Dream or Reality

Chapter Twenty-Four

I opened my eyes and I was in a school hallway stood behind a large crowd. I pushed my way through and found Charlotte led on the floor with some random boy on top of her pummelling her. I quickly snapped into action and hurled the boy off and slammed him up against the lockers, "you better run away before I beat you up and see how you like it." The boy quickly ran off and the crowd soon followed him. "You okay Char?"

"I'm fine thanks El."

"No problem." I could hear someone clapping from behind me and I shortly leaned it was Johnny who was leaning against the locker and was wearing his classic outfit of black jeans and his black leather jacket. "I always knew you were a strong fighter and I have never once doubted you."

"Well my friend needed me, so I did what I had to,"

"well I know some people who need you back in the real world." It suddenly came back to me what had happened and the last thing I remember is cutting my wrists then falling back into the ocean, but I also remember that Jamie and Alex was there. "They're fine, the don't need me."

"I think they do especially after what was said on that pier."

"What was said?" I was so confused, why couldn't I remember?

"Jamie confessed his feelings towards you and told you he loves you. You can see how much he meant it and your brother cares about you to." Jamie loves me? He was probably just lying so that I would get down but what if he wasn't? Do I love him back? I mean he's cute and funny and kind and so much fun to hang out with. My head was filling with questions. "I know you probably have doubts about what they were saying but if you listen to not only your heart but your mind and your soul to you will find the answer." Johnny said in a way that makes him sound like one of those spiritual monk people. My heart and mind were arguing and battling each other for dominance over what I do. Part of me wants to go back and give life another chance but another part of me just wants to give up and let go. We left the school halls and were now stood in a white room with two doors, one door led to a forest and the other led to what looked like a hospital room, but it was slowly turning black. "What is this?" I asked.

"One door leads to the dream world where you can stay forever and be perfectly happy or you can go through the other door and wake up back in reality and be with your family and friends but as you can see it's slowly slipping away. You can stay here or go back the choice is yours, but you need to remember that this world is always here if you need it, but that world isn't. It's your decision and your decision only. Dream or reality?"

I didn't know what to do but I knew I had to make a quick decision. This world or the other? I could have the perfect life here or I could go back and live a real life with Jamie and Alex and Max and Kerion. I don't know what to do. I wanted to scream. I have the perfect life here: I have the perfect boyfriend and the perfect best friends but there I had my friends, but I was nothing and it wasn't perfect. I made my decision. I knew what I wanted. I kissed Johnny and headed for the door I wanted.