Dreamland Fantasy
Chapter 23
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Serena sat on the bus to school looking out the window seeing the green grass dipping with dew and the blue sky up above with large puffy white clouds almost like a barrier separating this world and something beyond.
She let out a small huff hearing the conversations on the bus around her, everything went on exactly like it did any other day, but to her it all felt different something had changed in this world something unexplainable only she was unsure what.
Molly looked over to her friend seeing she seemed more distant than normal and shook her head asking confused "are you alright this morning Serena you seem very spacey even more than usual. Did something happen last night after I left?"
Serena turned to her friend Molly knowing something did happen to her, but it would be very difficult to explain that she had died last night and yet she was still here living as she put on a fake smile that she was becoming more accustomed to doing and nodded her head telling her "yeah Molly everything is fine"
Molly looked to her and saw there was a deeper sadness behind her smile and shook her head knowing her friend wasn't fine questioning back "this isn't about Jonathan is it? You're not worried about what people will say in school cause I promise after what you did to him yesterday no one will be thinking less of you"
Serena smiled at the memory of seeing Jonathan's face when she spilt the milkshake all over him and shook her head telling her proudly "no, I have no worries about that at all. If people want to believe his lies and judge me because of them, then let them go ahead and judge"
Molly looked to her surprised that Serena of all people would care so little of what others thought of her and relied back unsure "wow Serena you are really taking on a brave way at looking at this. I don't know if I could with so many others judging me"
Serena shook her head not really putting much thought into what Molly was saying remaining to focused on the life she had to live in front of her and replied back "well I guess things like that don't seem as important to me as they use to"
Molly looked to her surprised by her friend's huge turn around and began to wonder why as she nodded her head asking "so what is with this sudden change in you?"
Serena turned back to see Molly looking at her with a skeptical face as she questioned "what do you mean?"
Molly shook her head knowing the past week Serena was really acting very different and explained further telling her "well before you seemed all hyped up about this date with Jonathan and then things went sour, and now it's like you don't care at all. It like it doesn't matter that he hurt you, actually it's more like you just were never cared for him at all and as your best friend I was wondering why. Is it there maybe is another guy? Is he the reason why you have such a calm attitude towards all of this?"
Serena looked to her knowing there was another guy in her thoughts and memories, but how could she begin to explain about Endymion and all that they experienced and went through together. The feelings she still had in her heart for someone that she would never see again as she reached down and took hold of the key around her neck in her hand.
Molly looked on waiting patiently for her answer, with anticipation growing by the second for Serena's response to tell her all about her dream guy when the bus stop in front of the school and opened its door.
Serena let out a deep breath knowing she had a small reprieve in responding to Molly's question and told her back "come on we should get inside I don't want to be late to class again"
Molly nodded her head knowing this was definitely a different Serena worrying about being late to class and wondered if this new guy had something to do with it as she followed her off the bus and they began to walk towards the school. Molly looked to Serena not wanting to know more asking her "so tell me about this secret man of yours"
Serena wasn't paying attention though to Molly's comment being too distracted by a black cat quickly running across the school yard and jumping over the fence as she shook her head knowing it was impossible that there were many other black cats in this world while telling herself "it can't be"
Molly looked to Serena unsure what she was looking at questioning back "what can't be?"
Serena turned to look over seeing the cat she saw a moment ago was now gone and shook her head telling her "nothing I just thought I saw someone I knew for a moment, but I was wrong"
Molly nodded her head taking it again for Serena just acting strangely and told her asked "did you hear anything I just said"
Serena looked to her shaking her head humbly knowing the cat took all her thoughts away to someplace else for a moment and asked shyly "what was it that you were saying Molly?"
Molly looked to her friend knowing she was sure acting spacey even for Serena and replied telling her "you looked like you were on another planet or something"
Serena nodded her head knowing her friend wasn't that far off from the truth and told her innocently "yeah something like that"
Molly nodded her head as they walked closer up to the school and saw what lied ahead of them telling Serena "well you better get your feet back on the ground cause there are Jonathan and Lisa standing right in front of us with a group of their friends"
Serena nodded her head seeing the couple in front of her with as Molly pointed out a group of their closest friends who also happened to be the biggest rumor mill in the school.
