Inhale Exhale

Chapter 1

Dedicated to Loveme105

Lorna

I took one more sip of my orange juice and continued scrolling through the ridiculously priced images of items.

"Oh come on, you know you won't even use it, you won't even remember you have it" he whined.

"Shut it you goof!" I poked him between the ribs and continued looking through the expensive surf boards. No, I don't need a surf board, and yes, I'm asking myself the exact same question. I saw them on that cartoon Stoked, thought they were fire, and boom, next thing I'm on Amazon looking for my very own surf board. Way to be level headed.

"Ouch! That hurt, you know. I'm only human. Anyways, you buy it then I'll hog it" he said with a toothy grin.

The dingbat went ahead to take a huge sip of my orange juice.

"You creep, I hate you. Glutton!"

"I love you too, Doll. I have to leave anyway. I'll be back later"

He pulled me in for a hug and headed for the door.

"Don't forget you owe me a glass of juice!" I yelled after him.

Oh well, I guess I wouldn't be getting that since my words hit the already shut door.

Atara had been my best friend for years and I loved him to bits. He was the only family I had since what happened with my parents, who were a touchy subject for me.

I had no siblings that I knew of, since up until I was no longer under care of my parents, I was an only child. So I just lived life, with Atara. I had no other friends since I was not really the social being.

Atara's parents died when he was still young. He just learnt to survive. Unlike me, he did have a social life. And he was a favorite among girls. The charmer had a gorgeous face; perfect eyes and all. Well maintained dark chocolatey locks that consumed more product than my hair did and a perfectly toned body. The girls practically fell at his feet, and he definitely used that to his advantage. But he always said he was destined for only one; quite ironic I know.

Atara had a job but it was the one thing he never wanted to talk about. He would shut off each time I prodded. I got tired of pushing it so I just let the job issue slide. He was there for me and I was there for him; that's all we needed, and all that mattered.

I also had a job and I was supposed to be checking in tomorrow. I sighed. I loved every bit of my job as a mechanic and the fact that it paid a pretty penny made it even better but the catch was I had to work very long hours. Ray's garage was popular, thus a very busy workplace.

I went to the pool and discarding every article of clothing on me, I dove into the semi cold water. Yes, my pay was decent enough for me to afford a cosy apartment with a pool. I had some coins enough to impulse buy a surf board, go figure.

I swam a few laps, clearing my mind. I looked up at the dark sky full of stars and thought about my life. I loved cars. I loved knives. No, I was not some psycho killer with a fetish for knives. I just played one too many video games, got fascinated and I kept buying different types of blades, practicing to throw. Call it a hobby. This was after I turned 18 though, due to too many issues. I'd also signed up for martial arts classes back in the day and I was pretty good at it. I could pack a punch, a good one at that.

Regardless of all that, I did count myself as a normal person. I mean, I loved ice-cream and dogs. I even had a dog, named Draco. And I had a best friend. That counts as normal, right?

But all in all I was just a 22 year old with a boring life. I had no friends, no ties, just Atara. Okay, you could count Ray too though mostly he was my boss.

I hated these thoughts. Quickly, I got out of the pool and went back into the house to get ready for bed. I was exhausted.

Drifting into sleep, the images of the recurring dream formed in my mind again.

A man, and a woman. They always felt like they were from another world. They would whisper words, words that I always struggled to hear, but I never heard or understood. And not once did I ever see their faces.
But tonight was different. The woman. She said something. And I tried to hear it. But I could only make out three words,

             .........he is coming........

So that's a wrap👻 I promise chapters will get progressively longer. I appreciate comments. Again, thanks for reading. See you in the next chapter!
Owww, name's Joy btw😀and I love y'all! 💜

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