Truth of Falling

06 | The Meeting

I can't understand what he's saying. I feel dizzy, my head feels like it's on fire and all I know is we are driving really fast.

"I don't feel good, please slow down." I'm cold. The car isn't slowing down. I look over to the driver's seat. I'm alone. I look down at my hands and blood is everywhere.

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I sit up and start breathing heavily clutching my chest.

Why is this happening again? I was doing so well and now the nightmares are back again. I hate waking up like this. I have already been down this path before.

I rub my eyes calming myself down until I hear a ding come from my phone startling me.

Who's texting me this early in the morning?

Asher: Hey Millie this is Asher, don't ask how I got your number because that's not important but what is important is why aren't you at school yet? What does he mean why am I not at school yet? It's only six am. I look over at my clock on the nightstand.

It's seven-thirty! SHIT!

Millie: I'm running late. I didn't sleep well last night, I will be there soon.

Asher: Oh, I see...you were dreaming about me last night, weren't you.

Millie: Ew Gross. You're the last thing I would dream about.

Asher: Keep telling yourself that.

Millie: Gladly.

I jump out of bed and swiftly change into a pair of blue ripped jeans and a plain black t-shirt while grabbing my phone and stumbling downstairs.

My head burns. I massage my forehead with my hand walking into the kitchen taking the bottle of Tylenol out of the cupboard reaching for two pills swallowing them with the cup of water left in the fridge.

I can't think right. My head hurts so much.

Oh toughen up Millie, you're going to be late for school. I ditch my house to get out to my car with a sharp pain in my head. I hop into the driver seat and start the engine, put music on and begin to drive slowly down the road. Why am I having these dreams? What do they mean? What's going on? Why is it happening again?

All of a sudden I hear a loud blaring horn coming from the car adjacent to me. I slam on my breaks and swerves to the right.

What the heck.

I let out the deep breath I didn't realize I was holding in.

luckily I realized what was going on just in time to move out of the way. Was I so lost in thought that I didn't even see the stop sign?!

"Calm down, Millie. Focus. Just get to school." I begin to drive slowly down the road to make it to the school parking lot safely.

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Pushing my way through the crowded halls, I speed to my locker, something I have finally been able to open.

My body still feels tense from this morning. My heart is still racing and my hands are still sweaty.

As I turn the corner of the hallway where my locker is I notice Carter standing in front of my locker. I slowly walk up approaching him holding a tight grip on the strap of my backpack.