I updated two chapter today since the previous one was pretty shitty. Anyways, I hope you like this chapter better (and don't hate me and my writing). More chapters are on the way, I'm just a little swamped with school work. Try to enjoy what I could scrap together.
-Alley Cat
Chapter 4: With Time, Love Hurts
"DIRK! NO, DIIIRRRK!"
The funny thing about living on a remote tropical island in a large house is that the sound echoes just fine, but you have no neighbors to disturb, unless you count the large monsters and beasts that howled in response to the anguished cry.
Jake sat up in bed, screaming his head off, and reaching out for something or someone that wasn't there. His deep green eyes flashed with horror in the faint moonlight, it's silver light reflecting on the glistening tears flowing down the man's cheeks. The crash of a door slamming open, and the hurried footsteps told that Jake's screams have not gone unnoticed by the large house's other resident.
Jade Harley slammed the door to her grandfather's room open, dressed in her night gown and panting from running straight down two flights of stairs. Her round glasses had been hastily shoved unto her face, and she looked alarmed as she said over her grandpa's screams, "Grandpa! Grandpa, what's wrong, why are you screaming?!"
"Wh...what?" he replied, confused. He had stopped screaming about half way through Jade's words. He had also put down his outstretched arm, as he looked quite stupid with it extended.
"You were screaming, and I woke up and heard you, so I ran down here and you were sitting up and yelling, and...Grandpa, what's wrong, you're crying..." Jade was stunned. Never before had her guardian cried. He was a rough and tough man, who loves adventure and wouldn't cry even if you broke every bone in his body. But now, he was sitting there with shining tears running down his cheeks. Had he had a nightmare?
"Um...it's, it's nothing, sweetheart, do go back to sleep, and sorry for waking you..." Grandpa Harley said, rolling over and pretending to fall back asleep. Jade furrowed her brow, but she deemed the conversation over by Grandpa's body language, and went back to her room.
It was an hour and a half since Jade had woken up to Grandpa's screams. She was still pondering on what he had (most likely) had a nightmare on. She figured it would have something to do with the name he had been screaming.
"Dirk..." she whispered to herself, her slightly buck teeth chewing on her bottom lip as she rolled over in her bed. "Who on earth is Dirk?"
The dark haired girl was worried; worried about her grandfather. She could tell throughout the past couple days, he hasn't gotten much sleep. Dark bags lined under his eyes, his green eyes duller then it's usual adventurous shine. On the topic of adventures, Grandpa hadn't been on any, instead just wandering around the house and staring outside. He wasn't his normal self. It was all because of the nightmares Jade knew he'd been having. It was all because someone called Dirk.
Looking at her alarm clock, seeing the time to be 4:00 am, Jade knew she would never get back to sleep with all this on her mind. So instead, she grabbed her laptop and went on Pesterchum. She knew it was pointless, as none of her friends would be on at this time. But to her surprise, Dave seemed to be online.
Needing someone to talk to, she message him.
- gardenGnostic [GG] began pestering turntechGodhead [TG] -
GG: dave?
GG: why are you up so early?
TG: oh hey jade.
TG: i just got a lot on my mind is all
GG: yeah me too. my grandpa is worrying me
TG: whys that?
GG: well you see hes been having a lot of nightmares lately and hed wake up screaming
GG: it would always be the same name too
GG: somebody called dirk
On the other end of the line, in his apartment in Texas, Dave was stunned. Though it was 4 in the morning, Dave had been up nearly most of the night worrying...no, more like pondering about his sibling's nightmares and obvious distraction and health degradation. Now, reading the name Jade mentioned, he was pretty sure his Bro's real name was Dirk, judging by the name on the electric bill that his sibling often left on the kitchen counter.
The young teen had a hunch. So he leaned back over his computer and typed a message to Jade.
TG: say your grandpas name wouldnt happen to be jake would it?
GG: actually yes!
GG: how did you know :O
TG: well you see my bro has been having nightmares too and he wakes up screaming about someone called jake
GG: woah really?
TG: yeah my bro mentioned something about liking him romantically
TG: i think they used to be a thing
GG: oh they must miss each other :(
GG: thats why they're having nightmares
TG: yeah
TG: ...
TG: hey i have a crazy idea lets get them together as a surprise
GG: yeah totally! i can tinker with my grandpas transporter a little and send him some where and ill help you mess with something that can transport your bro
TG: cool idea jade lets do it
GG: okay :)))) ill get back to you soon
TG: cool
- gardenGnostic [GG] ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG] -
- turntechGodhead [TG] ceased pestering gardenGnostic [GG] -
Jade put her computer away and got out of bed. She had work to do.
I hope you liked that piece of shit. Reviews will help me write, so please leave one, I encourage you~
-Alley Cat
