Gone In The Wild

Chapter 2

I watched the flames being moved by the wind as the teachers took the register. Rachel was talking to me but I couldnt make out what she was saying. I was too busy think about my dream. I could stop thinking. What if that actually happens? What if we accidently get lost? We would never find our way back. I hate thinking about it in that way but I'm not that type of person that says everything will be fine. If I know its not going to be okay I dont try to make it seem like it is. I just go with it. I was so deep in thought that I didnt notice dinner was served already. I looked around and everyone was eating, I lost my appetite. I remember the wounds we had in my dream and I wanted to vomit. We were cut all over, bleeding really badly. I know rachel still thinks about running but she does it for me. She keeps hush because she knows how much I care about my Mother.

My Mum wasnt very different from the other. She was a caring Mother of 2 children. She loved my Dad so much she would do anything for him. Then there was a car crash and everything went downhill. My Dad was driving my little brother to school and a drunk man crashed into him with his car. My Dad and Brother got crashed inside and died instantly. Since then my Mum is more protective. Not too much though, she does let me go out but if anything bad  happens to me she goes crazy. I try to avoid trouble because I just hate seeing her worry so much. I can still remember my Mother crying her eyes out 4 years ago on my Dad's funeral. She wouldn't talk to anyone for about a month, all she would do is cook for me when I'm hungery and sit in a chair in the corner of the room crying her eyes out. She would cry and scream in her dreams, which made me even more worried. She's back to normal now but everytime I mention it she just freezes and wouldn't look me in the eyes.

"Ashley? Hey, what's wrong? Ashley!" I hear Rachel scream over the loud noises of other people talking.

"Huh? What? I'm fine... What happened?"

"You are the one crying! I'm asking what happened to you!?"

"Oh... I just..." I didnt realise I was crying until the tears reached my mouth. "I was thinking about my Mum... About my Dad and brother..." Now i can feel the tears pouring down my cheeks

"Oh, dont worry, Ashley! You still have your Mum, Me and Alfie! You know we all love you. Now eat something! You haven't touched a thing since we got here.

I looked down at the food. Roast chicken and homemade fries... I would normally eat that if I was home... But i really cant even pick up the fork.

"Miss! Can I go to sleep? I'm really tired from the ride..." I said to Miss Bottch

"Urmm... Yeah, go on. Remember though, wake up at 7 tomorrow! We're going out into the forest to explore!" Said Miss Bitch.

I looked at Rachel and she wined and gave me a little smile. I found Alfie in the crown and he looked worried about me. He gave me a "what's wrong" hand sign. I pointed to my stomach as to say "Stomach ache". I had to lie... I just didnt feel comfortable telling him what happened 4 years ago. He might be my boyfriend but I just have to keep somethings secret. Well by secret I mean tell my best friend and no one else.

I walked into mine and Rachel's tent to find out bags laying there and two sleeping bags lied down on the floor. I got into one of them and tried to sleep, it come until about 30 minutes of lying there. I had a dream, which I figured was a continuation of the other one.

I was in the rain with Rachel and Alfie, No food, dirty and wounded. It wa different though... I saw everything in third person, it was as if I was a ghost looking at three lost kids. I saw a person running through th trees behind us but no one turned around. I started screaming but no one hear me. I told myself to turn around. I screamed for me to run. Nothing happened. They can't hear me. I was a ghost. I was the wind. The person came closer and closer. I screamed even more. I tried pulling them but my hands when right through them. Finally the person arrived behind them. It was a man. He was tall and muscular. He had blood all over his face and arms. He lifted an axe and aimed for Rachel'd head. The axe had dry blood on it. Could have been from a couple hours ago. I could only scream for her to run. The man thrusted his axe down...

I was shook awake. I looked around. Rachel, Alfie and Miss Bottch were kneeling next to me. Rachel was shaking me and Alfie was holding my hand. Miss Bottch looked at me and smiled. Rachel looked down to see me have my eyes open and hugged me the tightest she could.

"What? Why are you here?" I asked

"You were screaming and crying... We came here and you were shaking badly... We were shouting for you to wake up but you were still asleep..." Rachel said, with tears in her eyes.

"Oh, Rachel. Dont worry about me. I always get bad dreams!" I said. Even though that was a dream I was so happy to see her alive. She knows I always get bad dreams but even I know they were not as bad as this one. I never screamed in my dream or shook... It was like the dream was real... Like it actually happened... I could feel the presents of another person...

"Okay, Ashley. You have to go and eat something. I'm no letting you sleep if you dont eat." Said Alfie

So I stood up and walked out of the tent with Rachel and Alfie, Miss Bottch right behind us. For a moment I thought I saw someone running through the trees and screamed but Rachel was holding on to me which made me calm down. I sat down next to the camp fire and started eating.