She was sure they were determined to make her look the fool, especially after what happened yesterday with Jonathan in front of all his friends and shook her head as she continued walking up to the building telling Molly "it doesn't bother me, come on let's get to class"
Molly nodded her head nervously seeing that all eyes were turned towards them as they walked up to the building when they heard Lisa's loud voice echoing clear with laughter as she smiled saying "hi Serena, I'm glad to see you had the courage to show your face in school today"
Molly grabbed onto Serena's arm waiting to see if her friend would respond or not, but Serena looked to her with a shake of her head telling her calmly "come on let's just get to class"
Molly looked to her friend seeing how mature she was handling this situation and nodded her head telling her "okay let's go"
They started to walk past the group, but Lisa made a disgruntled face over just being ignored and had no intention of letting this go easily and reached out to grab onto Serena's arm with a cruel sinister smile telling her "I hope there are no hard feelings between us Serena. You know let the best girl win in the end and all of that and I always win. After all what why would Jonathan want to be with someone like you anyhow?"
Serena looked to her and saw Jonathan standing beside Lisa with a smug face and saw them both for what they truly are as she nodded her head telling Lisa back "well if Jonathan is a prize to you then yes you won him, for me I would think you got more of a consolation prize. Now if you'll excuse me I have better things to do then spend another second of my time speaking to either one of you" as she grabbed her arm roughly away and started to walk back into school as she heard Lisa bragging with the others around them trying to save face saying "poor Serena she actually thought she stood a chance with Jonathan"
Serena shook her head listening to the idiotic excuses Lisa was coming out with as she continued to walk forward with a smile across her face hearing Endymion's voice in her head telling her you are one of the bravest people I have met.
Molly looked to her friend still amazed at the situation she just witnessed and then quickly caught up with Serena asking her "where did all that come from"
Serena looked to her knowing after dealing with two the worst beings in the kingdom Jonathan and Lisa were simply undisciplined children and shook her head as she continued walking telling her "I just decided not to let anything they say get to me is all"
Molly looked to her and saw a great deal of confidence I her friend as she responded back "well that's great, but Lisa can be a real witch and she will not just let this go"
Serena shook her head not showing much concern and replied back "well they deserve each other and hopefully they will make each other just as miserable. If Lisa thinks that someone like Jonathan a first class jerk would show any lasting interest in her, someone with zero personality well I think the final joke will be on both of them"
Molly nodded her head as she continued walking along telling her "I hope your right but"
Serena turned around and looked to her friend with a shake of her head telling her proudly "look Molly let them say whatever they please. I choose my own destiny not them"
Molly nodded her head knowing Serena was definitely not acting herself, but was far more wise than ever before and replied telling her "okay if you say so"
Serena patted her on the shoulder telling her "don't worry I can handle both of them, but I better get to class before I'm late so Ms. Vargas doesn't have my head again"
Molly nodded her head with a little smile knowing at least somethings never change and told her back "okay I have to go over to my locker quick I will be right behind you"
Serena waved goodbye and turned to go to her own locker to get her text book when she looked down and saw the key around her neck start to glow, giving off a warm light as she smiled and held it close to her knowing for certain the warmth she felt was Endymion's spirit staying close by as he had promised her to do.
She heard the warning bell ring signaling that class was going to be starting soon and came back to her own reality that she was in her school and running late again as she quickly grabbed her text book from her locker and closed the locker door.
She walked quickly down the halls seeing the rush of students passing by heading in their own directions to get to class as she saw over the mob of people what appeared to be someone with blue hair walking down the hall in front of her.
She couldn't see the girl's face, but she was the right height and after the black cat she saw this morning her curiosity got the better of her.
Serena saw the girl make a turn to go down a hallway in the opposite direction of where she had to go and quickly made her decision and rushed though the crowded hallway to catch up with the girl.
The halls were getting emptier with students reaching their classrooms and she saw the blue haired girl start to walk towards the staircase to the second level, she quickly ran to catch up with her and didn't notice the caution wet floor sign on the floor and lost her footing as she slipped backwards falling down landing hard on her behind.
