Boys

Chapter 5: Dream World

    Dream

I regained balance as dim light flooded my mind. I was standing on what appeared to be the deck of a ship, and while the water wasn't moving, the sun seemed to be covered by thick, gray clouds. Above one of the clouds, I saw something moving. I reached up and pulled myself onto the fluffy material. When I stood back up, I saw nothing but Tyler and Sydney talking. The couldn't see me. The way they looked together motivated me to reach up and pull myself onto the next cloud up, only to find Tyler again, with me, just talking. I stared at him, he stared at me. Just seeing the way I looked at him made me long for his warm embrace. My shoulders suddenly heavy, I chambered up to the next cloud, only to find Tyler, alone. This time, I think I was visible to him, because he reached his arms out to me.
     "Sydney?" I asked and he just nodded.
     "She couldn't replace you" in his hand, I noticed something small and silver. He released the object from his hand and it clattered to the ground, leaving me back on the deck of the ship, staring at the silver hoop. Then, it hit me.
     It was a metal hoop bracelet; simple, with only a green jeweled starfish on the top. I let a silent tear roll down my cheek as I picked it up and fitted it to my wrist. The cold metal felt so real on my wrist that I burst into tears, bringing my hands to my face and sobbing uncontrollably.
Reality

My eyes pried themselves open and I brought my knees to my chest. I swept my hand over my face only to find that my cheeks were soaked with tears; tears that were still flowing. Out of curiosity, I ran my finger over my wrists to make sure I did not have the bracelet with me.

Flashback
     Tyler pushed open the door with a small white box in his hands. I gratefully took the box when he outstretched his arm.
     "It's not much" he said as I slipped the box open. Inside was the most beautiful bracelet I had ever seen. A silver hoop with a jewel green starfish on the top. I let a joyful gasp escape my mouth. I looked at him and he was looking at me. All I could manage was a smile, I couldn't explain in words how much I loved him.
Present

I pushed myself out of bed and picked out a genericly "7th grade" outfit. I brushed my hair and got ready as normal, but the second I saw Tyler's face at school, I knew that shit was going down.

   No
   No

I knew i shouldn't think like that, but it just came naturally, I guess the heart wants what it wants.