Love Isn't Always A Fairy Tale {Teacher/Student Romance}

Chapter 23- Unicorns, Leprechauns, and Rainbows

I woke back around 9, feeling worse than before. My head was pounding. I leaned up but when I did it felt like my world was spinning, and I felt myself tipping over. A few seconds later, I made contact with the floor. I groaned and closed my eyes. I have to get up, but my body is protesting…

I eventually pull myself up, and I slowly make my way to my parent’s bathroom. I open their medicine cabinet, trying to find something for a cold. I frown when the only thing I can find is Nyquil. I don’t particularly like Nyquil. It makes me really tired, and slightly crazy.

I have no choice though, I feel like complete and utter shit. I take the Nyquil in my shaking hands. I look down at them, my frown deepening. I feel a chill run through my body, and for the first time I realize I’m freezing… I put my free hand to my head, and realize I’m burning up.

So great, I have a fever too. Figures… I should have thought about that earlier too. I get 2 Tylenol out and take them, and then I take a swig of the Nyquil. I immediately feel sick. Nausea overtakes me, but I fight it down. I will not take this mess again. After a minute the feeling fades away, and I head back to bed.

I throw my covers back on the bed, and I crawl under them. I can already feel the Nyquil starting to take slight affect. I hear my phone going off, and I pick it up. I have one new text message. It takes 2 times, but I finally unlock my phone.

Stupid droid… I see that it’s from Rae.

                [Are you okay?]

I quickly type back my response, but I don’t think it comes out very well.

                [Nooo fell luke crop.]

A second later, my phone goes off again.

                [What? Never mind, feel better I will come by after school. Love you Babe.]

I don’t send a reply back. I don’t think it would come out any good. I pull the covers up to my chin, and I let the drowsiness take over. I fall into a deep, Nyquil induced sleep. Dreaming of unicorns, leprechauns, and rainbows… I told you it makes me crazy. Half-way through my last dream, it starts to change. Suddenly I am in a meadow, and I can see someone standing across the meadow. Bare-chested and shining… what the? I will not dream about Twilight. Swiftly it changes again, this time it’s night, but in the same meadow.

Looking across the meadow, I see a man standing there. He’s standing with his head down, holding a single red rose. I glance up to the sky, the sun is beginning to set, and there is a single star in the sky. Make a wish, right? I feel eyes on me so I look down, and I meet a very familiar pair of vibrant green eyes.

“Skylar.” I hear my name being called, as I begin to run across the field. Ethan starts towards me, but it seems like no matter how fast I run he keeps getting farther away.

“Skylar.” Once again, I hear my name. I stop running, and look towards Ethan. As I stand there, the edges of my world start to crumble and fade. Darkness it taking over, and slowly creeping in to devour everything in its path. I try to shout to Ethan, but I can’t speak.

I try to run to him. I want to warm him, but I can’t move. It’s like I’m frozen in place. I scream out, but Ethan doesn’t look at me. I scream louder to run. The darkness is creeping closer towards him. Any minute it’s going to take him, and I know if it does I will never see him again.

I scream his name; I fight to get to him. I watch in horror as the darkness reaches him, and it transforms and turns to a raging fire. I can hear his screams, and I feel my tears start to fall.