I sat in the waiting room along with Alex's parents who sat patiently next to me, quietly murmuring under there breaths about what the doctor had said about the surgery on Alex's broken nose.

Luckily the only thing on his face that had been broken was his nose and nothing else. The doctor of course asked us what had happen to him that had caused this to happen. Which I told them the exact lie Alex had said to his parents.

Once we got back Alex had told them both that he had an accident in gym during the exorcises instead of telling them that I had kicked a soccer ball at his face which I still felt guilty of, I even had tried to tell them the truth that I had done it but he stopped me.

Saying it was best to just lie about it, I guessed he didn't want his parents thinking wrong of me for doing something like that to there own son, so I kept quiet.

Earlier I texted D.C telling her that band practice would be called off today. She had asked me how I was dealing with what happened earlier with Nai and me.

I responded with an I'm still pissed about that and left it at that.

I didn't know what had gotten into him so suddenly, He had been acting fine yesterday but now. . . he was jealous, or at least it seemed that way. I didn't get it and I didn't know if I would ever.

I was 100 percent sure he had told me in the car that day he had kissed me that he had no type of feelings for me, but now I was starting to see other wise. Maybe he just felt competitive with Alex. he did seem jealous. Or maybe he was just looking out for me.

Recalling what he had said to me earlier in band class, he mentioned that Alex wasn't good enough for me. I guess it was because of the argument and the break up thing that had happened between us that made Nai feel this way.

But he didn't understand, the whole reason why me and Alex had broken up was because I didn't allow myself to trust him when he told me the truth about Stormy, and for that he was offended and he ended things with me. I was the one at fault for not trusting him, I now knew that but still I couldn't bring myself to forgive or forget stormy kissing him. That memory didn't exactly burn in the back of my mind like I had intended it to.

But anyway Nai must have gotten the wrong idea and thought the whole thing was Alex's fault.

Things were weird with him, Nai I had expected to be a person that wouldn't cause trouble especially between me and Alex, that was supposed to be Locks job. Nai had seemed different from when I first met him and now he was becoming a person I wasn't familiar with. Now that I thought about it I wasn't sure if I should tell Alex of what Nai had said to me today I could handle it on my own rather then getting him involved and potentially start a real fight this time.

I sat back in my chair and rested the back of my head against the wall redirecting my mind on other thoughts as we continued to wait for Alex to come out of the medical room for what had seemed hours of waiting.

I had texted my mom earlier but she hadn't replied which put me on a slight edge of anxiety. I wondered what she was doing right now, and I could only hope she was doing like I had asked of her that morning.

Maybe once I left the hospital I could go back home and check on her. I was trying to assure myself that she was still sleeping on the couch, by the way she had looked it was as if she had drank a lot of alcohol and it would make since if she were still sleeping it off.

My eyes roamed over to the TV plastered against the upper wall showing some television comedy show that I wasn't familiar with. I never really watched TV that often especially since my schedule had been crammed up with things to do and I normally missed everything they showed.

The more I stared at it the more my eyes grew with fatigue, it had been a busy day for me and now it was finally showing. In the background I could here the TV change into a news report, about something important that had happened nights ago and to be on the lookout for a man with an intention of murder . . .

That was all I heard before drifting off to sleep.

The next time I had opened my eyes the hospital halls were dark only having a couple of lights on creating an eerie feeling like it would seem in a haunted movie.

I was only still half way asleep when I blinked my eyes open to look up at one of the dull flickering lights above me. I frowned thinking my surroundings were strange.

I looked down at myself. I was still sitting in the waiting room. . .but Alex's parents were gone and everything was silent except for the light repeatedly flickering above me.

I slowly blinked again looking up at the flickering light once more before positioning my hands on the arm rests of the chair and pushed myself up to my feet.

I turned around to look down the left hallway and noticed oddly enough it was an image of my house as if it was some sort of portal that lead strait towards it.

I turned my body around fully to face it and suddenly was overcome with the feeling to walk forward. . . and so I did.

But as soon as I did a strong wind blew at me and felt a horrified cry ring threw my ears making my hands instinctively come up to cover them both tightly but no matter how hard I tried to drown out the noise it just got louder .

I shut my eyes tightly at the grieving sound of the voice yelling in horrified pain and grief the weeping filled my ears then and I realized it was a guy crying.

I didn't want to be there any longer then I had to. I couldn't handle the sound of grief in that much pain.

I turned around, where I had stepped threw from the hospital only to find that it had disappeared and my only way back was gone.

I quickly turned my head back around hearing a familiar name whisper in my ear.

Alex. . .