She sat up seeing the faces of others passing her by and felt a little embarrassed, but otherwise was perfectly fine as she stood up and looked around her seeing the blue haired girl was no longer in her vision.
She felt foolish knowing it was just a coincidence that like the cat it was impossible for her to be here and then looked around at the spot that she fell, knowing it was the same area that she had fallen the other day too when the dreams first started as she shook her head at the coincidence and told herself firmly with a deep breath "it's not possible" and walked back slowly in the direction of her class.
She walked into Ms. Vargas's class late as usual while Ms. Vargas turned to look at her with a disgruntled face accusing her "you're late again to my class Serena"
Serena lowered her head knowing she had made a choice, only it didn't turn out well for her and replied back calmly "sorry Ms. Vargas it couldn't be helped"
Ms. Vargas looked to her with a shake of her head knowing once again Serena was late to her class with no real excuse and replied telling her "stay after class today Serena"
Serena nodded her head knowing what that meant detention again as she told her solemnly "yes Ms. Vargas" and went to take her seat at the back of the classroom.
The class seemed to drag on longer than usual as Ms. Vargas went over the day's lesson taking each step of a geometry equation painfully slow. Serena turned and looked out the window seeing a yellow butterfly floating around the bushes outside as it drifted along carefree in the world it knew.
Ms. Vargas stepped up to Serena's desk seeing she wasn't paying attention with her face turned looking outside the window and hit her hand down hard on her desk getting Serena's attention back asking her "what was the answer to the equation I just went over Serena"
Serena turned back suddenly and looked up to Ms. Vargas knowing she didn't have the answer as she sat there shaking her head unsure as she replied back quietly "two?"
She heard the whole class giggling around her and knew she had given the wrong answer as Ms. Vargas looked to her with a shake of her head telling her "well we will have plenty of time to go over it and find the right answer in after school detention again today Serena"
Serena sighed knowing it really was just another day in her life as an under achieving school girl as she nodded her head telling her "yes Ms. Vargas" and put her head down on her desk, while trying to take notes listening as Ms. Vargas continued on painfully slow with the days lesson. Silently wishing she could be that butterfly and fly away to somewhere else.
Serena kept her eyes up on the clock waiting until the bell rang finally signaling the end of this class as she quickly stood up from her desk and got her books together and tried to exit the classroom until she heard Ms. Vargas speak up telling her "hold up one moment Serena"
Serena stopped walking as her eyes rolled back and turned around to look at Ms. Vargas telling her innocently "I'm sorry, I thought since I now have detention later, that you didn't need to speak to me after class"
Ms. Vargas took a seat at her desk and opened up a large book in front of her that Serena knew well as the book that recorded all the class grades in as she let out a loud gulp knowing none of hers were good when Ms. Vargas began telling her "Serena mid-year evaluations are coming up"
Serena nodded her head knowing it was true and her parents would not be pleased as Ms. Vargas continued telling her "the past few weeks I have seen your grades steadily dropping and this past week especially you seemed to be struggling even more so, that is when you do show up for my class. You come late, are unprepared and when you are here you have a difficult time concentrating and keeping up with the rest of the class"
Serena looked to her shaking her head knowing she was right, but couldn't begin to explain why. Not to someone as uptight as Ms. Vargas and told her apologetically "I know I have not put the effort I should into my school work" then took a deep breath thinking about everything she has been and lived through and then let it out telling her "I have just had a lot on my mind lately"
Ms. Vargas nodded her head knowing Serena was one of her most trying students and showed little effort in the way to change that telling her "well be that as it may with the way your grades are progressing. If you don't get your grades up by the end of the next semester up you will end up taking this class over again next year"
Serena looked to her hearing her worst thought come to be, having Ms. Vargas for a teacher two years in a row and shook her head asking her "please Ms. Vargas I will try extra hard please don't fail me"
Ms. Vargas looked to Serena's horrified knowing the feeling was mutual and did not want to have Serena in her class for a second year in a row telling her "if you are really going to put the effort in on getting your grades up then I will help you"
Serena looked to her feeling a little hopeful only not sure where Ms. Vargas was going with this and wasn't over joyed with the thought of having to spend extra time each day with her each day; as she heard Ms. Vargas continue to explain "I am going to place call into your parents possibly speak to them about getting you a tutor to help you catch up with your studies and hopefully you will put the effort needed into doing so. You still have two more quarters Serena hopefully if I see some improvement and hard work on your part then I can give you a passing grade"
Serena stood there knowing tutors cost money and her parents were in no place to do so right now as she shook her head telling her "I can't do that"
Ms. Vargas rolled her eyes back knowing Serena was not willing to put the effort in as usual as she looked to her asking frustrated "and why is that"
Serena took a deep breath as she looked down and tried to explain knowing the witch Ms. Vargas would not care any way and told her "my father just lost his job I couldn't burden them with any further expenses"
Ms. Vargas kept her face like stone as she nodded her head telling her "I see well if you are willing to put in the effort I am sure we can work something out"
Serena looked to her surprised that she was being reasonable and replied back excited telling her "yes I will I promise" Ms. Vargas nodded her head in response telling her "good go on to your next class I will see you after school for detention don't be late"
Serena quickly walked out of the classroom knowing she had her work cut out for her if she is to pass Ms. Vargas's class and took a deep breath then let it out knowing she had to do something because there was no way she was going to end up stuck with Ms. Vargas two years in a row.
