Changes

Chapter 2- The Dream

It's Friday night after work already and I stood in my bathroom staring at my reflection in the mirror, when I was really supposed to be getting ready for movie night. I haven't seen my dream man which is now my mystery man since the first day back to classes. It was both the first and last time I saw him and I felt very dejected.

What happened to him? Did he just leave school? I tried to keep myself occupied with anything and everything possible since Monday so I wouldn't think about him. I frowned at how I didn't even know his name but yet he had me feeling like I was missing a part of myself. Is that even normal? A total stranger having such a big impact on your life, just by looking at you? I was certain something was wrong with me. I was losing it, going completely crazy. Okay that was an exaggeration but I was close.

I brushed my hair and tied it in a high ponytail, going downstairs to the living room where May already had Tangled waiting to start, one of my favourite movies. She had realized by Monday evening that I wasn't being my usual self and kept asking what was wrong but I wouldn't tell her because honestly, I myself didn't know what was wrong with me. But even without an answer, May decided to go on a mission;- Mission get-Lilly-back-to-her-normal-self. She's been trying so hard with ice-cream, chocolate, pizza, pasta-my favourite foods- then Iron Man, Avengers, now Tangled-my favourite movies.

"Oh I bought you gummy-bears when I went to the store" she said passing me a huge bag of gummy-bears-another favourite snack- which I accepted trying to put a smile on my face. Now I felt bad. Here my best friend was trying to cheer me up while not even knowing the reason why, but what got me was that she was here busting her ass to get me happy while Mr. Mystery Man was probably prancing around jollily with not a care in the world. At that point I decided that I was no longer going to mope around.

I sat up and went to take a seat next to my best friend and snuggled up to her.

"I'm such an idiot" I told her flatly. This was about a stupid boy I didn't even know.

"Oh, I know" she replied rather smugly.

I just laughed at her response as she pressed play on the remote and the movie started.

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I was finally in my bed at 2:37am. May and I had watched three other movies after Tangled and ate so much things. We literally pigged out. I felt like myself again not thinking about you-know-who. Yeah, pigging out was me in my natural habitat. Sleep came easily after all it was one of my best friends and it was sooooo past my bedtime. Yes I know, pathetic. But hey a girl needs her beauty sleep you know.

I was in a dark room and had no idea what was going on. Wait, no, scratch that. I was in the forest. The trees became easier to see as a huge campfire began to scorch. There was someone standing across from me on the other side of the fire but I couldn't see who it was because they were too far to see in the light of the fire.

This is scary and odd, what do I do? How did I even end up in the forest?

I gulped and worked up all the bravery I had just to ask,

"Who are you? Can you tell me why I am here?" What's the point asking where am I, right?

"Listen to me, I need you to meet me Monday after school at the cafe down the street" a sweet male voice said.

I was so confused. I didn't know who this person was but I felt some of my fear vanish hearing his voice.

"And who exactly are you?" I questioned suddenly feeling more confident for some reason. Was I crazy? One wrong move and this dude could kill me right here, no-one to hear my screams.

The figure stood up and I reflexively took one step back. 'Okay Lils, get ready to run' the smarter side of my brain said and at this point I was totally agreeing. But then the figure walked closer to the fire and his face became visible. I gasped loudly and he chuckled. It was my mystery man. I stood there dumbfounded, just staring.

"What's your name?" I blurted out not even thinking, suddenly curious. He just chuckled again and said,

"Don't forget, I'll be waiting for you, love."

What?

And then he suddenly disappeared, fading away in the night skies.

Double what?!

I felt a force pulling me backwards so quickly, the trees became a blur and I started to feel a bit dizzy but with the fright in me I didn't have time to worry about getting dizzy. What the fuck was happening?

I awoke gasping continuously trying to get air into my lungs and sweating profusely. I looked around panicking but soon realized that I was in my room. It was just a dream. Thank goodness. That was way past my fear radar. I got my breathing back in control and went back to sleeping. No worries.