"Am I Dead to You?"

Chapter 4: The Fires of Earth

As soon as I opened my eyes, I felt heat everywhere. I slowly uncovered my face and saw flames of fire every side of where I was standing. I got down on my knees and began crying until I saw a small door, I got up and wiped my tears with my sleeve and walked towards the small door, each time I got closer the door seemed to get bigger and bigger.
When I was right in front of the door, the door automatically opened revealing a town? A town that looked similar to where I was from? "What is the meaning of this," I said in my head. I walked inside and felt a cold breeze hit my face which made my hair flow back, I took a big breath and exhaled afterwards, I've never felt so relieved in my life before.
After some time of roaming in the streets I saw a house, a blueish house that looked exactly like the house I lived in. I went up to it and checked if the door was locked and luckily, it was unlocked! I went inside and saw that there was no one home, I went where my room should be and saw an envelope laying on my bed. I was shocked, I took it and tried to tear it apart but I couldn't? It felt like it was made of metal or something? I gave up and put it away, "At least nothing bad happened," I sighed and laid down on my bed, I didn't notice it but I fell asleep.

I woke up by the sound of my alarm, it was a Saturday morning, what a relief. I went to the kitchen and saw my mother making breakfast. I greeted her and sat at the dining table. I was waiting till she finished cooking breakfast for today.
     All of a sudden, I saw a little boy walking around in the kitchen, his face was burnt and his left arm looked like it was torn off. I was frightened so I asked my mom, "Mom, why is there a boy in here?" She turned around and looked at me weirdly, "What boy," she walked towards me and I saw the boy smile widely as he tilted his head which then made a crack sound, it sent shivers down my spine. "The one s-standing right th-there."
     I pointed towards the little boy who was looking at me with a creepy face. "Who are you ponying at? There's no one there?" Okay at this point I'm freaking out, like to the point where I'm getting the fuck out of here. I got up and slowly backed away towards the living room, I sat down on the couch and awkwardly turned the television on.
     While I was roaming through the channels, the news was on, I got hooked on to what the reporter was saying, "We are here in front of our town's High School, we have been investigating the crime scene in this particular area. Suspects have been questioned so far but we haven't found the culprit. Going on to Jerald." Oh great, they aren't on to me, pfft so dumb. No wonder I don't like watching the news, I change the channel and I see the creepy boy in front of the screen, I jump in shock and cover my eyes, scared to meet his gaze.

     Although he was scary and my mom couldn't "see him" I got used to it but most of the times he would haunt me in my dreams. I would also get nightmares of supposedly "hell," I hadn't been going to school which my mom would question me but I would find convincing excuses as to why I didn't want to go.
       I arrived home around 5 pm, since I went to the convenience store, when I arrived my mother wasn't anywhere to be seen. I got scared and went searching around the house for her until I saw her laying lifeless.
       I knew that this was the end for me, seeing her lifeless meant I didn't have a reason to be alive. My father "died" before I was even born and now my mother is gone too, what else do I have to do in order to make things right again?!
       I quickly grab my phone and call the police. I was shaking and crying, I then look up and see the little boy holding a bloody knife with that sinister look again. "It was you, wasn't it?! You did this, no wonder you were here, you waited for the perfect opportunity to kill her so you could make my life a living hell!" I yell at him while pointing at him. "Took you long enough, this won't be the last time I'll come." He smiles which reveals his sharp teeth and disappears.

       I arrived at the hospital with my mother lying in bed, who knew if she would make—or if she was even alive?! I held her hand as I kept on apologizing because I wasn't there to save her from that creepy little boy. Who knew how long she's been laying there lifeless or is she's still alive? I checked if her heart was still beating but I couldn't hear anything? Could it be that my mother doesn't have a heart?
       I slowly took the sheets off of her and saw a huge hole right where her hearts supposed to be. Her hearts missing! I felt like I was going to vomit or something, she's definitely gone, there's no reason for me to be here anymore.
       I got up and felt a hand grab my wrist, I jumped and looked back to see my mother holding my wrist! L"Where are you going," she says it in a tiresome voice. I looked at her shocked. How could she still be living when she's obviously dead? "What's wrong? Is everything alright?" She let's go of my wrist and slowly closes her eyes. "H-how are you still a-alive?" I look at her with my eyes widened. "Honey, I'm not alive. I'm dead."

       There was an awkward silence for what felt like forever, how could she say something like that? If she was really dead how could I see her? Was I even alive, wait—if I was dead then how could the nurse see me? Was everyone that I knew dead? Again, with questions, why so many? I couldn't handle the pain in my head.
       Eventually I passed out, I didn't know where I was, supposedly I was passed out but I seem okay. I felt like I was still awake. I could see everything around me. I could hear voices but no one was around me or anywhere near where I was? I was confused but what I knew for sure was that I didn't want to live anymore.
       My mother is dead, my father is—I don't even know where?! I've lost everyone, the police are looking for me, everyone hates me. Why do I even need to be alive, if I have no one to be alive for?! I need answers! Reasons! I need someone to trust me, to love me, to be here when I need them the most! Someone to comfort me, to understand me. Unfortunately, I have no one. Everyone is against me, even I hate myself. I can't stay here anymore, I have to hide, be gone, disappear! But... to where? Where could I go?
       I woke up in a clean, white room. My head was pounding, like if I was just hit in the head with a bat. The lights were too bright that I had to let my eyes adjust to the lights, when my vision got better I saw a tube that was connected to my right arm. My eyes widened, was I doing here connected to all these wires and tubes?!
       I looked around and saw that I was still in the hospital, the last thing I remembered was that I had fainted or passed out. I quickly disconnected all the tubes and wires off of me and got up to find my bag that I brought with me. Once I found it laying on the closet floor, I took it and swung the door open and looked if anyone was in the hallway.
       I saw that no one was in the hospital hallway so I sprinted towards he door that had the exit sign on top. I slammed it open and headed towards the elevator up ahead, I managed to go right in. I pushed the button that had the word "Lobby" on it and once it took me towards it, I had to sneak out without anyone noticing me or questioning me.
       I noticed that when I arrived outside, the hospital was near the beach so I headed towards there since I had nothing else to do and needed to calm down and think over my thoughts about the things that had happened throughout this month.
       I never thought anything would get worse than this current situation.

{*End if Chapter 4* Thanks for reading till the end}