Behind Hazel Eyes

Chapter One

I'm flying over the town, my silk white wings flapping in the crisp air. I feel the wind slipping through my hair, I can see everything. I can see school, home, and the market. I reach out my arms as if I were going to give a big hug. Then all of a sudden my feathers start to fall off, and I know I don't have much time. I try to find a landing spot, but everything seems crowded. I can't go anywhere but up. I watch as my feathers fall one by one down to earth. I try to catch some but only more fall. I don't know what to do. I panic. I scream. I yell out "Help! Somebody please help!" My voice pierced through the air making my ears ring. I grab my ears and apply pressure trying to dull the pain. But then everything starts vibrating, and I lose my vision. Everything is black. And the silence is horrifying. I try to open my eyes, but it just causes me pain. I don't know what to do. Did I die? Where am I? I try to scream but I can't. It is like my mouth is glued shut. I can't do anything. I can't do anything but panic.

I wake up dripping in sweat. My little sister looking down on me. "Are you okay Kiera?" She asked with worry in her tone. "Ya, why?" I replied. "Well,umm, you were screaming in your sleep, screaming for help. So I shook you awake." She said. I was actually screaming, I was screaming in both my dream and real life. How does that happen, it was a dream. It wasn't real. "Oh, I'm sorry if I scared you. I just had a bad dream." She sighed a little and climbed up the ladder to the top bunk. I sleep underneath her. I wait until I hear her breathing pattern change, meaning she is asleep. I check my back for wings out of wonder, nothing is there. Everything seems normal. I climb out of bed quietly so I don't wake up Kiely. I creep out of the room quickly, making sure not to step on anything that has a potential of making noise. I walk down the hall to my parents room. I slip through the crack of their door and whisper, " Dad, dad?". I hear movement in the bed and wait for my father to appear and wrap his warm arms around me, give me a kiss on the forehead and say everything is okay. But he doesn't, instead my mother climbs out. She looks at me strangely, almost like there is something wrong. I await her to speak, but she just stands there looking at me. Her eyes are glassy, probably because I just woke her up. I normally don't wake her up, this is rare. She is a pretty solid sleeper. She steps closer and quickly embraces me in a hug. It is very unexpected and feels awkward. She never hugs me, something is up. I pull away and look into her eyes. They look sad. They still look glassy but now I wonder is it because she is sad. She can tell I am confused and looks away. Then I ask, "umm where's Dad?" I see a pain shoot through her face. She looks nervous. She starts chewing on the inside of her cheek. "Mom, what's wrong? Where's Dad?" She turns away, and I see a tear drop on the floor. What happened. Why is she crying, I have never seen her cry. Never. "Mom...." She turns toward me and swipes her tears away. I can tell she wants to say something but can't. She is having a difficult time. My brave, strong mother is having a hard time telling me what's going on. Why? Then she answers me, " honey...oh honey." She is fighting through the tears," honey your father...." She can't continue with all the tears. I start to feel a strange feeling in my stomach, it's almost familiar. " Your father isn't here, Kiera." I'm confused, where would he be. " mom, tell me where dad is." She doesn't answer. She turns away. I grab her shoulders and force her to face me. " Mom, tell me now! Where is Dad!?" She is still crying, no she isn't crying. There is a waterfall that she has been hiding behind her eyes, and now it's over flowing. The water is finding it's way out through her eyes. " Your father...your father is dead, Kiera. He's dead." My heart stops and the world stops revolving around the sun. The universe stops everything. Everything stops. I hear nothing, I see nothing. I can't think. I am dreaming. I must be dreaming.