The Second I Met You ✔

Chapter 5

I've been sitting in my desk chair for over an hour trying to recover from my nightmare I had that one-night that one, in particular, terrified me because of how different it was. A knock on the door makes me turn around to see Sophia at the door with two mugs. One of them is coffee which is definitely mine, and the second one is tea which is Sophia's since she doesn't drink coffee. I take the cup that's mine from her as she sits down in my bed. Even though Sophia and I are close she doesn't know what my nightmares are about she just knows that I get them from the accident. 

"What was it that made that nightmare so different from the other ones that made you scream loud enough for Matthew to hear it all the way from his room" Sophia takes a sip from her tea, I don't know how she does it. I hate tea my mom used to always tried to make me like tea but I took after my dad by drinking coffee. 

She looks at me with confusion written on her face even though she wants to know what the nightmare is she doesn't necessarily ask and I can tell she's been meaning to ask and I never tell her. But I have to tell somebody and I can't tell Matt not because I don't trust him but because of something else.

"I don't really want to say it because I've been trying to forget it but it's not working" Everyday while there's daylight I try not to think of my nightmares. It's bad enough that I have them every night I don't need to go crazy to think about them in the day as well.

"Was it the same one you've always had?" she asks 

"No" 

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Flashback to Two Weeks ago at Night

"Em, you okay?" 

There's something wrong

Why am I here?

This is different, what is Matt doing here?

Am I dreaming or am I awake?

 I look around I'm in a car Matt is driving and he has one hand in the wheel and the other one is intertwined with mine resting on my lap.

"Yeah, I'm fin..."  All I feel is spinning but not in a good way I hit my head in the window making my head hurt. The spinning soon stops only to be outside of the car, I don't know how but there's a sharp pain in my stomach and head. I look around asking where Matt is. I spot him a few feet away and I run to him. He's not moving I put his head on my lap.

"MATT WAKE UP, PLEASE DON'T DIE ON ME" I shake him putting my hands on his cheeks his head covered in blood.

"See Emma, you always hurt the people you care about" my mom says standing over my shoulder doing nothing. how the hell did my parents get here?

"NOOO PLEASE, I DIDN'T DO IT"

"Yes you did it's all your fault and now he's gone too"

"NO PLEASE, HE'S ALL I HAVE LEFT" I look down at Matt with fear he's not moving I shake him but nothing I can't feel his heartbeat either.

I open my eyes to be in my room but to see Matt in front of me I cup his cheeks to make sure he's okay and when I see that he is I hug him tight letting me know he's safe and with me.

End of Flashback

"It was about Matt" I confess 

"Matthew? what was it?"

"He...he was dying in my arms" I look down at the floor.

"Oh well um...wow" she says and I can't blame her because I wouldn't know what to say either.