Chapter Five
Annabel didn't know whether to be surprised about seeing Joshua at the door or unsurprised. Whatever the case, Annabel greeted Joshua and the two went upstairs into her room to talk.
"Sorry to come by unannounced but there's something I need to ask you." Joshua said when they entered Annabel's room.
Annabel offered Joshua a seat, which he took, before sitting down herself. "Okay, ask away." She said.
"You did have a vision of the overhang collapsing didn't you?" Joshua asked, aware that he was asking a question he had asked yesterday but he really needed an answer.
Annabel thought for a second, about her cousin's premonition as well as the premonitions of other people. "Yes." She finally answered, not making eye contact with Joshua.
Joshua stared at Annabel, thinking about the answer she had just given him. It was the answer he had wanted to hear but now that he had heard it he didn't know what to say.
Annabel looked at Joshua, who quickly turned his gaze off her. "There's something else too, Joshua, that I didn't tell you about yesterday." Annabel began. "Alex Browning is my cousin, we were going up to see his parents, that's why we were at the airport." Annabel said, she suddenly felt the desire to confess in Joshua that she was afraid of what had happened to her, afraid and confused. However, Annabel kept her mouth closed but her eyes locked on Joshua.
"Your cousin?" Joshua repeated, now as confused as Annabel was. Annabel nodded; neither of them said anything for a long period of time. Finally, the silence was broken by Joshua. "I'd better go." He said, standing up.
Annabel stood as well, walking Joshua back to the front door. The two said their good-byes and Joshua left, leaving Annabel alone in front of her house. Annabel watched Joshua until he disappeared, her mind clouded in thoughts.
Annabel finally went back inside and once again headed up to her room. There was a knock on her door; Annabel called out a 'come in' and turned to see Randy standing in the foyer.
"Hey Annabel, can I come in?" He asked, as though he hadn't heard his sister tell him to.
Annabel nodded and moved to make room on her bed for Randy; Randy sat down beside his sister. "So, are you coming to Cassie's funeral tomorrow?" Randy asked, aware that his sister wasn't too found of his late girlfriend.
Annabel nodded. "Yeah, if that's all right." Annabel said, wondering why her brother had asked her.
"Yeah, of course it is." Randy said, standing up again. "I just wanted to make sure." Randy said and left her room.
Annabel watched her brother walk down the hall, but then stood up and ran to the foyer. "Randy wait." She called.
Randy turned around to face his sister. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"You don't think I had anything to do with, with Cassie's death do you?" Annabel asked, unaware of her brother's feelings about her 'vision'.
Randy shook his head. "No, Annabel, I don't blame you. It's not your fault." Randy said and disappeared into his room.
Annabel watched him disappear; she knew she should feel comforted by her brother's words that he didn't blame her but there was something in his voice that didn't convince her all the way.
That night, Annabel had a hard time falling asleep. She hadn't gotten much sleep since what had happened but tonight, sleep came a little easier. However, Annabel was plagued with many nightmares; one was especially real. In her dream, it was the next day and everyone was dressed for Cassie's funeral. Sara was there, as she had promised and surprisingly Joshua had shown up as well but there was no sign of Randy. When it was time to view the body in the open casket, Annabel went up and peered into the casket. Instead of Cassie's body in the casket it was Randy's; his face was blue and swollen and his body was covered with bruises and was marked with bizarre partners. It looked as though he had been poisoned; Annabel drew back from the casket in horror. When she told everything that it was Randy's body in the casket, no one believed her; they said that when they looked at the body, it was Cassie's.
Annabel awoke with a start, once again in a cold sweet, her heart beating in her chest. She looked at her clock: 3 in the morning; Annabel laid her head back onto her pillow but was unable to fall back asleep. The memory of seeing her brother's body lying bruised in the casket was all too real.
Annabel didn't know whether to be surprised about seeing Joshua at the door or unsurprised. Whatever the case, Annabel greeted Joshua and the two went upstairs into her room to talk.
"Sorry to come by unannounced but there's something I need to ask you." Joshua said when they entered Annabel's room.
Annabel offered Joshua a seat, which he took, before sitting down herself. "Okay, ask away." She said.
"You did have a vision of the overhang collapsing didn't you?" Joshua asked, aware that he was asking a question he had asked yesterday but he really needed an answer.
Annabel thought for a second, about her cousin's premonition as well as the premonitions of other people. "Yes." She finally answered, not making eye contact with Joshua.
Joshua stared at Annabel, thinking about the answer she had just given him. It was the answer he had wanted to hear but now that he had heard it he didn't know what to say.
Annabel looked at Joshua, who quickly turned his gaze off her. "There's something else too, Joshua, that I didn't tell you about yesterday." Annabel began. "Alex Browning is my cousin, we were going up to see his parents, that's why we were at the airport." Annabel said, she suddenly felt the desire to confess in Joshua that she was afraid of what had happened to her, afraid and confused. However, Annabel kept her mouth closed but her eyes locked on Joshua.
"Your cousin?" Joshua repeated, now as confused as Annabel was. Annabel nodded; neither of them said anything for a long period of time. Finally, the silence was broken by Joshua. "I'd better go." He said, standing up.
Annabel stood as well, walking Joshua back to the front door. The two said their good-byes and Joshua left, leaving Annabel alone in front of her house. Annabel watched Joshua until he disappeared, her mind clouded in thoughts.
Annabel finally went back inside and once again headed up to her room. There was a knock on her door; Annabel called out a 'come in' and turned to see Randy standing in the foyer.
"Hey Annabel, can I come in?" He asked, as though he hadn't heard his sister tell him to.
Annabel nodded and moved to make room on her bed for Randy; Randy sat down beside his sister. "So, are you coming to Cassie's funeral tomorrow?" Randy asked, aware that his sister wasn't too found of his late girlfriend.
Annabel nodded. "Yeah, if that's all right." Annabel said, wondering why her brother had asked her.
"Yeah, of course it is." Randy said, standing up again. "I just wanted to make sure." Randy said and left her room.
Annabel watched her brother walk down the hall, but then stood up and ran to the foyer. "Randy wait." She called.
Randy turned around to face his sister. "What's wrong?" He asked.
"You don't think I had anything to do with, with Cassie's death do you?" Annabel asked, unaware of her brother's feelings about her 'vision'.
Randy shook his head. "No, Annabel, I don't blame you. It's not your fault." Randy said and disappeared into his room.
Annabel watched him disappear; she knew she should feel comforted by her brother's words that he didn't blame her but there was something in his voice that didn't convince her all the way.
That night, Annabel had a hard time falling asleep. She hadn't gotten much sleep since what had happened but tonight, sleep came a little easier. However, Annabel was plagued with many nightmares; one was especially real. In her dream, it was the next day and everyone was dressed for Cassie's funeral. Sara was there, as she had promised and surprisingly Joshua had shown up as well but there was no sign of Randy. When it was time to view the body in the open casket, Annabel went up and peered into the casket. Instead of Cassie's body in the casket it was Randy's; his face was blue and swollen and his body was covered with bruises and was marked with bizarre partners. It looked as though he had been poisoned; Annabel drew back from the casket in horror. When she told everything that it was Randy's body in the casket, no one believed her; they said that when they looked at the body, it was Cassie's.
Annabel awoke with a start, once again in a cold sweet, her heart beating in her chest. She looked at her clock: 3 in the morning; Annabel laid her head back onto her pillow but was unable to fall back asleep. The memory of seeing her brother's body lying bruised in the casket was all too real.