"Alex?" I muttered in question my eyes darting from left and right desperately wondering where that voice had come from. it was then that I notified the voice to be mine, the exact same voice that had been screaming in horrified grief in fact that voice was still screaming.

My world around me was spinning as I looked around myself looking for where the voice had come from.

Everything was spinning even when I had stopped turning, suddenly it stopped and I was in front of a barn watching it burn.

There was a person in front of me. His white T shirt was blood stained and ripped in places and so were his black jeans. His black hair blew in the slight wind disheveled as his hand held his arm where it was bleeding down his forearm only to slid down his knuckles and into the tall grass below.

I heard him weep quietly as he stood there continuously watching the barn burn.

I didn't know him and I wondered who he was but as I got closer and rounded in front of him to see his face, I noticed it was me!

I took a shocked step back. What the hell was happening?! what was I doing here?!- No what was he doing here?

He stared at him still in shock that I was looking myself in the eyes with out the need for a mirror. his eyes were so sad and tears ran down his cheeks all the way down to his jaw line as he stared at the fire not focused on me at all.

Did he even know I was looking at him up close like this, The way he stared told me that he didn't even know I was here.

My shoulders sunk and I turned to the burning barn looking at the shattered wood fall to the ground. What had happened here I felt as if this was some sort of upcoming life experience as if this was my future as strange as it sounded It felt oddly right to think this way.

"I'm sorry. . .Alex." Said the person that looked exactly like me or should I say was me but in a different time.

I swiftly snapped my head back to him and saw him lift up a dark red bracelet before sliding it on and snapping together the silver clasp on his bloody wrist.

Behind me I heard the barn completely break down in a heap of burned wood and glass.

My breath hitched in my throat as I quickly sat up in the waiting room. My breathing came in gasping breaths as I couldn't get enough of it threw my nose so I had to breath threw my mouth.

My eyes darted upwards looking up at the TV that was showing some comedy show again. I sat back in my chair, by now I had caught my breath but my heart was still beating vigorously in my chest and I knew it'd take some time for it to calm down again.

"Are you Alright?" Asked Dirrah who was sitting next to me.

I nodded absently not knowing what to say because I really didn't know if I was alright or not but I had to give some kind of answer.

"I just need a drink, I'll be right back." I stated before getting up and leaving to find vending machine.

I crouched down and grabbed my soda out of the slot after paying and stood up looking down at the bottle in my hand. Now I was caught up in my thoughts.

That dream hadn't been scary at all, it was just. . . strange? I didn't get it, why had I felt like it was some life experience that was going to happen, that wasn't possible never had I ever heard of some one dreaming up their own futures.

The burning barn, the tears I had seen on the other me's face, and the odd whisper of Alex's name being said by him. what was the other me screaming and crying about in such a sad way.

And why hadn't my dream been about my dad like it always had been, not saying that I miss them or anything I'm glad my nightmares decided a different change of pace but this was going to far. That dream was just weird and there was no way it was coming true like I felt like it would.

I began to walk back to Alex's parents and when I got back I saw Alex coming out of the medical room with the doctor right behind him.

His nose was wrapped with white bandages and his face was sort of pale but other then that he was smiling which made me happy deep down.

I'm glad he wasn't mad at me for kicking the soccer ball at him even though I knew I deserved his anger for doing that to him. I should have just calmed myself down and none of this would've happened.

I still couldn't grasp the fact that he thought it was fine, I know he had been threw much more horrible things then getting hit with a ball when he was kidnapped as a little kid but still I just felt like he would've been angry about it.

I walked over to them and he looked up at me and smiled bigger.

The doctor explained to us that the bandages should be taken off in about a week or so and make sure he had the painkillers every night and morning.

With that his parents gave him a scolding about being more careful in gym from then on out.

We left the hospital about to head back to his house until he stopped me and turned back to his parents.

"I'm gonna go ahead and drop Gareki off okay, I'll be back home soon."

They agreed and set off in the opposite direction.

Alex turned back to me. " let's go." he pulled away from me and entered the drivers seat of his car.

I got into the passenger seat and buckled in before asking. "What'd you do that for?"

"Do what?" he turned the key in the ignition.

I looked out the window noticing it was getting dark the sun was already setting behind the trees.

"Dropping me off home." I replied turning back towards him.

He gave me a hesitant look before saying." You need to be with your mom, I know I haven't really said much about the situation that she's currently dealing with but it's best to say that you should be with her."

I didn't doubt his suggestion, truthfully I did need to be close to her right now especially since she still hadn't called or texted me back, I needed to know if she was ok.

