The Dreams
The Moon shown of off the blank surface, the moonbeams reflecting the light of off the clean surface creating a calming light. The air was frigid, her breath coming out in small clouds of steam. The freezing air surrounding her body like a tight sweater, making each breath harder to control. She felt no movement in her face as she tried to call for help, her stinging lips burning, one blood curling scream vibrated through the arctic air
Tally Youngblood awoke to the scream. she sighed as she slipped out of her bed and down to the kitchen. On the way there, she checked on her boyfriend David and her best friend Shay. Neither of them had been disturbed by Tally's nightmare. She couldn't figure out why she had been having these dreams. Night after night and week after week Tally dreamt of the same pure white coating. Somewhere in her mind, she knew she had heard or seen a substance similar to it. Tally decided to try to spark her memory with caffeine, even though the numerous times she had tried before hadn't worked, she knew she was getting close.
Tally closed her eyes and breathed in the sweet aroma of the coffee being brewed. Just the scent brought back memories of her parent's house. She once remembered how agonizing it was after she left her parents to go and live in the Ugly Dorms. The longing for her parent's house, wanting just to go back and stay with them forever. Then once again in The Smoke, the memories we're still fresh in her mind. She remembered when she first met David, one of the first people to welcome her. She remembered loving him, longing to be with him every moment. Then the painful feeling when Dr. Cable had helped her betray The Smoke. David abandoning her, taking a part of her with him. Tally couldn't believe how she had acted or how brainless she had been to think that Dr. Cable and her specials couldn't have tracked her in an instant. She remembered all the times that David had helped her after she had betrayed them all. Even after she had loved Zane so dearly, the image of David and his smile never faded from the back of her mind. Even after Zane died because of Tally's foolish assumption, David was there for her, helping her. But Tally had certainly not gotten over Zane's death, even now she felt the weight fall on her chest, pulling away as she picked up the warm coffee off of the counter.
