Dream Crawlers

Chapter 1

Beep Beep Beep

Slamming my hand on the alarm clock and dragging myself out of bed wasn't hard. Getting showered and dressed? Nope, still fine. I wasn't worried about looking bad, or concerned about the time of morning. No, what I was worried about was what school was going to be like. It was my senior year and I had just moved all the way from my small town in Washington to the medium sized 'Ashville', Texas. It wasn't just the fact that it was a new school with new people- which was nerve wracking enough- but I'm different. I don't mean my looks, nor the way I eat, or talk; no, this is something completely different. I sighed and looked at myself in the mirror. Big brown eyes, long brown hair, floral shirt tucked into a pink skirt. I decided that that would get me through my first day. I slipped on my shoes and walked downstairs.

"Clara, would you like some breakfast? I made you and Violet some eggs and waffles! Oooo you look cute honey." My mom, Melissa, turned from the stove as I entered the kitchen. I could tell by the bags from underneath her eyes that she hadn't got enough sleep last night. Ever since my dad passed away in January she'd had a difficult time falling asleep; so she usually kept herself occupied with late night cooking shows. She said she was just trying to figure out different ways to feed us, but I knew she was really using the shows to get her mind off the pain. "Sure mom, thank you." She gave me a brief smile before serving me my plate along with Violet's, who hadn't walked in yet. Violet was starting her freshman year out strong. Like my mom, she liked to keep herself occupied. She tried out for her school's play in March, hung out with friends as often as possible, and played as many sports as her body would allow her.

Just as I was shoving another bite of waffle into my mouth, Violet walked in. "Is that my shirt?" I asked her, knowing the answer. "Yup, I want to make a good impression and you have cute clothes." Violet shrugged and sat down next to me. Violet and I have always been very close, especially these last few months, so it didn't bother me to see her in my shirt. She was a couple inches taller and definitely bustier than me, but the red blouse flattered her greatly. Violet didn't know this, but she was how I discovered I wasn't normal. I've known I wasn't normal since I was six years old. My sister was three and having a nightmare; I didn't know what to do. I remember going over to her wishing I could stop it, stop her nightmares; but then, I was in them. I saw what was hiding in her mind. I MADE it go away; and then, I was out. It was like I wasn't even there. I find it quite strange, I can feel it in my gut that there are more like me, but I haven't found any yet. My name is Clara, and they call me a Dream Crawler.

"Clara are you even listening to me?" I looked up at my mom and gave her a small smile. "Sorry mom, I zoned out." She just rolled her eyes and said "Hurry up and get to school or you're going to be late!" "We wouldn't want that" I muttered. "I heard that Clara, Love you Vi!" she turned to me, "I love you too Clara, I know this is difficult for you girls, but you guys are strong, just like your father." "I love you too mom, are you sure you're going to be okay at your new job?" I had been worried about her adapting to her new job as an elementary school teacher; well I had been worried about her period. "Clara, I will be just fine, now stop worrying about me! Grab your keys, say no to drugs, have a decent lunch, make friends and have a great first day! Bye now!" My mom practically ran me out of the house. My mom is definitely something.

I pulled up at Lawrence Creek High School and sighed. It was kind of, well, huge. I was from the smallest town ever; Dewey, Washington. I went to Dewey High School, and everybody knew everybody. This school wasn't even named after the city! It was named after some popular creek up the road or something. "Bye Clara, try not to day dream too much!" My head snapped up as Violet called out to me, slammed the car door, and winked at me. I rolled my eyes and stepped out of the car. She was goofy, but definitely right about one thing; I day dreamt way too much.

I couldn't help it, I just got so lost inside myself. I wanted to worry about boys, monthly cycles, and when the next Pretty Little Liars episode was coming on, but I just couldn't. I had been kind of numb the last few months. Nobody knew it, but I was already not normal, and struggling with the powers of a dream crawler, but then my Dad passed, and I just couldn't handle it. I went numb. I found myself thinking about anything and everything even at the wrong times. I didn't even notice that I had walked through the front doors, until I crashed into something- err, someone- hard and fell down. "Watch it Princess." The guy, who was indeed attractive, scoffed and walked away.

Day one had officially started.

*Authors Note:

Hey guys, thank you so much for checking out my story. Please vote, share and feel free to comment. I'm so excited for this story and it is dedicated to my bff Marjorie ( @Imbutterthanyou ) who  inspired me to write this, and made this amazing cover!. I don't leave for college for another couple of weeks so I'll update as much as possible