I nodded and we set off to my house.

I opened the front door and tried to twist the door knob only now noticing it was locked, pulling out my key I unlocked it and pushed the door open wide so Alex and I could walk inside.

And as soon as we did we smelled seasonings and the sizzling of meat being dropped into a pain.

I paused not sure if I wanted to know what was happening in the kitchen now.

"Come on." Alex gave me a light shove and I began walking towards the kitchen and stopped in the door way to hear laughter. Two women laughing to be more specific.

"Mom?" I asked stepping into the light and she and her friend turned to me and Alex.

she looked normal, and by normal I meant wearing a dress from work and didn't look to be disheveled.

Her dark magenta hair was pulled up in a bun instead of in a frizzed up mess and she wore light makeup.

She looked healthy unlike she had that morning with her eyes red and baggy.

She smiled at me." Welcome home Gareki, hey Alex."

"Hi." Alex replied smiling back at her.

I lifted an eyebrow and cocked my head." Are you okay, mom, you didn't answer my call?"

She gave me an apologetic look. Sorry but this morning I was in a rush to get to work and I must have left it on my bed."

I paused once again this time at the mentioning of her going to work. This whole time I had thought she had stayed home and slept the alcohol off.

"Oh, well that's fine." I shrugged turning to the young women sitting in one of the bar chairs looking at me smiling.

My mom's eyes averted to her friend before deciding to introduce us.

"This is Iris. She's a work partner of mine."

Iris held out her hand to me." Nice to meet you Gareki."

I shook her hand." Same." I said slowly, wondering how she knew my name.

Iris noticed my concerned face and answered.

"You're mother has told me a lot about you, she looked to Alex and shook his hand as well, it's nice to meet you too Alex, she also told me a few things about you as well."

He nodded and I could tell he was taken by surprise by this. I was too, I hadn't expected my mom to talk about me with other workers.

"By the way, Alex are you staying for dinner?" my mom cut in.

Alex looked up." No, sorry I've got to get back home right about now."

"I'll take him out." I offered as he turned out of the foyer and headed towards the door.

She nodded and I went after him.

Alex stopped and waited for me at the door.

I shut the door behind us as I stepped onto the porch. I put my hands in my pockets and turned to him.

"Well that was unexpected." I stated.

" You're telling me." he said.

I leaned against the rock pillar." How's your nose?"

He smiled slightly." It's alright, kind of starting to hurt but, he shrugged. I was kind of wondering when your mom and Iris were going to say something about it but they never did.

"Ohh, I bet they've noticed." I said slightly smirking.

It was then that his phone chimed in his pocket, pulling it out he looked at it and put it up to his ear.

"Hello?"

...

"Yeah, I'm still here."

...

Alex's eyebrows creased together." Does it have to be now?"

...

He nodded." Fine, I'll be there in a few minutes, bye." He clicked it off and put the phone back into his pocket looking back at me.

"Sorry, I need to go."

"Important?" I asked.

"No, my mom just doesn't want me out at night all that much, he said slowly before hesitantly adding. . .she still has nightmares about the time I got kidnapped."

I nodded in understanding. "Okay, you should go." I moved away from the stone pillar just as he came up to me and kissed me long and deep before pulling away leaving my lip's tingly.

"I'll see you tomorrow, call me ok?"

I nodded." yeah."

I watched him leave down the road before going back inside I heard Iris and my mom talking and I was about to head up the stairs when my mom stopped me.

" Oh Gareki, what happened to Alex's nose, I thought it'd be rude of me to ask while he was here."

"I kicked him with a soccer ball on accident." I answered truthfully before making my way up the stairs. I figured that I should at least tell my own mom what really happened.

I heard them continue talking as I entered my room which had felt like I hadn't been in for a few days.

I looked at the bed to see a new set of sheets and blankets and a pillow placed a top of it.

Had mom known some of her guest had had sex on my bed? She must of. As to my other blankets and sheets I didn't care what happened to them just as long as they were as far away from as possible.

I took a step back out of my room and looked down the hall towards her bedroom and noticed it was slightly ajar.

I quietly made my way over to it and pushed her door open and quickly looked under her bed holding my breath to what awaited me and saw that all the alcohol I had seen was gone.

I pulled myself up to my knees, completely surprised that she had listened to me. So she didn't have an alcoholic problem and I had been right.

I felt relief hit me and I got up to my feet and turned around to see her standing in the door way. My mom.

I looked away from her." Sorry , I just needed to check."

"You don't have to worry, I'm fine now really, I guess your words just snapped me out of it."

I smiled at her." That's good to know."