You and Me

Chapter 1. Nightmares...

'I was afraid in this cold dark room, all by myself. Slowly i turned, and there he was, holding his arms out, reaching for me, pulling me into his arms. We walked through the darkness, as the lights flickered on and off through the hallway. He held me close, as if he was afraid, even though he wasn't. Suddenly his warm touch was gone. I looked around, desperate to find him, but i knew i was now alone. Alone in the dark. The lights still flickered, as i wondered down the deserted corridor in search of him. The lights flickered off. I heard a shriek, then the lights flickered back on again. 

My gaze met a small girl, sat up against the wall, sobbing into her arms. She looked up at me, her hair just covered her green eyes. I took a step closer to her. She continued to sit and look at me through the gaps in her long blond hair. I proceeded forwards. Every step i took she flinched. She started to shake. I stepped closer, and reached out to try and brush her hair away from her eyes. As soon as my fingers touched her dirty blond hair, she vanished. I turned around in shock to find her running towards me, screaming...'

I woke in a fright. I'd been having these nightmares for a while now. It was always the same. I have never seen this girl before, and i never want to. She didn't even look familiar. I looked at my alarm clock. 2:09am it read in big neon green numbers, as it always did. I closed my eyes and tried to sleep...

I awoke again to the annoying beeping of my alarm clock. Luckily, after my nightmares, i can relax to a dreamless sleep.. I shuffled to the edge of my bed, and got ready for the cold air soon to fill underneath the cover. I forced myself off the warm mattress, and it wasn't long before the cold air forced me back in...

*5minuteslater* 

I pulled on my usual work uniform, a simple purple dress with little black fabric flowers sewn onto the bottom, and pulled on my black pumps. I walked out my room and down the stairs, grabbed an apple and went out to my car.

As i drove to work, i put my favourite CD into the disk drive and listened to Halestorm- love bites. As i pulled up outside my shop, i noticed a girl sat by the side of the road, her hair covering her face. She looked a lot like the girl from my nightmares.. I stepped towards her, but as a truck drove past, she vanished. Fear crept over me.

"mornin'" I turned in shock, and realised it was just Jack. "You scared me, idiot." I replied poking his face. I was right. He is an idiot. " I scared you... by saying 'good morning'?" Sarcasm filled his voice. "Shut up." 

Jack is my brother. He works in my shop, he lost his job a few weeks ago. "What are you waiting for?" Oh. I stopped. Way to embarrass yourself Leila. Oh well, Jack's your brother. "oh... sorry." I unlocked the door. "I'm just daydreaming." "About what?" He asked. I wondered whether to tell him. He would find out anyway in the end. I tell him everything. "Nothing." I'll tell him later. "mhm." 

I walked into my shop, and soon the sweet smell of fresh flowers overwhelmed me. "Go set up the front window, and get the rest of the flowers out from the back. We have a delivery today." I Pushed Jack to the store room. "What time's the delivery van coming?" "9:30, so hurry. I need your help with carrying the flowers round the back." I told him. "Okay." I loved Jack, he never complains about me being bossy or anything. Although, i am his boss. Maybe he thinks i'll sack him if he did talk back. 

"The delivery vans here! are you finished?" I shouted to Jack. "Yeah, hold on!" Me and Jack walked out the the van. "Hi, sigh here." the delivery guy said, pointing to a dotted line on a piece of paper. "Hey, can you help us unload?" I said nicely as i signed the paper. "Yeah sure." 

We unloaded the flowers and took them into the store room. "Okay, we can open now." I sat beside Jack who was nearly falling asleep on the chair. "Did you hear me?" A snore escaped his lips. "JACK WAKE UP!"  I screamed at him, while shaking him awake. "Huh!?" "I said we are opening. Why are you falling asleep?" i asked curious. "I haven't been sleeping well, that's all. It's nothing." He replied. "No its not. go home and... No. Go to my house- here's my key, get some sleep. You can use the guest room." I ordered. "I'm fine i-" "Shut up and go." I cut him of, waving my hand. "Okay he said miserably, dragging hes feet to the door. "Wait, you can't walk it's too far. I'll drive you." I told him. "I can take the bus..?" It sounded more like a question than a statement. I shoved past him, grabbing him on the way out and locking the door behind us. I opened my car door. "Get in." "No Leila! You can't keep bossing me round like this. I'm not a kid. and remember- I'm your big brother. I'm meant to look after you." He explained. "Jack shut up and get in. I'm not in the mood. Your not taking the bus- i'm driving you there." I was almost in tears. I don't know what the sudden mood swings are, or why i'm having them.."Hey, you were fine a minute ago. What's wrong?" He asked, pulling me into a hug.