The power inside me [Silver the Hedgehog FF]

~Chapter 9~

// I don't want to go to school tomorrow ...//

Silver turned around in bed, feeling restless. He just couldn't ignore the fear that was deep within him.

It must have been 20 minutes since he was lying here and thinking about nothing but tomorrow.

As on the previous evening, he was lying awake again trying to fall asleep. But his thoughts kept the gray hedgehog awake for the second evening in a row.

"I don't want to go...", he whispered worriedly and at the same time hugged his teddy bear.

//My powers activate whenever they want to.... I...I have no control over them. When I go to school tomorrow, they will definitely appear again and... my friends will see them... // he added in his mind and pulled the covers higher.

Seconds passed? Minutes? Or were it hours? Silver wasn't sure how long he'd been awake. Much less did he know what time it was. But a look outside told him that the moon was shining brightly in the sky.

Curious what time it was, he grabbed his phone, which was on the bedside table, and checked the time.

"1:26 am? Oh no ...", the gray hedgehog muttered and put his phone back where he got it from.

Was it really that late? If he fell asleep now, he would still be completely tired in the morning. That meant: if he fell asleep.

Silver grumbled in annoyance and turned to face the wall. Again, he closed his eyes and tried to finally fall asleep.

Again without success.

Then he remembered the incident from yesterday afternoon. How Sonic had saved him from Scourge. At the thought of his green tormentor, his stomach turned automatically.

Why did Sonic interfere? Had his blue friend upset Scourge any more?

Now Silver was even more afraid of showing up at school tomorrow. Would the green hedgehog ambush his victim tomorrow? Silver didn't have much hope that Scourge would leave him alone now. And that thought made his fear grow even bigger.

//I don't want to go to school...//

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"Silver"

Nothing.
Only when she shook the younger one awake, did the cat hear a faint murmur.

Silver pulled the covers over his head and closed the eyes again, which he had previously opened a bit.

"Come on Silvy, you have to get up." Again, Charlene shook her little brother, who then only uttered more indefinable words.

"Silvy..."

Silver didn't want to get up. He was so terribly tired. Then there was the fear of today. It made him just keep hiding under the covers.

"Silver please.", Charlene pleaded and pulled the covers from the hedgehog's body.

An icy cold swept over Silver's body and made him shiver uncomfortably. He continued to hug his teddy bear and, with no bait in the world, didn't get out of bed.

At first annoyed by her brother's behavior, Charlene's expression changed suddenly. The cat went over to Silver and stroked his spines.

"Aren't you feeling well?" She asked lovingly now. Her hand slipped to the young boy's forehead and stayed there for a moment.

She gasped and quickly retreated her hand again.

"You have a fever again.... Lie down, I'll let mom know." As soon as she had said that, Charlene was gone, leaving a surprised and completely tired Silver behind. Immediately, he sat up.