Midnight Doesn't Last Forever

The Test

After another night in the hospital, I am able to go back to Harri's house. My exam is in three days, and between studying and attending classes, I barely have any time. To say I'm stressed is an understatement.

My eyesight is blurred as I stare down at my revision paper. I shake my head from side to side in disbelief. "God kill me now! I can't do this!" My fists meet the cold wood of the table and I groan. "I need music..." I turn on my CD player and begin to listen to my favourite CDs. My mind wanders to the time when everyone listened to CDs and there weren't any iPhone's or any touch screen electronic. I smile to myself and then return back to my revision papers.

An hour or so later, Harri returns from work.

"Hey El!" He calls from downstairs.

"Heeeeyyyyy," I say mindlessly. I can hear his footsteps on the stairs and I turn my head around so I can see the door; he appears moments later, walks up to me and kisses me lightly on my lips. I smile as he pulls back.

"You studying?" He asks, gesturing to the paper on my desk.

"No shizno."

"It's stressful isn't it?" I nod and cry out, flinging my arms at him in a dramatic fashion. "Shh, it's okay, I'll make you a Nutella sandwich..." I sit up immediately.

"Can you toast the bread slightly before you put the Nutella on it so the Nutella is melted?" I ask, giving my best puppy-dog eyes.

"Awww! Yes! Anything, just stop doing that!" He laughs as he walks out the room, leaving me alone again. I smile proudly and realize that there is still music playing. Closing my eyes, I tap my desk in rhythm with the music, completely forgetting my revision before my eye catches the big red writing at the top of the paper 'REVISE YOU LITTLE SHITBAG'.

I forgot I wrote that.

Wait.

I didn't.

My head whips around, my body being quickly filled with adrenaline. Harri stood there, Nutella toasted sandwich in hand and grinning madly.

"Fudge you..." I shake my head disapprovingly. "You scared the living hell out of me! That is not nice!"

"I know. But you do need to revise, you still want to become a forensic scientist don't you?" I nod pathetically as Harri gives me the food. He kisses my forehead lightly before giving me a wink and walking out the room, leaving me alone again. I sigh, I tut, and I reluctantly get back to revising.

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My palms are sweaty.

My heart beats fast.

My legs shake.

The teacher appears.

"In you go." His gruff voice scares me, I've only seen this teacher a few times, around university I mean. I take a deep breath as I turn and walk into the classroom.

The desks are all in lines and rows, my fellow student's and my names are all on different pieces of card. I walk to my desk which I had sat at during the practice exam. The exam paper is sat in front of me, I take out my pencil, ruler, calculator, and pen. I lay them out neatly, making sure each is straight.

I don't usually have OCD, but during exams I find it comforting everything is neat and in order, so unlike my mind.

After a few minutes, the teacher talks again and runs us through protocal.

"You may begin." My mind turns blank and my hands shake as I open the exam paper.

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I nearly scream with joy as I walk out of university. The exam went well, I was lucky, I studied all the right stuff. I look around, Harri said he might be able to pick me up, but there was no sign of him. I moan and take out my phone from my back pocket. I move to the side of the path and text Harri.

'Baaaaeeee, finished teh exam, u still able to gt me?' I chuckle to myself; it'll annoy him. I send it and click my phone off before sitting down on the nearest bench. A few minutes later (but what seemed like hours) Harri texted back.

'I will only come and get you if you stop texting like that!' I stifle a smile.

'Okay, cool, come get me, I'm hungry and I only have a granola bar xx'

'On my way, be about ten minutes, love you x'

'Love you too x' I look around again, the campus is nearly empty apart for the few people who are waiting for their friends. Fudge it, I'll watch YouTube. I feel around in my other back pocket for headphones, and sure enough, they're there. I plug in my headphones and open YouTube; I type in 'Danisnotonfire Personal Space' and tap on the wanted video.

I watch a few more before someone puts a hand in front of my phone's screen. I look up to see Harri's face incredibly close to mine. My body jolts back and I take one earphone out.

"Hey," he says.

"Hey," I reply.

"I was calling you for five minutes," he says, helping me up and holding my hand as we walk to the car.

"Oops."

"Ah well." I look at him again. He looks different, uneasy. His jaw his tense and hs grasp on my hand is stronger than usual. "They came again."

"Oh."

"They wanted you."

"Oh."

"I told them to f-"

"I get the idea," I but-in, squeezing his hand. A few seconds of silence. "Do you think they'll be back?"

"Yes."

"When?"

"Soon," and that was when we reached the car. I open up my door and step in at the same time as Harri. I sit down and then it hits me.

My vision goes black and my body is paralyzed.

I should be used to this now but I'm not.

It's the same thing.

Doctor's faces, white rooms.

I know for sure, I'm going to die soon.

I know.

"El! El! El!" Harri is shaking me, my vision returns to normal. "Oh my God, you scared me." My body tingles and I can't be bothered to move. He holds me tight against him and holds my limp body.

"What happened?" I finally manage to say, my voice is muffled against Harri's torso.

"As soon as you sat down, your whole body went limp! And then your eyes were pale white, like marshmallow white, and then you started saying stuff, like death and dying and help me."

"How long was I out for?"

"About five minutes."

"Okay."

Harri held my hand all the way home whilst my mind wandered freely.

How am I going to die?

What's going to happen to me?

Why?

My mind was swarmed with thoughts, I didn't even realized I had closed my eyes. I felt Harri pick me up and carry me inside. A soft, comfortable mattress was beneath me. A few seconds later, I felt a kiss touch my lips.

I don't want to wake up, I'm too scared to.

But if something happens and I'm asleep, I won't be able to stop it.

Damn it.

It's never easy is it?

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Hey guys,
Shortish chapter, sorry.
Almost finished with this book and I'm kinda sad but excited at the same time, I don't know it's complicated. Thank you guys so much for the reads! Like seriously, when I first began writing this book I would never of dreamed of having this many reads.

I'm taking a writing workshop on Friday so hopefully that'll improve mah writing skills some more.

Thanks for sticking with this book, I really really appreciate it.

Taby x