Here it is. I started another story called 'Like Waking From A Dream' it has only four chapters and all of them are written. The first chapter is already posted and I'm going to post chapter 2 right after I post this chapter. It would really mean a lot to me if you would check it out. Anyway I hope you like this.
Before he can respond the bus stops. We look at each other. We stand up and walk outside. I feel a cold wind blow past me.
"Seattle." I say.
"Seattle." Freddie repeats me.
Chapter 8: Gibby&edited AN in the end
Sam's POV:
We look around. Only now it really sinks in that we're in a city where we don't know anyone and have no place to stay. Is it wrong that I don't regret coming here anyway?
"What now?" He asks the same question I was about to ask him.
"I don't know. Maybe… we should find a place to stay. It's getting late." I say.
"Yeah, you're probably right." He agrees. For a couple of minutes we stand in silence. Neither of us want to admit that we didn't think this plan through at all.
"This is a bus station. Maybe there's a hotel somewhere around here?" He suggests. So we walk out of the bus station and try to see if we can see a hotel.
"Excuse me." Freddie says to a boy walking by.
"Yes?" He asks. As soon as I hear his voice I feel a strange feeling inside of me. I look at him. Tall, chubby, big head. There's this strange feeling in the pit of my stomach. I look at Freddie to see if he feels it to, but it doesn't look like it.
"Do you know if there's a hotel anywhere around here?" Freddie asks the boy.
"What kind of a hotel?" The boy asks. The answer that would usually make me annoyed makes the feeling even stronger. It feels like I would be dreaming, but I'm not.
"What kinds of hotels can there be?" Freddie asks confused.
"I don't know? What do I look like? A hotel expert?" The boy asks. Freddie looks at him, then shakes his head.
'Best friends tell each other everything right?'
What was that?
"Just tell me if there's a normal, regular hotel anywhere around here or not?" Freddie asks annoyed.
"Why didn't you ask so in the first place? Yeah there's one right around that corner." The boy says pointing behind us.
'I like to dance! With my shirt off!'
Okay now that was super weird.
"Thanks." Freddie says.
"Hey, you two look familiar." The boy says taking a closer look at Freddie, then at me. He looks very closely.
"…Really familiar." The boy repeats.
'I'm not like Freddie okay? I don't have a boyish charm.'
"I got it!" He suddenly yells. Freddie and I look at him with wide eyes, waiting for an answer.
"Well." I encourage.
"Well what?" The boy asks.
"You said you figured out why we look familiar." Freddie says.
"Oh that. No I didn't figure it out. It just seemed like a thing to say after trying to figure something out. But you ruined it." He says. Freddie and I look at each other.
"Well bye." The boy says walking away.
"What's your name?" I ask before he can walk away. He stops, turns around and looks me in the eyes.
"Gibby." He says. Then he walks away. Gibby. Gibby. Gibby. Gibby. Gibby? Why does that name sound so... I don't even know what words would describe what I'm trying to say.
"Well that was weird." Freddie says.
"Yeah…" I say wondering if I should tell him about the voices I heard, or whatever they are.
"You okay?" He asks noticing my troubled look.
"Yeah. Just tired that's all." I lie. He shrugs his shoulders. We walk towards the hotel.
***At the hotel***
Freddie's POV:
We managed to get a small room, unfortunately there was only one free room and it has only one bed. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that this is going to be really awkward for me and Sam, especially after we almost kissed last night. I wonder if I should bring it up. But on the other hand now's really not a good time. The thing is that I like her. A lot, but if I tell her and she doesn't feel the same way I'll lose the only person I know I can trust right now. I can't let that happen. I take a shower and come back to our room. Sam's sitting on the bed.
"I'll sleep on the floor." I say taking one of the two pillows from the bed.
"Don't be stupid. You're the one who paid for the room. You take the bed." She says.
"No. It's fine." I say and put the pillow on the ground. I turn around and pick up a blanket, I turn around and see that Sam put my pillow back on the bed.
