The sky is a beautiful thing. It's just this hunk of endless blue sitting there right above you. But sometimes the stupid fluffy white cloud things got in your way and you couldn't see the sky anymore. I hated those days.
"Look, Sam! It's a bunny!" chirped Rex, the kid I was babysitting at the moment.
Of course everyone else liked them. I was the only one that got all uncomfortable when the clouds rolled in. They made me feel… damp. Weird, huh? Probably just one of those random memories again, playing tricks on my mind.
"Whaddya think that one is, Sam? Looks like a pancake! It's all flat and round! Do you think that one looks like an alligator?"
"Sure…" I tried to keep my mind on what he was saying, but I just couldn't focus. I was trapped in my mind. Crap. Had to call Mom… pick Rex up… Couldn't think. Couldn't think. I was sucked into the dream.
All I could see was blue. The sky? Yup. Sure as hell wasn't a wall, because I flew right through it. My dream self looked to my right and saw this gorgeous Angel, his black feathers shining. He grinned. I think dream-me grinned back 'cause my cheeks moved. I did a backflip in the air, and caught sight of brown speckled wings- my wings. I really was flying! Dream-me let out a WHOOP! of joy and went faster- two words came to my head- warp speed. They sounded familiar.
"Max! Slow down!" said a voice, laughing. Max? Who?
"Max! Slow down! Max! Come back! Sam, wake up!"
I sat up, back in control. "How long was I out, Rex?"
"Like 20 minutes! You fell asleep! I thought you were dead!" Poor kid had tears streaming down his face. "But you were smiling, so you were asleep, but you wouldn't wake up so I called 911 like Mommy told me and they said they were coming but then you woke up and they aren't coming anymore and you were dead!"
"Sorry, Rex. Shhhhh," I rocked him in my arms. He was only 4.
Why was this happening to me?