Serena went through the entire school day without any sudden headaches, dizzy spells, or strange occurrences and felt because of this that there was something missing in her life.
She went to stand up against her locker still feeling as if something was off today even though it was the same as every other day as she watched the other students all walk past her to head to get to their own buses.
Meanwhile she had kept her eyes out all day for any other strange happenings either with the blue haired girl or a black cat, but didn't see either of them again and shook her head knowing it was all in her head and impossible for them to be here anyway.
Molly came over seeing her friend standing by her locker as she walked over to her excitedly stating "hey Serena a bunch of us are going to this really great place where we can get good luck charms. You want to come along you could probably use some good luck yourself"
Serena looked to her friend and saw a bunch of other girls standing behind her whispering back and forth about their plans while she watched on from the sidelines as life continued on happening all around her, but she didn't feel a part of it any longer as she looked towards Molly and shook her head telling her "I can't today Molly I have detention again with Ms. Vargas"
Molly shook her head as she questioned back "detention again?" Serena nodded her head knowing she had tried to do better but it didn't work out that way telling her back "yeah maybe I'll catch up with you next time"
Molly nodded and told her back with a quick wave of her hand "alright well maybe next time see you later Serena" Serena waved good bye to her watching as her friend caught up with a small group of others girls from school and then turned around to head back down the hall to her detention
Serena walked into the classroom to see she arrived even before Ms. Vargas did so as she walked in and sat down at her usual desk and waited for Ms. Vargas to arrive.
She looked up at the clock and let out a loud yawn wondering how long she would have to wait for her to arrive and placed her head down on the desk and closed her eyes hoping she would be somewhere else when she opened them again as she slowly opened her eyes again and looked around seeing she was still sitting in her classroom as she heard Ms. Vargas walk into the classroom telling her "on time I see well that is a good start"
Serena looked up to her and nodding her head saying back "yes I am really going to try harder to pass"
Ms. Vargas nodded her head please to see some initiative in Serena telling her "that is good and s we have spoken about. I have called and spoke to your mother about getting you a tutor to help with your studies for this class and possibly others as well"
Serena looked up to her angrily with a shake of her head knowing Ms. Vargas hadn't listened to her at all telling her back "but I told you that right now is not a good time"
Ms. Vargas nodded her head as she walked over and took a set at one of the other student's desk telling her calmly "I am aware of that and I have found someone who is willing to tutor you at no cost to your family and mother is on board with that"
Serena looked to her perplexed that some stranger would take their time to tutor her for free and shook her head asking "for no cost really?"
Ms. Vargas nodded her head telling her calmly explaining "yes I have spoken with some of your other teachers as well and we believe you could use some extra help in other areas of studies besides this class which is why I made the phone call"
Serena looked to her unsure about all of this and shook her head asking nervously "phone call?"
Ms. Vargas nodded her head telling her calmly "yes I have arranged it so you will be meeting with my nephew every day after school at the library. He will meet you there and tutor you for an hour"
Serena looked to her knowing this was worse than she thought Vargas nephew and shook her head asking "your nephew?"
