Don't Be Afraid.
Andrew stared at a picture of his wife. How beautiful she was. Everything he could every dream for.
He met her the first day of high school. He was nervous, incredibly nervous. As he sat in his chair, shaking, the girl next to him said,
"You shouldn't be nervous, its just high school kid."
Andrew looked behind him, unsure if the girl was talking to him.
"yes I'm talking to you, and like I said, don't be nervous, its just high school." The girl was wearing black pants, and wearing a black t-shirt with red strips across it. She was read a copy of the book Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. Andrew had read that book, in fact it was one of his favorites.
"wha-whats your name?" Andrew asked nervously.
"Joan, my name is Joan, and kid…"
"Yeah?" asked Andrew
"…Don't be afraid"
Andrew smiles well he thinks of the memory. Truth be told, he misses her. He misses her as much as any man could ever miss someone. And truth be told, after the 7 Hour War, he never saw her again. Now he sits, on the relocation train to City 17, looking at the picture of his wife. Maybe, just maybe he will dream about her tonight. A good dream, not the nightmares he has most nights. Nightmares of his wife losing grip on his hand. Nightmares of seeing his wife slowly drift away from him in the crowd of thousands. Nightmares, that are based on fact. Its been 20 years since that day, and he still has nightmares about it.
Out of the corner of Andrews eye, he sees a women get up and walk down the isle. The women sits next to him, and sits calmly. Andrew then gets a wave of coldness going down the spine of his back, the kind of wave you get when you turn on the fan, jump into cold water, or when you see a ghost. As Andrew gets this wave of coldness he shakes it off, out of habit.
"Don't be nervous kid, its just City 17." The women says
Andrew smiles, and says,
"Yeah, I've just never been relocated. I'm a little afraid" said Andrew.
"well," says the women, "don't be afraid."
Andrew laughs, "Ok, I wont be afraid. I'm Andrew by the way, what is your name?"
The women sits quietly for a second. "Joan, My name is Joan" She says. "and Like I said, Don't be afraid."
Should I continue?