Fear Me

Chapter 2

I open my eyes to blinding white ceiling lights. Where am I?

"Anne!" I hear a voice exclaim,"You're finally awake!"

I squint, trying to make out the figure in front of me. After my eyesight clears, I look up again and see Elise's worried face. Instantly, the memories rush back to me.

"You-" I say pointing a finger at her,"You left me at the cemetery!"

I try to get up, but my head spins and I almost trip over my own foot. Almost is the key word here. Strong arms obstruct the fall and place me on a bed. My eyes wander up to meet Cole's angry ones.

"What did you do that for?!" I ask.

He completely ignores my question and says, "Why were you at the cemetery?"

"Because you dared me!" I exclaim.

He gives me a confused look, so I continue on.

"The dare at the party last night..." I trail off here, "Where am I?"

"You're at Swarmland Hospital. When Cole found you, you were out cold, so he brought you here," Elise answers.

"How long-" I start.

"Two days," Cole interjects, "Now it's time for you to answer some questions. "

"Why were you at the cemetery, " Elise repeats.

"I told you already. You dared me to stab a grave with a cake knife. Remember?" I explain.

"Are you sure you're feeling fine?" Cole questions.

"Yes...What do you mean?" I retort.

"I never dared you to do anything and there was no party." he states confidently.

"But...the dare...Elise even came with me! You can ask her. " I say remembering again that she ditched me.

"Anne listen to me, "Elise talks slowly,"There was no party and I couldn't have come with you because I was in California when you were found. "

"What?" is all I can manage to say, "You might be right. My head is probably messed up right now."

They both give me a told-you-so look.

"Look, I just want to be alone for a while, " I say firmly.

Cole stares at me for a moment, then turns around to leave.  Elise follows him and soon I'm alone. I don't know what's happening, but I am exhausted right now. Soon,  I drift off to sleep without knowing it.

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A gentle breeze swooshes past my face, stirring me to wake up. What time is it? I look at the digital clock on the wall in front of me.  It reads 12:01 AM. Seriously, a minute after midnight. I want to get up and go by the window, but then it hits me.  There is no window, so how the heck did a breeze get in here? There's no fan and the air conditioning is really low, so it had to cope from outside.  I'm starting to panic now. Calm down. For some reason,  I feel like I'm being watched. I scan the whole room and finally catch something.  A pair of red glowing eyes,  staring right at me. 

I close my eyes and a scream escapes my mouth. When I open my eyes again,  the red eyes are gone.  I must be hallucinating.  Otherwise,  why would I see the same eyes that I saw at the cemetery? It's gone now, relax and go to sleep. I pull the thin blanket up to my nose and close my eyes.

Before I go to sleep, a voice whispers,"I'll be back. Until then, good night, my lovely Annette."

I try to open my eyes and look at where the voice is coming from, but a calming sensation flows over me and I fall asleep again.

Author's Note:  Hi  everyone!  Sorry for the late update!  Hope you enjoyed this chapter! ;) BTW this chapter is dedicated to pistachio_queen!