Talismen

Chapter 2

      I wake up to the sound of my notification on my phone going off, that happens the be the sound of a screaming goat. I groan and roll over, and reach for my phone to see what the alert was. A text message from Tyler.

Tyler: U up yet?

Me: I am now

Tyler: Sry for interrupting ur beauty sleep

Me: well I would've gotten more If a certain somebody didn't wake me up

Tyler: Dang girl, I just wanted to wish the birthday girl a happy birthday

Me: I'm sry Tyler I just got up I'm grumpy I don't mean to be rude, but ty

Tyler: I was kidding

Me: gosh Tyler

Tyler: but I am still wishing u a happy bday

Me: oh :l well I am going to get ready for school, bye

Tyler: k bye

     I set my phone down, and walk toward my closet. I slide the white wooden doors aside and turn on the light, filling the room with a yellow gleam. Clothes hang on hanger on racks attached to a place for storage, outlining my giant wooden dresser against the wall. I trace my fingers along the engravements in the wood, working my way toward the black latch that would open it. I open the dresser and pull out a pair of tan skinny jeans, a T-Shirt that has "Set it Off" written on it with a dream catcher below it, and the underwear necessities. I gather my clothes and walk out of my closet, and set them on the bed. I go back to the closet and turn off the lights, then shut the closet doors. I walk back to my bed and start to put my clothes on, then suddenly I hear a scream near my window. I quickly put them on, and walk toward my window nearest to my closet. I pull the blinds of the window up, in the light of the street lamp stands a boy with blood covering his hands and mouth. The same boy from my dream I had, he smiles at me flashing white teeth, then his image began to flicker then suddenly he disappeared. I put the blinds down and took a few steps back away from the window, then covered my mouth.

      Why do I keep having that dream? What does this all mean?

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     I'm startled by the sudden ringing of the doorbell, I put down the mascara in my hand, and rush out my room and into the hallway. I run down the stairs nearly tripping as I go down. I finally make it to the door with the bell still continuing to ring and open the door. Tyler; a tall boy, with lightly tanned skin, dark brown hair, and faint freckles under his eyes and on his nose. He continues to ring the doorbell unaware of my presence, I loudly clear my throat. He looks up and stops, and his face begins to turn red with embarrassment.

      "So, you having fun there?" I ask with a slight smile on my face.

      "Oh, all the time. It's my favorite thing in the world to do," he said sarcastically with a smile, then reached behind him and rubbed the back of his neck. "So, you gonna let me in or not?"

     I moved aside so he could go through the entryway, and stuck my arm out gesturing him to come in. He walked by and leaned on the wall near the stairs, then stared at me.

      "You ready to go yet?" asked he.

      "No," I said walking toward the stairs. "I gotta go upstairs and get my backpack and phone." I walked up the stairs and walked down the hallway, and into my room. I quickly grabbed my backpack, and shoves my phone into my back pocket. 

      "You ready yet Hellena!?" yelled Tyler from downstairs.

      "Almost, one second I'll be right down." I replied. I took one step and the window above my bed burst opened, leaving the curtains beside it to flow in the wind. I rushed over and closed the window, then rushed out my room and down the hallway. I ran down the stairs, then I missed a step and began to fall onto the floor at the bottom of the stairs, and I closed my eyes. Then suddenly I felt arms wrap around me, and I opened my eyes. Tyler was looking at into my eyes and pulling me to my feet, until o could stand without his assistance.

      "Are you OK?" he asked with his arms still wound around me.

      "Yeah, I'm fine." I replied.

      "Are you sure?" he asked.

      "Yeah, like I said I'm-" But then I felt lips press against mine, Tyler's. He pulled me closer, I kissed him back and wrapped my arms around him. We continued to kiss for a few seconds before I pushed him slightly away from me breaking the kiss.

      "I think we should go." I said looking into his eyes. He up at me, and put his hand on the side of my face.

       "Yeah, you're right." he said releasing me, and walked toward the door and opened it. "Ladies first."

      I walked by him in silence and waited by the side of the door for him to exit, as soon as he passed through I went by him and locked the door. When I turned around he was halfway down my driveway and was continuing to walk. I put my keys in my pocket and jogged after him, but when i got to the end of my driveway he was nowhere to be seen. I looked both ways again, and heard a sudden rustle in the bushes. I looked toward the bushes where I think I heard the noise from and saw a pair of yellow eyes watching me, they began to flicker like the image of the teenage boy I saw this morning, and like his they vanished.

      I tuned right and went along the same path that I go on with Tyler, I looked at his house(that so happened to be by mine) and there was no sign of him there. I continued to walk along the path to the bus stop. As I walked I pondered what happened, especially what Tyler just did.