When we get back to the Doble's house, the place I am starting to think of as home, I force myself to put away my dark thoughts and try to be happy.
After all, I just killed a bunch of zombies.
My bed, or sleeping bag, is moved upstairs to Keira's room, since it looks like we'll be staying with the Dobles for a while.
After Keira and I take our showers, we camp out in the living room and watch a movie with buttery popcorn.
Normally, I am not one to fall asleep during movies, but the events of today completely wiped me out.
I feel someone shaking me, and I reluctantly pull myself out of my sleep. I open an eye and grunt to let the person who's shaking me know I'm awake. The shaking stops. I sit up and fully open my eyes. Mom is on my right.
"Here, take these," she tells me, holding out her hand. Sitting in her palm are two bright, aqua blue pills.
"Ugh, Mom, I'm not going to take your anti-depressants," I groan. "I'm perfectly happy, see?" I screw up my face into a cheesy smile.
"But--"
"No. I refuse to be drugged," I say.
Mom looks disappointed, but she draws back her hand, taking the stupid pills with her. She leaves.
"Yeah, I know how you feel," says a voice from my left. I jump and look. Keira is sitting next to me, licking out the buttery bowl where popcorn used to reside before we ate it. I completely forgot she was here!
"When my dad died, my mom tried to make me go through therapy and take anti-depresants and crap like that. It was so annoying," Keira continues. "Of course, I didn't let her drug me or make me go to a therapist. Ugh, those people are so stupid. 'Oh, sweetie, I know exactly what you're going through right now. Here, hug this stuffed animal and let your emotions go'," Keira mimics. "In reality, they have no clue what you're actually feeling."
"Thank you! At least someone understands," I grumble.
"Hey girls! Come to the kitchen!" Mrs. Doble's voice tells us.
Keira groans. "But it's so far away!"
I laugh. "You are the laziest person I know. Come on!"
I half drag Keira into the kitchen. Two heaping bowls of chocolate ice cream wait for us.
"Oh, yum!" Keira yells. She dives for the nearest bowl and sinks her mouth into the chocolatey goodness.
I drab a spoon and dig in. I make a face.
"Did you buy off-brand ice cream or something? Mine tastes weird," I say.
Keira looks at me like I'm crazy. "Stop complaining. It's a perfectly good bowl of ice cream. You're so picky."
I examine my bowl of ice cream for a moment before picking up my spoon again and eating the ice cream again, this time slowly.
After our very nutritious meal of chocolate ice cream, Keira and I brush our teeth and get ready for bed.
I abandon my sleeping bag and crawl into Keira's bed.
"Hey! Go sleep in your sleeping bag!" Keria exclaims.
"No. I am not sleeping on the floor again!" I argue.
"Fine. Scooch over, you're taking up too much room!" Keira complains.
"Are you kidding me? You have over half the bed to yourself right now! You scooch over!" I argue. I push Keira over to the left so I have more room.
I eventually sink into the comfort of sleep. I dream of nothing in particular, just the random things a brain makes up.
The next thing I know, I am awake and clutching my head. My head is exploding with pain. It feels like an axe is splitting my head into two parts.
I bury my face into my pillow and bite my jaws together, determined not to wake Keira with my screams.
What is going on? I never get headaches, let alone migraines!
I roll off the bed and land with a thump on the floor. I drag myself up and stagger out the door. I head for the stairs, walking to the living room where Mom sleeps on the couch.
I don't even make it down five steps before I collapse and fall loudly down the rest of the steps. My headache persists. I see bright dots in my vision. I am aware of screaming.
I see a dark figure coming towards me.
"Help me," I croak. A tear traces its way down my cheek.
The bright dots dominate my vision until I can't see anymore. With a flash, the bright light is replaced with darkness and I am gone.
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The Risen
Ciencia FicciónHolli Rado's father is a scientist who works for the government. When one of his experiments goes horribly wrong, Holli has to find a way to eliminate her father's deadly creation, while trying to stay alive and keep the experiment from killing the...
