Lauren's POV
Thump... Thump... Thump... That's all I can hear, my heartbeat. It's quiet and everyone else is asleep; but I'm not, my thoughts are plaguing me tonight. I've had 3 dizzy spells since I've gotten here yesterday. It isn't normal, not even the added stress does this to me. I just don't understand what's happening. Could it be Winner? Maybe I should call daddy and have him change the formula.
I sigh and look around the room, my eyes land on a picture of Payson, Kaylie, and I when we were younger at The Rock. Then I look at their sleeping forms in their beds. A small smile finds its way to my lips, but slowly drops when I notice Kaylie's "Mr. Kobalt" poster. Austin Tucker, no denying he's good looking. Hell, when he first came to the rock I was pretty interested in him, but with all the other drama I just let it go. Now he's with Kay, and she has no time for her friends. Funny how things change. All three of us used to spend practically all our time together. Even when she was with Carter; well look how that worked out… I guess things are just different now.
I bite my lip and turn over I catch a glimpse of the clock, 12:04, great. I sigh closing my eyes and drifting off into a light sleep.
*Next Morning*
Forty-Five minutes until practice, and I'm already about to kill someone. The shower took forever to get warm, the muffin I had for breakfast tasted like cardboard, and Kaylie's yelling at me to get out of the bathroom so she could shower, was not how I wanted to start my morning. And now, Payson's eating and Kaylie's in the shower. God, I need a coffee. I slip on my shoes and throw my gym bag over my shoulder, while looking over at Pay, perched on the couch with her cereal.
"I'm going for coffee, see you at practice." I barely hear her call of "don't be late!" before I'm out the door and down the hall.
I pick at my nails impatiently, because seriously, could this line be any longer? I just want my Carmel Macchiato, with a double shot of espresso. I click my tongue in annoyance ready to yell at the guy making coffee. And then it starts. My fingertips go numb. My breath hitches as I rub them together praying to feel something. There's nothing, just more fear. And then things go blurry. All I can hear is Thump... Thump... ThumpThumpThump… it's so loud in my ears. Everything goes black and I feel myself start to fall. And then that's it, I feel someone catch me, but I can't move, or breathe, or hear. Everything's still black, and quiet, except for my heart beat, and most of all, scary.
AN: Sorry it's so short! The first few will be, they'll get longer as the story goes on, I promise! R&R? Thanks (:
