38. Denial (300 words)
Prompt: None
Wilderness surrounded the scared girl as she stood in the heart of a forest with the watch in the palm of her hand and her arm rested against her breast. Her eyes darted around her surroundings and felt like she was about to have a melt-down.
This has got to be a dream. She pleaded with herself.
Kagome jumped about ten feet in the air as she heard some bushes rustle close by her. She turned and stared at the bushes and backed away slowly and hoped there weren't any lions or wolves out or nearby her. She screamed and backed away more as the bushes rustled more but then felt like an idiot as a rabbit popped out and stood on its two back legs and sniffed the air then moved on to its own destination.
"Hello?" she called out hoping someone was near.
She gasped and quickly let go of the watch as it zapped her. She stared down at the trinket as it dangled between her breasts and mocked her. She had to be asleep. Perhaps because of the stress of her work day she just lie her head down took a cat nap.
"That had to be it. I'm just asleep and this is some stress oriented nightmare and I will just wake up." She laughed softly, sounding just a little maniacal.
Her laughter stopped as she heard another rustle and she quickly backed away and started to make her way through the deep forest and see if she could find someone to talk to or at least somewhere safe. The nightmare felt all too real and instincts told her to get some kind of shelter, at least until she was able to wake up.
"Please, oh God, please let me wake up soon."