Loner

the dreams

I gotta agree the party was the best . I was having fun until Paul called me and told me to meet him outside, at that moment i knew he was gonna talk about the hug and i didn't want to talk about it because i didnt want to spoil this good night for everyone here. But i went because i didnt want him to think im a loser. When i went outside Paul was there in his ravishing tux. I dont know why but i think he is also kinda cute. "No! Ben should be the one who must have your heart!" My inner voice screams. *Sigh* ......

                   I walk towards Paul with a smile in my black dress looking like a 16 year old on a prom night . I mean i agree i looked like that because i didnt know how to walk . My mind just did the thing. So i said "hey Paul" he greeted me back with a "hello" as he offers me a drink that looks like the deep ocean itself. "Cheers" i said as i drank the drink and falling into a deep sleep.
              
                When i woke up i saw myself in a white dress , standing and facing myself in a mirror when i turned back , there was a mirror behind me and to my sides . I tried walking sideways but it felt like i was locked in a glass box. I didnt know what to do so i screamed, screamed as loud as i could and when i opened my eyes i was still in the party , but not standing, not in the crowd , but in a bed all alone nobody was there . I didnt recall seeing a room anywhere near the party. But i could hear the songs and the dj putting on tunes. So i decided to get out of bed. But i couldn't move at all.

When i blinked and opened my eyes i was in that glass box again. This time i was getting scared and helpless at the same time . I didnt know what to do.. so i closed my eyes and opened them. I was standing with Paul with the drink in my hand. And i told Paul about the crazy dream i had but he laughed it off saying "No way u were talking to me this whole time" that made me a bit tense. But i shrugged it off .                  

                 The next thing i know we were talking more than ever. And i kinda felt comfortable telling Paul about my life . I can't believe my life changed so much from "ms supalonesome gal" to "hey would u like to go get a drink girl" i was actually more than happy and that was when Ben came to Paul and pushed him away from me saying "i told u to stay away" i cut in between and say "what?" I mean i agree he is cute and charming but why would he push Paul just because he was talking to me? Thought struck my mind "does he like me?, Is he jealous?, " i guess Ben didnt feel comfortable answering my question so he just went away feeling down. The next day he didnt even answer my calls.

So i decided to do something i have never done or i could say never got any chance to, i went to his place . You read that right i went to his place and knocked on the door . There was no response i knocked again. No response again. So i phoned him and i could hear his phone ringing in the house so i decided to go in. When i opened the door it felt like a dramatic entrance in a horror movie. The halls were dark and creepy stairs. He had it all. "He should get an Oscar for the creepiest house" i thought to myself.
                     So i ringed him again to see where the ringing was coming from. It was coming from upstairs. Just as i thought. The call disconnected. I ringed him again and this time i couldn't hear the ringing but he answered the call and i was surprised. I asked him to come downstairs and he replied "sorry i couldn't pickup the call , i was in the airport, i had to take a flight to America as my mom was ill" My heart sank. "If u arent here in your house then who is?" I murmured. Just as i said that something took my phone and threw it on the ground. "Who were u talking to addressing my name?" I was surprised, It was Ben. If Ben is here , who answered my call? A lot of thoughts hit my mind , "My phone had been stolen last night in the club" Ben explained. Well that was a relief . "Wait a minute" i replied with a long pause. "If your phone was stolen, how did i hear the ringing in this house?" I asked. Ben said there was no ringing in the house and assured that i imagined it. I was sure i heard it in this very house but i shrugged it off .

Later that night we planned on going to the museum
because Tuesdays are mostly very boring . After going to the museum we thought of going swimming to the community pool. I usually wear a tight and a shirt while going swimming. But this time i wanted to try something new. So i wore a swimwear my cousin sent me all the way from India. It was a blue one with a short with polka dots. I thought it was cute. So that night me and Ben went swimming and it was more of a quiet night than usual. 
   
                       Usually kids would be there swimming and jumping around. Ben first went in the pool. I went to the washroom to change my clothes to the swimwear. But before i could, i got a call from Paul. "Get out from the community pool, that is not Ben!" Paul shouts intensively. "What do u mean that's not Ben, he is in the pool and i can see him from the peephole" i replied. "If u don't believe me , ask Ben yourself he is right here" Paul replied. At this point i was very confused. "Ok give him the phone then" i replied. "Hannah that is not me. I am with Paul in America as my mom is ill! , Just dont face that thing, its not me! Hide from it . It reveals its true self during midnight. Hide!" Ben shouted. "How did u know i was here" i replied. " Some of my friends saw u walking alone with a person on fire..... addressing that thing by my name . Just dont face that thing" Ben replied quietly."only two minutes till midnight" i whispered. "Don't go out of that restroom" Ben said as the line cut.

                   I got chills running down my spines when i saw that thing. In the pool with fire all around it. It had two black hole instead of eyes and it's body couldnt be figured as it was all fire. "Hannah, are u done yet?" It spoke in Ben's voice. I called Paul and he answered the phone. "It knows where i am" i whispered. "Dont talk to it" Paul answered. I could her the worries in his voice and that moment i knew this was no joke.

                I hid in the last stall in the restroom. As i blinked and opened my eyes. It happened again. I was in that mirror box again. "Is this a dream?" I thought to myself. As i closed and opened my eyes i could see that thing melting and coming down from the door in a third persons view. And getting closer and closer to the stall i was in. Before i started freaking out. I saw a little window i could fit through right above the toilet. I quietly opened that window and climbed out and ran away from the community pool as fast as i could and i took one look behind without stopping and i could see that thing following me faster than the wind itself. This time i was freaking out. I closed my eyes again and when i opened them i was in that glass box .

                    And i blinked and when I opened them again nothing changed. This time i was almost about to cry. "Why is this happening to me!" I cried . I see my reflection laughing at me . Laughing more than i laughed in my whole life. It was creepy. So i took my phone and started smashing the mirrors. I knew i shouldn't have done that but i was scared and didn't know what to do. The next thing i know I wokeup in bed with Paul, Ben and Javi sitting in chairs near my bed. "That was just a dream" i thought to myself. They explained that i fell unconscious after drinking at the party for 3 days. I was shocked. They stayed with me for three days to see how i was doing. I felt lucky to have them as my friends. "What if this is my dream" i thought to my self.

*Part 3 coming out soon*