The Run Away

Chapter four

Standing there I was in shock. "When did you start seeing stuff when you were awake"?, I asked. "About 6 months after the dreams started", he whispered. "My dreams never got that bad", I add. 

I don't know what to say. Do I ask more about them, or do I just talk about something else? I need to know either way. This will help us understand what's going on. 

"Okay. Well, I will meet you at Grounder road at sundown", I say walking to the door. "Okay, but be careful if you get there before me", He laughs a little. "I can take care of myself", I giggle. "I know", he whispers looking me up and down. 

he starts to close my bedroom door. "hey, Carson?" "Yeah", He says opening it back up. "Bring your book please?" "Will do". Then he was gone. 

I never understood faith. Everyone always said it's about doing or being who or what you were always supposed to do or be. I know trust me, It's complicated. I don't understand any of this but I know deep down that I was supposed to run into Carson yesterday. 

I lay on my bed staring at the fan. 

"Brylee?" I jump out of my trans, turning to see Andrew. "What buddy?", I say standing up. "you want to come play with me?", he asks. "Yeah, Let me put my shoes on". 

I put my shoes on and run to the back yard to see butterflies everywhere. "Wow". It's beautiful. It's like nothing I've ever seen. I close my eyes and feel them fly around me. It's an amazing feeling. I'm free. That is until I have a 50-pound boy jump on me.

We play hide-in-go seek, tag, leapfrog, and pretty much any game that he could think off. I heard ringing. My phone. I ran over the porch and answered it. 

"Hello?", I asked confused 

"Hey. where are you", A boys voice says. 

"I um,.. Who is this?", I ask

"Carson", he laughs.

I pull the phone away from my head and see that it's 7:02

"Shit, I'm so sorry", I run to the door. "Andrew come inside buddy. I have somewhere to be". 

"Okay", Andrew runs past me. 

"Was that your brother", Carson asks. 

"Yeah, he's the devil but I love him anyway. Listen, I forgot and It'll be like 5 minutes. I'm running out the door now", I say shutting the front door. 

"There's no way you're going to get here in 5 minutes", he laughs. 

"Start the timer", I say hanging up the phone.

As I ran I started to feel free. I used to be on the track time until high school. Well, before everyone started judging me. Before I started caring what people think. I know I try to be strong, but that all for show. I don't like to be hurt. I guess, I've just been hurt so much, that I cant again. It hurts too much. 

And just like that, I'm turning down Grounder road. It's dark, too dark, for it to only be 7 o'clock. I look around trying to find Carson. 

"Carson", I yell and whisper at the same time. Trying not to let anyone else hear me. I never know how scary this place was, especially at night. Tell out of nowhere I hear a scream. I don't know why but I drop to the ground. Then, I here laughing. I look up to see Carson laughing clapping his hands together. 

I give him a frustrated look and he knows that its not funny anymore... Well, maybe a little funny. 

"Are you okay", He says reaching his hand down trying not to laugh. "yeah", I laugh standing up. 

"Follow me", He saying turning off the road heading for the woods. "Umm, What are you doing?", I ask not wanted to know the answer. "Oh yeah sorry. We have to walk through the woods to get to his house", He turns around to continue walking. "Why do I feel like you going to kill me", I say trying to laugh. He turns and looks at me, "Do I need to hold your hand". Something touches my foot and I jump, "Maybe", I kinds yell. "Oh lord. Come on. walk beside me. not behind me", he laughs. 

I don't know what he's laughing about but this is not funny. This is what happens in the movies where the girl always screams then dies. I do but then again don't wanna die... Well, at least not right now. 

Finally, after about 15 minutes off walking, I've had enough. "Carson, are you sure you know where you're going", I ask not really wanting to know the answer. He laughs. "Yeah just up the hill. I figured you would've given up at least ten minutes ago", he said turning to smile at me. "If you're trying to be funny, I would give up if I were you", I snapback trying to be funny. "Good thing your not me". He continues walking. 

I don't know what he meant by that but it kinda hurt. Don't ask why because I know he didn't mean it in a bad way.... at least I don't think he did. It just feels kinda weird to be around him all the time now. I'm kinda liking it though. 

"You're being really quiet. You know I didn't mean anything by what I say, Right?", he asks rubbing the back of his neck. "I know", I say walking faster than him. "Race Ya", I yell speeding up. "Hey slow down", He screams.  

Carson's Pov 

I don't know what it was about the way she was running but it made her look perfect. How could anyone not want to be around her? I understand that part about her having an attitude all the damn time but Jesus. In just the short time I've been around her, I wouldn't change the last few days even If they've been weird as hell. I just can't help it, It's just I can't get enough. I don't know how to put it, but the second I left her house my Oxygen dropped. I mean like it just bottomed out. I want more than anything to ask her if it happened to her too, be I'm scared. Cause if It didn't that means I'm the one thats messed up. 

Brylee's Pov 

When I got to the top of the hill I just stood there. I don't know if it's because of the dark or the fact that its the creepiest place that I've ever seen but I couldn't move. I was frozen. Why would he bring me here? I knew this was too good to be true. 

Breaking me from my thoughts Carson stopped beside me. "Are you okay?" he asks. "not really, if you want me to be honest with you", I try to laugh. He smiles and slides his hand down to mine. "Come on", he says starting to walk. I don't move. He turns and smiles at me. "I got you", he says giving my hand a tug. Here goes nothing.

Reaching the door the carpet says 'goodbye'. Umm. What. Are. We. Doing. Here. 

He looks at me and nods before nocking. I nod back to give him the 'go ahead' 

After 2 minutes the door swings open. Please don't kill us. Please don't kill us. Carson smiles at me when he looks at how scared I am.

A man appeared at looked up at Carson. "Come in", the man says walking back into the house. 

We slowly walked, me right on Carson's heels. I grabbed the back of his shirt when we entered what looked like an office. 

"Carson, what can I do for you?" the man asks. Carson walked over the desk at the center of the room and sat on the edge. "Well, we have a little problem. Well, I guess its not really a problem. but then again it is. Look I don't know what it is but...." Carson trailed off. 

I step forward. "Look I found this book of what's supposed to be my family history. Then I found out Carson had one too. And I know you're probably thinking it's just a normal book but this book is decades old. It has symbols, names, and different things in it. But thats not all, he kissed me", I say looking up at Carson. "Then our eyes started turning yellow, the lights were flickering, and I felt a shock. then when I went outside". I look back at the man. "I didn't tell you Carson but there were butterflies everywhere", I say out of breathe. 

The dude walks to the table in the left corner.

  "Then I started telling her about my nightmares, and well Thomas... She had the same ones, but it never got to where she was seeing stuff out of her dream", Carson Added. 

What Carson just said got his attention. Thomas walked over to us and smiled.