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4: WORSE NIGHTMARES 1

Deep End - Birdy

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I spy with my little eye something that starts with G
Goat
Garage
Honey do you see a garage anywhere?
Was worth the shot babe. He winks at her and turns his attention back to the road.
It's grass! I yell raising my hands in the air
Grass! How can you guys not see that?
Ohhhh
Mom and dad look at each other with shocked expressions.
“Well Hayley you should have been more specific” Mom replies shrugging her shoulders.
I was specific Mom.
Grass starts with G...I said something that starts with G!
Never mind, I give up.
I fall back into the car seat.
We've been playing this game for thirty minutes and they can't even seem to get it right.
“Aren't you too old to be playing eye spy”? Charlee says after my argument with Mom and Dad
Well excuse me for trying to make this car ride fun.
Oh hey honey there's a gas station ahead.
Dad drives into the station to refill the fuel tank.
Charlee and I step out of the car to buy snacks.
Actually Charlee bought snacks I just bought chocolates.
I pick up ten from the stack of chocolates.
How many of that can you possibly eat before we get to the airport? Charlee lifts a brow at me as she drops her potato chips and orange juice box on the counter for payment.
It's not your business.
You're gonna get a tummy ache.
No, I'm not.
Yes, you will
I ignore her and place my chocolates on the counter as well.
I'm not paying for those. She pushes the chocolate to the side and gives the cashier her credit card to pay for her snacks.
Charlee!
No
C'mon!
I said no
If you don't pay for my chocolates, I'm gonna tell Mom and Dad how Tyler snuck into the house last night so you could__
Shut up. She clamps her hand on my mouth before I could my sentence.
Fine, I'll pay for the stupid chocolates.
Thank you, I sing
The cashier smiles at us both. Charlee too busy cursing under her breath to notice.
When we walk out of the shop, Charlee asks how I knew Tyler came to the house last night.
I was watching a movie
What movie?
Frozen 2
Hayley! I told you not to watch that movie without me.
Oops
I swear I'm going to cut your eyes out their sockets.
You can't do that.
She lunges at my face in a second and I almost fall to the ground.
Mom! I yell running towards the car
Last night Charlee brought___
Hayley!
She starts running after me.

The sound coming from Charlee's phone was starting to annoy me.
After Dad had refilled the fuel tank and we'd left the station, Charlee continues to text her amazingly hot boyfriend.
Charlee turn that thing off.
Why?
You're disturbing.
No I'm not.
Yes you are.
Not.
Yes you are Charlee!
Just like it had happened years back, the heated argument goes on before Dad tries to separate us.
The familiar lights start blinking ahead of us.
I didn't wait to ask Mom this time.
Dad pull over now!
What's wrong munchkin?
Pull over!
But it's too late.
The truck hits the car and sends it flying out the road.
I knew this scene. I'd gotten so used to it after having the same nightmare over and over again.
Charlee starts dragging me away from the car.
Suddenly the car blows up and starts a fire.
The trees and grass around the car are consumed by the fire as well.
I turn around but Charlee's gone.
No one around. Just me.
I start to hear voices from the car.
Hayley?
Hayley honey is that you?
Don't leave us.
Help us.
They were screaming now. The fire had grown bigger.
Mom.. Dad?
It hurts Hayley. I can hear mom's voice clearly now.
Little munchkin don't you wanna help us after everything we've done for you?
Dad? I'm crying now
I stretch my hand to the door to try open it but the fire burns my hand and I jolt backwards.
I can't, I whimper
The fire won't let me.
Help us. Help us.
I'm sorry. I try to fight back the pool of tears that kept blurring my vision.
HELP US! Dad yells and everywhere becomes queit.
Mom?
Dad?
Suddenly, a body half burnt with it's face badly smashed crawls out the car and grabs my leg.
Help! I scream out but no one's around..
No one can save me now.
I struggle to get up from the floor and start running towards the road
The ground opens up and I fall into a deep black hole.
H-H-HELLO
Hayley. I hear Charlee's voice.
Charlee?
Come here little munchkin.
Dad?
Dinner's ready in five minutes.
M-mom?
I'm crying again.
Please help me, I trapped.
You have to let it all go Hayley. I hear Charlee's voice again.
But I can't Charlee.
Let it go. Mom repeats then dad follows after.
Let it go
Let it go
Stop!
I can't.
Let it go Hayley.
Their voices are louder now.
Stop! I yell and wake up.
I open my eyes completely and turn to the side.
My room door had been opened slightly letting light shine across the floor.
I try to sit up but the banging pain in my head stops me from doing so
Stretching my hand to the bedside table, I collect the pills Katlyn had left for my migraines.
I pop in two and drink a glass of water
It's 2:15am
Great, I just had to wake up now.
I sigh and place my phone back on the table.
Standing up from my bed was a lot harder now cause the pain in my head wasn't helping either.
I slowly walk to the chair beside the window taking my phone with me and sit down.
The cloud's a thick black blanket designed with twinkling stars.
I look down to the car Park, people still walking around the hospital.
Some are patients probably trying to get fresh air since they also couldn't sleep like me.
I start counting the cars just like you're counting sheep when you're trying to fall asleep.
One...two...ten
Geez, how many people come to the hospital so early in the morning.
Twenty...twenty five
A car drives in taking my attention.
Great now I have to start all over.
I'm about to start again when three figures step out of the car
A Lady, man and boy.
The boy looks reluctant to walk into the hospital but after the lady whispers something into his ear, he gives in starts to walk behind them.
I try to see who the boy is but I can't.
His head is covered with the hoodie from his sweater which is black like his jeans and converse.
His body blends into the dark like he's some kind of undercover Spy.
My eyes follow him till he finally walks into the building.
Tired of trying to figure out who they were and why they'd come so early in the morning, I pick up my phone and start listening to music.

_Everything I wanted - Billie Eilish

Soon I drift off into a dreamless sleep

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