a father and boys gave her the male company her father should have. I am not entirely sure.

"Okay" I said not wanting the conversation to get anymore heated as I went back to my cocoa.

Before taking my last sip of cocoa Valery kicked my leg. When I looked up to glare at her she shakes her head to one side signaling me to look. To my surprise mystery guy was walking our way.

As he reached our table he tossed us a smile.

"Hi, I'm Aaron" he said to us.

"Hello, I'm Valery and this is Breanne" Valery said gesturing towards her and myself.

He looked at me for a long while and is eyes went wide.

"I've seen you before"

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Hello friends. This is my fan fiction and it's my first one. There will be mistakes, sorry I'm not perfect but enjoy. Do not think I am some sort of crazy person because of the plot. Im actually really not.

So just enjoy and vote maybe even comment

Love Catherine