I walked through the forest again. The same, dead, black forest. With black trees, branches so brittle, not even the birds dare to nest on. The same eerie, creepy

squawking of the black crows that lurk in the shadows, and the growls of the unknown animals fill my ears. Fog so thick, I can't even see my hands in front of my face.

It's cold here, and pitch black, except for a small, barely noticeable orb of light ahead in the distance. I wrap my coat around me tighter, and walk towards it. I walk as far

as a few feet, before the orb disappears, and I am all alone in this familiar, but unknown forest. As I observe my surroundings, I hear a sharp, ear piercing shriek coming

from somewhere in the West. As I run towards the direction of the horrid scream, I feel someone watching me. I hear breathing, labored, hard breathing behind me. As I

turn around I am shocked as to what I see. I scream at the top of my lungs….

I wake up to my own screaming, I'm covered in sweat, and my breath is labored. I look at my alarm clock on my bedside table, it reads 6:00 A.M. I might as well get

up now, I thought as I quickly get up, and make my bed. I get in the shower, get dressed, brush my teeth, and head downstairs to make breakfast for myself. I live

alone, even though I'm only 17. This March, I became emancipated from my parents, the mayor and mayor's wife of this stupid, miniscule town. I love my parents,

trust me, it's just, they have trouble actually listening to me, or, taking care of their daughter. So, the day I turned 17, I got emancipated, it was easy. They didn't want

me, so it made no difference to them. They gave me money, I got this cool apartment, and now I live alone. Simple as that.

As I walk the 10-block walk to school, I try to remember my dream. It's always like this. The dream is so real, but, when I wake, it fades, until all I can remember are

bits and pieces. And, during the day, those fade too. Until all I can remember is darkness. Like the dream never happened. Then, when I have the dream again, it's

familiar, like on the top of my mind, but I can never remember, like it's almost physically, painfully impossible.