Bianca pushed through the trees, trying to keep the younger boy in sight.
"Adam!" she started to shout, her stomach clenching painfully in fear. She had a horrible feeling that she knew exactly what he was going to do, and she felt helpless. "Adam!" she shouted again, just as she broke through the trees.
There he was; standing in the middle of the road like before. He plopped down on the ground and just stared up at the sky. She watched his chest rise and fall slowly with each deep breath.
"Adam?" she called out shakily. He turned slightly so he could look at her and she saw the same emotionless eyes as before. "Adam get out of the street." She insisted desperately, the image of him being crushed by a car forever imprinted in her mind.
"Why do you care?" Adam asked dully and tears pooled in Bianca's eyes.
"Come on Adam, seriously." She continued, her eyes flashing towards the end of the road. She heard the familiar sound of an engine and automatically took a few steps closer to the younger boy. Maybe, if she was lucky, he would just come with her. Or maybe she could grab him and drag him off the road before any harm could come to him. "Please."
"Go to hell Bianca." He said as the truck came barreling down the street. At a last second a content smile slid onto his face. "I guess I'll be seeing you there."
"Adam!" she shouted and a male voice mixed with hers. Eli came running up beside her and pushed past. The car came to a screeching halt and all Bianca could see was the blood.
"You did this!" Eli was yelling at her, "You pushed him; you murderer!"
"No!" Bianca shouted, shooting up into a sitting position. Her eyes wildly searched the room, her breath coming in labored pants. She kicked her sheets away and grabbed her alarm clock. The 2:45 blinked back at her and a weird sense of déjà vu washed over her. Just to make sure she checked the date… May 24th.
The same day as her dream.
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As Bianca pulled up to the school she couldn't help but feel slightly dizzy. She had the distinct impression that all of this had happened before. And that, maybe, it actually did mean something. There had to be some reason that all of this was happening… didn't there? If there wasn't a reason then her dreams would be exactly alike, right? Right; and they weren't. They all had the same ending though.
Adam committing suicide.
She felt bile rise in her throat and pressed her forehead into the steering wheel. That morning she didn't let her mother convince her to eat breakfast because she had the feeling that she'd just puke it up later. It seemed she was right.
"You ok Bee?" Bianca jumped and her hand slammed down on the horn. The loud blaring noise filled the school parking lot and people immediately turned towards the noise. She closed her eyes and breathed deeply, looking over at Owen with a vicious glare.
"Don't do that." She snapped and he smirked triumphantly.
"Did the big bad Owen scare the little Bianca?" Owen teased, making his way to the passenger seat and letting himself in. Bianca's glare never left her best friend's head and she leaned back in the seat. She debated whether it would be better to open up or keep the nightmare all bottled up. Since he was her best friend and she almost always told him everything she decided to fill him in. Maybe he'd have some insight as to why she was having these morbid nightmares.
"It was this nightmare..." she started awkwardly and Owen snickered.
"Nice Bee, that's…" she glared at him and his sentence trailed off as his eyes widened. "You're not joking are you?"
"Obviously not." She pointed out the obvious and he awkwardly scratched the back of his head.
"Sorry Bee; I just thought you were screwing around with me or something…" he muttered feebly. She rolled his eyes and crossed her arms over her chest, her eyes glued to Adam as he walked across the street with his older brother. Almost like he sensed her gaze his head automatically turned. Their eyes met and she gave a tiny smile before quickly turning back to Owen. "Do you want to tell me what it was about?" he prodded. She wondered what his reaction would be if she told him she was frazzled because her nightmare had been Adam committing suicide. He'd probably laugh and say it wasn't a nightmare; it was wishful thinking.
"Nah," she said, shaking her head. She opened the door and started pulling herself out. Owen did the same.
"Come on Bee; I didn't mean to laugh." He insisted, slamming the door closed and traveling around the front of the car so he was right next to her. "Maybe talking will help clear your mind." She shrugged.
"Honestly; it wasn't that big of a deal." She lied, "And I hardly even remember It." his eyebrows furrowed.
"Then how…?"
"I just know it was a nightmare." She said simply. He studied her for a second and she tried to keep her face neutral. He always had a habit of telling when she was lying, but this time he seemed to accept it.
"Ok…" he muttered before brightening up. "There's a party at the ravine tonight; you coming?" a warning bell went off in her head and her mind screamed 'NO!'.
"Sure." She found herself saying anyways. She had to get to the bottom of this.
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Bianca had stayed after to talk to Mr. Simpson about Yale… again. She couldn't get as into the conversation as she would've liked because it just seemed repetitive to her. She'd heard it all before and she just wanted to get out of there and make it to the ravine before Adam. Mr. Simpson seemed to sense the tension and kept her longer in an attempt to pry what was going on from her. She gave some bull shit response about not getting enough sleep, which was true, and wanting to take a nap. He seemed to accept that answer and let it go. By the time she made it to the ravine the party was in full swing, but it didn't seem like it.
"Stupid Goth boy,"
"Let him go!" Bianca's heart sped up and her legs swiftly took her a little farther into the ravine. She saw Owen and Eli going at it in the middle of a large group of people. It seemed like Owen was winning the fight, but that was to be expected since he was ten times larger than the other boy and liked to cheat. A few feet away someone was holding a struggling Adam, who was trying to escape and help his friend.
"Hey!" Bianca shouted, "Hey!" she shouted louder when no one responded. She pushed her way through the group and Anthony, the boy who was holding Adam back, instantly let go of the younger boy. Adam dropped to the ground at the unexpected release and Bianca rushed over to Owen and Eli. "Stop!" she said forcefully, trying to yank Owen off the other boy. Something collided with her face, maybe Owen's elbow or one of Eli's swinging punches, and she tumbled backwards. Her head was throbbing from the sudden impact and she was dizzy.
Out of the corner of her eye she saw Adam slip away. She made to call out to him, to tell him to just stop, but her foot hit a rock and she tumbled backwards. Her head hit the ground and blackness enveloped her.
Disclaimer:
I don't –sob- own Degrassi D:
Author's Notes:
Heyheyhey! (: new Degrassi tomorrow; soooo excited! I'm also going to see Skyline/Unstoppable (haven't figured out which one yet) with Kensie. That should be fun (:
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