Skye Brooke: The New Star

"And Someday, We'll See Each Other Again."

May 23rd, 2003

My knees shook in fear as I dreamt myself being chased by Shere Khan. My heart beating out of my chest. I felt a tear coming but I wiped it. I huddled my knees together and covered myself in blankets. I covered my face and cried the whole time. I slept in the living room cause I didn't want to be alone in bed. In the dream, he chased me till I almost fell off a cliff. I stopped running but he was still chasing me. He roared and walked back and forth to scare me. "Did you think I was gonna let you grow old? Then again, you wouldn't grow old because you couldn't live. Couldn't live longer. Longer than...your mother?" He said, his voice frightening and deep.
I kept on crying. The thought of mama made me upset more. "You have nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. No matter where you go, I will catch you." He said, sounding menacing and frightening. My left foot was laid on the edge of the cliff. If I jump, he won't catch me but I'll die. If I stay, he'll catch me and I'll die still. Either way, I won't live at all. I almost made a decision till I felt my mouth covered. I instantly woke up and screamed. My eyes was starting to open. "Shhh. Shhhh. It's ok. Don't be afraid. I'm not gonna hurt you." A voice said. My eyes were blurred, looking at the person on top of me. It must be my dad...or it isn't. My eyes finally cleared, getting a better view of the person. It was a boy. He had no shirt on, just small red pants. And his hair was fully black and puffy. "He's not gonna get you. I won't let him hurt you. You don't have to be afraid anymore." He said. I slowly nodded."He only wants to hurt you because you're human and you been to the jungle before." He said. It's true, I traveled there with dad on a trip. "Just know I'm watching over you, Skye. And someday, we'll see each other again." He told me. I nodded. He hugged me and messed with my hair. I watched as he left the house by the patio. I felt myself getting sleepy and laid down on the couch.

I opened my eyes in bed. I can't believe I couldn't remember that. Obviously, cause I was only 8. I felt much better after telling Selena. My head laid on Justin's chest. Lexi's right. I should tell him but I'm worried he'll think it's a joke. All I'm thinking about is if Mowgli comes back. What if he does? Not only I gotta tell him my nightmare but tell Lexi I've met Mowgli. What should I do? Tell Lexi or Justin?
Cousin or boyfriend? I began thinking about it. I huffed. Well, Lexi said I gotta be honest with my friends. I got off Justin's grasp and he stirred awake. I smiled. "Hi Jay." I said. He smiled sleepily. "Good morning princess." He whispered. I took a deep breath. Honesty is important in a relationship. "Um Justin, I have to tell you something." I said. He looked at me. "What? What's wrong?" He said. I sighed. "Remember that dream I had last time? It scared you and you saw I was shaken up." I said. Justin scoffed. "Technically it was nightmare. I became really worried about you. You looked so terrified and scared in your sleep." He said. I nodded in agreement. "I know. That's been happening since I was 8." I said. His jaw dropped. "Really? How?" He said. "It all begins with this nightmare." I said.

I ran and ran. He was still chasing me in the jungle. I kept running with all my energy till I saw a tall tree. I started to climb harder till I got to the top. He hopped on it which made it shake. I screamed and kept climbing. He tried to climb with his sharp claws. The tree had a long branch. If it was dead, I could've fell to my death already. Thanks to gymnastics, I carefully walked on it like walking on the bar. The tiger finally caught up to me. I jumped but held on to my balance. I cried silently. He was gonna kill me after years of swearing to. "You think you could get away from me? It's only a matter of time." He said. I was deeply scared but I want to save myself. I kept walking carefully. "You wanna live longer? Longer than your mother?" He said. I quickly looked back at him. "What?!" I yelled. He quickly jumped on me and I fell off the tree to my death.

"Oh my god. That's scary." He said. I sighed. "The animal that chased me was a tiger. After Mom, I watched the movie Jungle Book. I became really terrified of Shere Khan so much I began have an awful nightmare of him swearing and trying to kill me. I always see him in front of me or near me, ready to kill me. Then I had this different dream involving..."I said. He looked at me. "Who? Tell me." He said. I took a deep breath.

