Truth Out Of Darkness
Chapter 4
"Geez Chloe, you look like sh*t!"
"Thanks Belle, I love you too." Chloe replied.
Belle laughed. "No, seriously, you look pretty rough. Are you okay?" she asked, concern showing on her face. Chloe's face was pale and her eyes were red and tired. She was simply dressed with her hair in a loose ponytail.
"I had a rough night. Dreams, one after the other." Chloe responded in a monotone. It seemed that she was having a hard time concentrating, that her mind was elsewhere.
"Oh, were they nice, weird dreams?" Belle asked, a huge grin plastered on her face.
Chloe just looked at Belle. "No, they were just ordinary bad dreams." She looked at Belle's face. "Am I missing something?"
"Inside joke….What were the dreams about?" Belle asked, once again all seriousness. She was afraid to hear the answer.
"I don't know. I can't remember. To top it all off, I had a weird episode last night right before bed." Chloe shivered in spite of herself, remembering.
"What kind of episode?" Belle asked. She was really worried now.
"Well, I was brushing my hair last night in front of my mirror. I was thinking about…things, and I don't know if I blacked out or what, but suddenly 20 minutes had passed. I have no memory of what I did or anything. And it just felt like a couple of seconds. I looked at the clock and it was 12:00 and I was brushing my hair, then suddenly, it's 12:20 and Nancy's yelling at me to get to bed." Chloe inhaled deeply and let it out.
"What do you think happened?"
"I don't know….Maybe I just fell asleep standing up. I was worn out from the party and all the drama there." Chloe said, trying to pretend that she was fine. she didn't like for Belle to worry, and she didn't really want to talk about it.
"Speaking of last night, how are you feeling? About Phillip, I mean." Belle asked, willing to change the subject for Chloe's sake. She knew Chloe would have no problem talking about Phillip and it would get her mind off her episode.
"I don't know. I still can't believe he did that to me. He's getting scary. I mean, you saw him last night. He looked insane! I just don't know what I'm going to do. I know I should let him go – break it off for good. But I don't know that I can. (sighs) It's obvious things between us can't continue as they have been. Anyway, I'm tired of talking about me. I want to hear about you and Shawn!" Chloe said with a cheerfulness she didn't feel.
"AAAAH! My favorite subject!" Belle squealed, taking Chloe's hand and leading her down the hall. She talked non-stop all the way to first period.
Okay, Chloe, I'll let you drop the subject today, but soon you have to resolve things with Phillip one way or the other.
Chapter 4
"Geez Chloe, you look like sh*t!"
"Thanks Belle, I love you too." Chloe replied.
Belle laughed. "No, seriously, you look pretty rough. Are you okay?" she asked, concern showing on her face. Chloe's face was pale and her eyes were red and tired. She was simply dressed with her hair in a loose ponytail.
"I had a rough night. Dreams, one after the other." Chloe responded in a monotone. It seemed that she was having a hard time concentrating, that her mind was elsewhere.
"Oh, were they nice, weird dreams?" Belle asked, a huge grin plastered on her face.
Chloe just looked at Belle. "No, they were just ordinary bad dreams." She looked at Belle's face. "Am I missing something?"
"Inside joke….What were the dreams about?" Belle asked, once again all seriousness. She was afraid to hear the answer.
"I don't know. I can't remember. To top it all off, I had a weird episode last night right before bed." Chloe shivered in spite of herself, remembering.
"What kind of episode?" Belle asked. She was really worried now.
"Well, I was brushing my hair last night in front of my mirror. I was thinking about…things, and I don't know if I blacked out or what, but suddenly 20 minutes had passed. I have no memory of what I did or anything. And it just felt like a couple of seconds. I looked at the clock and it was 12:00 and I was brushing my hair, then suddenly, it's 12:20 and Nancy's yelling at me to get to bed." Chloe inhaled deeply and let it out.
"What do you think happened?"
"I don't know….Maybe I just fell asleep standing up. I was worn out from the party and all the drama there." Chloe said, trying to pretend that she was fine. she didn't like for Belle to worry, and she didn't really want to talk about it.
"Speaking of last night, how are you feeling? About Phillip, I mean." Belle asked, willing to change the subject for Chloe's sake. She knew Chloe would have no problem talking about Phillip and it would get her mind off her episode.
"I don't know. I still can't believe he did that to me. He's getting scary. I mean, you saw him last night. He looked insane! I just don't know what I'm going to do. I know I should let him go – break it off for good. But I don't know that I can. (sighs) It's obvious things between us can't continue as they have been. Anyway, I'm tired of talking about me. I want to hear about you and Shawn!" Chloe said with a cheerfulness she didn't feel.
"AAAAH! My favorite subject!" Belle squealed, taking Chloe's hand and leading her down the hall. She talked non-stop all the way to first period.
Okay, Chloe, I'll let you drop the subject today, but soon you have to resolve things with Phillip one way or the other.