Stuck In A Dream

Chapter Five: Is She Alive?

Raven's P.O.V

I really want to take away Brooks pain, but right now I need to attend my aching stomach and fill it with whatever I'm eating. So, that means Veronica and Kyle, talking to me while I eat. Yeah, that's right my crush is watching me at. As soon as Brooks ran to the restroom, Kyle almost instantly took her spot in the booth. Veronica had been going on and on about horrible this place was and she couldn't find a good place to get her nails done. I was so over that life. Plus, I can't get close to her again because she has to.......die. I swallowed hard after that thought passed through my mind.

"What is this place? I mean, there's not even good phone service here." Veronica said angrily.

I shook my head as I munched on my greasy fries. I could feel someone staring at me, which was a fear within itself when I looked up, it was Kyle who met my eyes. I tried my best to keep from blushing in front of him.

Instead I raised an eyebrow and said,"Wants some fries?" I said, to shaking one in the air.

To my surprise he kindly declined and cleared his throat to say,"No, no, thank you. I just wanted to have that talk."

Veronica was only inching closer after that remark,"What talk?"

I continued eating, wondering when she'd leave.

Kyle did look away from me not once,"You know, Raven. That talk." This time he even winked at me.

He was giving me a massive about of hints on something, but my brain was in food land and I didn't want to think about that right now.

Veronica stood up from the table,"Fine. Don't tell me." She then left the table and went who knows where, leaving Kyle and I all alone. Does anyone else see how cool this is? I get to be alone with the guy of my dreams. I was literally shaking at how amazing this was, but I was trying to cover it by drinking something that tasted similar to flat soda. I was trying so hard not to look up at Kyle, because I knew if I did, I'd completely loose it. Of course, Kyle has to ruin my high score on the looking anywhere, but at the hunky monkey Kyle.

"Raven! What's going on? Where are we? How long have you been here? Have you seen that dude.....ugh I think his name is Eden? Or maybe Eli? No, no Elijah?"

I put my drink down,"Evans?"

He nodded in amazement,"Yeah. So, I'm guessing that answers my last question. You've seen him?"

I nodded,"Yeah, he gave us assignments to do while we're here and answered most of your questions."

He raised an eyebrow,"Like....?"

"Like.....we're stuck in his dream and his power is to bring us together and the fact that we can die here...."

Kyle was silent for a moment, probably trying to find the closest exit, so he can escape. I don't blame him, I almost didn't believe it myself.

Finally, he said,"So......you said something about assignments? What's that about?"

I smiled half heartedly,"If I tell you, you have to promise you won't tell anyone else."

He took my hand and looked up at me,"I promise."

In that moment my cheeks started to flush, I couldn't hide it, I tried, but it was too late. Kyle was looking at me with this genuine and sincere look in his eyes. So, I took a deep breath and told him what Evans is making me do.

"I have to find some kids from our class named......Eliot Kent and Khole Mars and somehow 'help them' by finding out there secrets and snitching on them to Evans. It's horrible, I know, but that's the only way I can leave this place." I said, trying to keep a brave face.

Kyle looked up at me concerned,"I get that. Actually, Eric gave me an assignment too..." He said, looking uncomfortable, his eyes droopy.

"Ummm..........it's Evans not Eric and what's your assign-" I was cut off by a loud shrill coming from the back of Lucky Ducky.

This could only be trouble!!

Veronica's P.O.V

I hate not knowing something. I mean, it's so agitating when people withhold information from me. Like maybe I wanna help? Haha. Yeah, I didn't believe that lie either, but seriously people need to get their act together and just spill the tea already. As I walk to the back of this dump, aka Lucky Ducky, I can hear sobbing coming from in the restroom, so obviously I pressed my ear to the door so I could figure what the heck was going on around here.It sounded like the nerd Brooklyn, she was sputtering words, but they all seemed incoherent. Thankfully, I was able to make out a few words and this is what the sentence sounded like this:

"I just need one shot and it's over. One shot, just one shot and I can kill Veronica."

She seemed so unstable, in between that sentence, there were hiccups, sniffles, and pauses. I don't even think she's to sure of all the things she's saying. I hope she's not, because it sounds like she's trying to take me down and yo' girl aint' going down without a fight. I was so worked up, on how I'd win in a fight if she tried to come at me that I accidentally leaned on the door to much and it slid right open, leaving me to land awkwardly on the restroom floor.
      I know, a thousand times yuck. Haha, I have a new name for Lucky Ducky. It's name Yucky Ducky, because everything about this place is like super gross and I just can't anymore. As soon as I get home (whenever the heck that is) I'm reporting this place for like twenty health code violations, this place sucks. This is hilarious, or you could call this place Sucky Ducky. Clever, right? Okay, time to get serious.
   Right now, I'm laying stomach down on the bathroom floor at Sucky, Yucky Ducky, looking up at that nerd, who indeed had a gun in her hand. The moment she saw me, she pointed the gun at me, I swallowed hard, raising my hands, but she ignored my desperate gestures.
     She closed her eyes and pulled the trigger and I screamed as loud as I could when I saw the bullet coming towards me, I didn't move, I didn't flinch. I laid there paralyzed and let the bullet hit me. Do me a favor and erase the whole "yo' girl aint' going down without a fight..." out of your head? Because I take it back, I take it all back, she wins! Where did it me? I don't fracking know, but what I do know is that I'm loosing blood fast and that nerds screaming too.

The word is spinning

Spinning really, really fast

Now there's two nerds, three Kyle's, and four Ray Ray's

Why is everyone multiplying?

And why am I so sleepy?

My eyes are slowly closing....

I'm trying to resist it, but at this point why should I?

Before the world went completely dark

One thing was clear,

Everyone wanted to know the answer to this question

Is she alive?

TO BE CONTINUED...

A/N: Well, is she alive? 'Cause I wanna know. And I bet you do too. Let me know down below in the comments!
-Liv