May 23rd, 2003

My knees shook in fear as I dreamt myself being chased by Shere Khan. My heart beating out of my chest. I felt a tear coming but I wiped it. I huddled my knees together and covered myself in blankets. I covered my face and cried the whole time. I slept in the living room cause I didn't want to be alone in bed. In the dream, he chased me till I almost fell off a cliff. I stopped running but he was still chasing me. He roared and walked back and forth to scare me. "Did you think I was gonna let you grow old? Then again, you wouldn't grow old because you couldn't live. Couldn't live longer. Longer than...your mother?" He said, his voice frightening and deep.
I kept on crying. The thought of mama made me upset more. "You have nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. No matter where you go, I will catch you." He said, sounding menacing and frightening. My left foot was laid on the edge of the cliff. If I jump, he won't catch me but I'll die. If I stay, he'll catch me and I'll die still. Either way, I won't live at all. I almost made a decision till I felt my mouth covered. I instantly woke up and screamed. My eyes was starting to open. "Shhh. Shhhh. It's ok. Don't be afraid. I'm not gonna hurt you." A voice said. My eyes were blurred, looking at the person on top of me. It must be my dad...or it isn't. My eyes finally cleared, getting a better view of the person. It was a boy. He had no shirt on, just small red pants. And his hair was fully black and puffy. "He's not gonna get you. I won't let him hurt you. You don't have to be afraid anymore." He said. I slowly nodded. "He only wants to hurt you because you're human and you been to the jungle before." He said. It's true, I traveled there with dad on a trip. "Just know I'm watching over you, Skye. And someday, we'll see each other again." He told me. I nodded. He hugged me and messed with my hair. I watched as he left the house by the patio. I felt myself getting sleepy and laid down on the couch.

His jaw dropped. "What?! You saw Mowgli?!" He shouted. I shushed him. "Yes. He told me the reason Shere Khan wanna hurt me is because I'm human and he saw me in the jungle before." I said.
He was shocked. "Why didn't you tell me about that other nightmare?" He asked. I huffed. "I thought you would think it's a joke. Well it's not a joke if you had it for 7 years!" I said. He looked at me. I turned away and shed a tear. He probably thinks it's a joke now. "Skye, I would never think something that's been terrifying you is a joke. I would always be there when you're scared. It hurts me that you thought I would laugh at you and didn't tell me before. I'm so sorry you had to go through this for 7 years." He said, shedding one tear. I smiled sadly. "I feel more safe if I'm with you." I said. He smiled and kissed my forehead. "Come here." He said softly. I hugged him and cried on his shoulder. He held me in his arms. "It's like an angel came by, it took me to heaven. Cause when I stare in your eyes, it couldn't be better. Let the music blast, we gon do our dance. Bring the doubters on, they don't matter at all. Cause this life's too long and this love's too strong. So baby know for sure that I'll never let you go." He sang quietly. I wiped my eyes. "I love you." I said hoarsely. He kissed my cheek. "I love you too." He said. I'm so blessed to have Justin in my life. I feel very safe knowing he's with me.

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A while later, we was laughing and cuddling on the bed till we heard a loud scream. We got off the bed. "What's happening?!" Justin asked. We raced downstairs. All of our jaws dropped. A boy sitting on top of the kitchen counter. He had black puffy hair, no shirt, just small red pants. He's here. Mowgli. We looked at him. "What the hell?! Bro who are you?" Hakeem said. He looked at us. "Ok, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you but I'm looking for a girl named Skye. I met her before when she was little. I promised her we would see each other again." He said. Oh my lord. The others looked at me, shocked. Mowgli looked at me. He smiled. "Skye!" He said and hugged me. I awkwardly hugged him back while the others were astonished. He looked at me. "We have no time. Shere Khan's already looking for you. You're really in danger." He told me. I felt my body shaken up soon as he said it. William looked at me. "Skye, what is he talking about?" He said. Selena sighed. "Guys there's something she has to tell you." She said, eyeing me. It's official. No turning back, an animal's out to kill me and my friends has got to know the truth.