Ms. Vargas nodded her head telling her proudly "that is right he will meet you tomorrow at 4pm so don't be late Serena"
Serena nodded her head as she told her "alright" silently hoping whoever this nephew of hers was he was nothing like Ms. Vargas otherwise she was in for big trouble
Ms. Vargas gently patted her hand telling her hopeful "if you do well Serena this could be the beginning of a whole new start for you"
Serena nodded her head as she relied telling her "I hope your right" as she watched Ms. Vargas stand up and walked over to the board as she told her "now let's continue going over the day's lesson"
Serena walked in the door of her house after what felt like an even longer drawn out school day as she heard her mother call out "is that you Serena?"
She had hoped to be able to just go upstairs and try to make some sense out of everything that happened today, but knew after Ms. Vargas's phone call that would not be happening now and called out in response "yeah it's me mom"
She slowly walked towards the kitchen and saw her mother forcefully scrubbing out the kitchen sink as she called out "so where is everyone else?"
Ilene turned around and looked to her daughter standing there with her backpack still on and told her "your father is out job hunting and your brother is eating at Bill's house down the street"
Serena nodded her head glad to see maybe her mother would not be making as big of a deal of this as she originally thought and turned back around stating "well I have some school work to get too" when her thoughts turned wrong hearing mother stop her stating "hold up one moment"
She stopped knowing it was too easy and this was only the beginning of the discussion over her grades that would follow as she asked her innocently "yes mom"
Ilene walked over to where Serena stood and stated in a disappointed tone "your teacher Ms. Vargas called me today"
Serena let out a light moan knowing where this was going and that she couldn't escape it as her mother looked to her concerned stating "she said the past week or so you have been more distracted in school. Coming in late, being unprepared and falling asleep in class and that if this keeps up you are in danger of failing her class"
Serena nodded her head knowing she had gotten the same speech already herself telling her "I know that mom"
Ilene looked to her daughter's face disappointed knowing that Serena would not open up to her completely about what was going on in her life telling her "Serena I know there is something going on that you won't trust anyone to talk about, but it is obviously effecting you. I see it in your schooling and at home too. Please trust me"
Serena looked back at her mother's concerned face and knew the last time she tried, she ended up having everyone thinking her crazy and shook her head telling her "I can't"
Ilene looked to her concerned thinking the worst asking her "are you in any sort of trouble is that what this is about?"
Serena shook her head frustrated knowing her mother wouldn't understand telling her loudly "no I'm fine and I continue to be fine"
Ilene shook her head not understanding what this is all about? Where this anger from her daughter was coming from asking her seriously "what aren't you saying to me Serena?"
Serena looked to her mother and shook her head telling her back strongly "I have said it mother I have told you, but every time I open mouth about it everyone thinks I'm crazy and maybe part of me is, but I know it's all true"
Ilene calmed down understanding passing through her and went to take a seat at the kitchen table as she took a deep breath and told her "your speaking about the kingdoms again aren't you?"
Serena took a deep breath hearing the tone her mother used that she still thinks her crazy and nodded her head telling her "yes I am, and I know it is a lot for you to handle, but I'm not crazy I promise you. The kingdoms it is not all in my head it all really happened"
Ilene looked to her and could see the raw emotion in her daughter's eyes that she truly believed it was true and began to cry real tears because of it as she reached out her hand for her telling her comfortingly "whatever you have to tell me Serena I will believe you"
Serena looked to her mother surprised by her words as she questioned back "you will really?"
Ilene nodded her head knowing it would be hard to take it all in, but wanted the truth from her daughter telling her "if you believe that this is all real then so will I"
Serena looked over to her mother and then went and took a seat at the table across from her and lifted up the bottom of her blouse slightly showing a what seemed to be a new scar across her stomach as her mother opened up her mouth wide and looked up to her daughter asking her "where did you get that?"
Serena looked to her mother's shocked face with a little smile seeing she really was ready to listen now and told her "well it's a long story"
Ilene nodded her head knowing something really did had happen to her daughter and replied back covering Serena's hand with her own stating "I have the time to listen"
