When I woke up I could hear frantic whispers. "Is she gonna be okay?!" A familiar voice said, Em. "I don't know! How was I supposed to know that would happen?!" Andrew. He would always be worried if something happened to me. We were really close. Em and I were the only two people that could deal with his parents obsessive properties when it came to this paranormal stuff.
As everything was coming back into mind. I went into the portal and it went off while I was inside. I groaned and sat up. "Ow..." I said, putting a hand to my forehead. "Katie?" Em asks. I look over at them. "Yeah? What is it?" I ask as I stand up. "Is that you?" Andrew questions me, taking a cautious step towards me. What was going on... What did he mean by that?
"What do you mean? Of course it's me." I said and suddenly Andrew pulls me to a mirror. I looked at myself, but it wasn't me in the reflection. It couldn't be me in the reflection.
She was wearing a black suit with a grey diagonal stripe down the middle, white fingerless gloves and white boots. Her hair silver and longer, and her eyes. Her eyes were bright green. I raised my right hand to push the bangs out of my face and she mimicked my movements.
"Wh-What's happened to me?!" I starts backing away. Of course, it being a lab for crazy scientists, I trip on something. Andrew grabs my arm and pulls me up. I look at what I tripped over, but there's nothing there.
"What just happened? What'd I trip on?" I looked at Andrew and Em. "Nothing." Em stated. "Absolutely nothing. You went through the floor is what happened. I blinked. "I what?" "Your foot went through the fl-" Em was cut off by Angela yelling down to us. "Kids?! You alright?! I heard screaming!" She says as her yells get louder, she was coming down the stairs?! Oh no.
I looked at my friends pleadingly. They shook their heads in confusion. I need to change back! I need to change back! I need to change back! Just change back. Who said that? It was definitely a voice. It sounded female. But it wasn't Em and the voice wasn't familiar. What did that portal do to me? Am I going crazy?
Then that's when I felt it. A snap. I looked down just in time to see white rings going over my body and I was back to normal. Back in my blue jeans, tshirt, and shoes. Just in time too, Angela was at the bottom of the stairs. "Are you alright?!"
"Completely fine mom. Katie just tripped on something and we thought she got really hurt. No biggie. See?" I looked at Angela and smiled genuinely. She bought it and it took a few more minutes of Andrew insisting we were fine and that we didn't want cookies. Her cooking wasn't the best.
"How did you--?!" Andrew immediately asked me when Angela was out of earshot. I shrugged. "I don't know. I really don't..." I wanted to tell them about the voice. It was female. But who would it have been? Pushing the thought out of my mind, I pulled out my phone and looked at the time. "I'm sorry guys but I have to go or my parents will be worried. See ya!" I said as I dashed up the stairs and said good bye to Andrew's parents.
I ran home and through the door. "Hey mom! Bye mom! I have a lot of homework so I'll be in my room. Please do not disturb me!" I said in a rush. As I ran up the stairs. "Katie wait-!" She said but I closed the door before she finished what she was saying. I know, not polite but I was too shaken up. I didn't know what to do and I just need to be alone. I open my laptop and instantly see messages from Andrew. Of course.
'Hey you okay? I'm really sorry about what happened. Knowing you, you'll wanna be alone but I just wanted to make sure... Considering..' I sighed. I responded saying I was okay and that I would talk in a little bit. He was right, we've known each other since first grade and he always knew that if something was bothering me that I needed to be alone. There have been times with the preps at school where I would go home and be up in my room for a bit. I never really enjoy company when I'm in a bad mood.
I lay on my bed and stare at the ceiling. Jeez... it's been a crazy day. Someone knocks on my door. I sigh and stand up, then walk over to open it. "Mom I said don't-" but when I look up and have the door completely open. It's not my mom standing in the doorway.
It's my big brother.
He embraces me in a tight hug. "Jared! Can't-- breathe!" I say, actually starting to lose the oxygen flow to my brain. He always had been a bit strong. He lets go and I get a good look at him. He's wearing... A suit? Dress shoes? Since when...? Oh yeah... He went to a school where they're always really formal and stuff. Go figure.
"Sorry Katie. But I missed my little sister!" He laughs as he messed up my hair. "Hey!" I laugh with him. "Let's go get ice cream. We have catching up to do." He said and pulled me downstairs and to his car. We did have catching up to do. But... would I be able to tell him about the portal? I don't know if I could or not. When I was little he used to be really crude about his jokes. Maybe he was different. He is. Who is that voice...
'Who is this?' I think. No response. Who's voice is in my head...
Why is there a voice in my head?