"I am not taking the bed from you." She says slowly.
"…Fine." I finally say. She smiles. "Then we share." I add. Then we share? Did I really just say that? Okay, it's official, I have lost my mind.
"…Fine." She says after hesitating for a little while. She slowly lays down on the big bed. She covers herself up with a blanket. I lay down next to her and cover up with a different blanket. She's as far as possible on her side and I'm on mine. We're both laying on our backs. We lay in silence. I should probably say something. But what? Okay, come on, just say something. Anything!
"Do you think it was stupid to drop everything and just come here like that?" Sam breaks the silence.
"…I don't know. Maybe." I say shrugging my shoulders even though she can't see it in the dark. We lay in silence again.
"But if we wouldn't have, we woud've spent the rest of our lives regretting it and wondering what could've happened." I add.
"…You're right." She says sighing. I should bring up the kiss, tell her how I feel. Now's a good chance.
"I…" I start. Okay what now? Say something you idiot!
"Goodnight." I finish lamely.
"…Goodnight." She says. I am such an idiot. I had a perfect chance and I blew it.
Sam's POV:
***Dream***
There's fog all around me.
"Hey Sam." A familiar girl's voice says. I can see her silhouette in the fog, but I can't see her clearily.
"Who are you?" I ask trying to see her face.
"Like you don't know." She says laughing.
"I don't." I say taking a step closer to her, but she takes a step back.
"Well you should." She says a bit sadly.
"Tell me." I ask her.
"I can't. Just look at me." She says.
"I am. But I can't see you. If this fog would just go away…" I say.
"What fog Sam? There is no fog." She says.
"Yes, there is." I can see long hair, but that's it. I can't even tell what color it is.
"Why won't you remember me Sam? I need you." She says.
"I'm trying." I say.
"I thought we were best friends. How could you do this to me? How could you leave me?" She asks and from her voice, I think she's crying.
"I'm sorry." I say trying to hold back tears. I don't even know her, but it hurts, because I feel like I let her down. Suddenly I'm standing in front of the dark alley again. I'm holding my phone in my hand. I walk inside.
***Dream***
I jump up in the bed, heavily breathing.
"Sam? Did you have another nightmare?" Freddie asks me. I jump again. Oh we're sleeping in the same bed in the hotel room. I forgot.
"Yeah." I say and lay back down.
"Same as always?" He asks softly.
"Actually, no." I say.
"No? Then what did you dream?" He asks.
"There was fog all around me. This girl was standing there, we were talking. She wanted me to remember her, but I couldn't do that. I couldn't see her in the fog." I say.
"You okay?" He asks.
"Yeah, I just wish it was easier. This whole thing is so messed up." I say.
***The Next Day***
Me and Freddie walk into the train station.
"Okay, so people that work here should know about that train. Maybe we should start with just asking?" Freddie suggests.
"Good idea." I say. I notice a woman cleaning a window. She's around forty.
"Maybe she knows something?" I suggest to Freddie pointing at the woman. He looks at her.
"Well, it's worth a try." He says shrugging. We walk up to the woman.
So I have some good news and some Bad news. The good news - my two week Winter vacation just started so I'll have a lot of free time to write new chapters. The bad news - it's the Holidays and I'll probably be visiting my Grandma this weekend, so I won't have all that much free time after all. In other words I have no idea when the next chapter will be posted, it won't take longer then three weeks, hopefully it will take less than that, but I can't really promise anything. I'll write the next chapter as soon as I'll have some time. My other story 'Like Waking From A Dream' will still be regularly updated, because all of the chapters are already written. I hope you like this, please review and follow me on Twitter _McCurdian4ever
***Edited*** - So I said that you'll have to wait for the next chapter, but I had some time and I already finished the next chapter, I would post it now but I didn't get any reviews for this chapter yet. I'll post the next chapter as soon as I'll get some reviews.
