Found My Disrespect

Past Pains

Guy's dream:

"Chase? Chase!" I only see darkness, but I hear Kate's voice. Someone shakes me harshly and I groan. The pain from my side burns and I wish to rip the pain away. My eyes flutter open and I notice that now I'm alone.

"Kate?" I call out. "Sister?" "I can't just lay here on the floor being pathetic," I think to myself. I need to find someone. I need to find Kate. I flop over on my stomach and also make sure to avoid putting pressure on the wound. As I slowly pull myself out of Kate's room, my memory fades into another one.

"Mom?" My voice breaks into the dark room sounding younger. A stifled sob comes from the farthest corner in the room. My nerves are rigid with uncertainty, but I shuffle into the room anyway. "Mom, is that you?" My hand reaches out to touch the closed off figure before me. Then, the memory slips away into another one.

I cough and pull roughly at my suit. The church is hot and many people are packed in like sardines. Couldn't they turn on a few air conditioners? My mood turns somber quickly as the preacher begins the service. That memory disappears and I'm left alone in the darkness.

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Guy's pov:

My eyes jump open, my heart still races, and my body has broken into a sheen sweat. A nightmare? No. This had to be some kind of memory. I could feel the familiarity racking inside my skull. I furiously wipe the sweat away from my forehead. Am I only going to learn my memories in broken pieces? Didn't people with amnesia immediately receive their memories after a while? I shrugged the thoughts and frustration away. I am not in the mood for this.

'My mood turns somber quickly as the preacher begins the service.'

Why would I become somber at a church service! This did not make any sense at all. I huff in frustration and gaze at the hurriedly brightening sky. I glance at the slumbering Hoogie. I want to get away. I need some fresh air, but I can't leave Hoogie like this. A thought formulates and then a plan takes action.

I grab a nearby stick and scrawl the word Beach. I drop the stick and shoot out from under the cover of the uprooted tree. I ran against the lovely and refreshing breeze. My feet hit the sand as I reach the welcoming beach. Slowing down, I venture into the shore. The water sways past me and then races back. My nerves soon calm down and I stare out into the horizon.

What is that? I blink. I peer into the vast ocean. I blink harder this time. Is that an island? Sure enough with the sun continuously rising, my sight clearly defines another island very far away. My thoughts fluster around me.

A rustle behind me snaps me back into reality. I turn around to a lumbering Hoogie. He yawns as he crosses over the sand to stand by me in the water. "What are you doing, Guy?"

"Do you see that?" I point at the far away island.

Hoogie glares at it for a while and mutters, "I wish I didn't." I stand there in silence. The wind whips around me and the sea spreads it's salty spray. I'm waiting... I'm waiting for Hoogie to explain.

After many minutes of waiting, I finally break the silence. "What are you not telling me?" Hoogie rips his gaze away from the island and a sense of dread envelopes him.

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Hawaii's Fun Facts:

1 The state of Hawaii consists of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii.
2 Hawaii is the most isolated population center on the face of the earth. Hawaii is 2,390 miles from California; 3,850 miles from Japan; 4,900 miles from China; and 5,280 miles from the Philippines.
3 Hawaii is the only state that grows coffee.
4 More than one-third of the world's commercial supply of pineapples comes from Hawaii.
5 There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.Vowels: A, E, I, O, U Consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W
6 From east to west Hawaii is the widest state in the United States.
7 The Hawaiian Islands are the projecting tops of the biggest mountain range in the world.
8 Honolulu's zenith star, (the star that rises directly above it) is Arcturus. The Hawaiians called it Hokule'a. (Hoe koo lay uh.)
9 Under-sea volcanoes that erupted thousands of years ago formed the islands of Hawaii.
10 The Hawaiian Archipelago consists of over 130 scattered points of land stretching some 1,600 miles in length from the Kure Atoll in the north to the Island of Hawaii in the south.

Source:

50states.com

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Author's Corner:

Thank you, reader, for reading this far in the book! I am very grateful for votes and comments! Please, do let me know if I have made any typos. I'm sorry for the short chapter! I have been reconsidering the main plot of the story, so I must prepare myself in advance. I hope that the fun facts will be something you will enjoy! Also, thank you for being patient with me!

~ HeyyyyyyyJude