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Um… things go a little downhill from here… how downhill? Try a cliff.
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My eyes snap open.
Sora, Joe and Schuu are all staring at me intently. My breathing is erratic as I recall my dream with disturbing clarity. I don't see Tai. I panic.
"Kari, please calm down!" Sora cries, her voice hanging heavy with fright. I look into her eyes. I see the exhaustion, the fright, the pain… Guilt surges through me. I can't take it anymore…
I stand up quickly, startling Joe, Schuu and Sora. I push through them, a cry of "Kari!" following me as I run through the door. But I stumble as another surge of dizzying heat sweeps through my head. My vision becomes cloudy as I sprint through the ward and out into the street. The blinding sunlight stings my eyes as I escape the shadow of the building, and run out onto the road. A blaring horn brings me sharply back to earth. I turn, blinking dazedly, and see the shocked faces of the driver and passenger of a car screeching to a halt. My heart stops as the bumper bar nudges my knees. In the haze of my tears and fear, I see someone familiar- his ocean-blue eyes filled with shock and confusion. I turn back to the hospital, and find Sora, Joe and his brother running towards me. I give one last swift look to the person in the car, and tear across the road.
"Kari!" The distant call rings in my ear. I can't go back…not after what I've done…It's all my fault…
Tears flood my eyes, and I can no longer see. Blurry outlines of trees loom around me, and strike an unknown fear into my heart. I raise my hand to wipe away the tears, but not in time. My foot snags on an exposed tree-root, and I skid along the ground. A stinging sensation erupts from my right knee. I wipe the tears on my sleeve and peer down at my leg. Blood trickles down my calf. My breath catches in my chest as I watch a single drop streak down my leg. Blood…
"No…" I breathe, the painful thoughts slowly surfacing. I scramble to my feet and run. I pelt along the worn path through the trees, ignoring the screaming protest from my knee. I blink away tears, and find myself on the border of a park. I remember this place…Tai loves to play soccer here… Echoing footsteps behind me snap me back into reality, and I look around wildly for an escape. A small notch in a tree jolts my memory. Tai's little hideaway… Tai loved to go exploring, and a few years ago had found a quiet, secluded area that he and another boy called their own. I never knew who the other boy was. I quickly jump over a log barring the path and run through the trees. Many small branches and leaves scrape across my injured knee. I bite my lips together as the urge to scream in pain becomes unbearable. I turn and look behind me, hoping that they didn't see me run in here. Not long now…almost there… I turn back to face forward just as a searing pain erupts on my injured knee. A strong branch had flung into my wound. I scream in pain as my knees buckle. I fall forward and skid into a grassy clearing. The smell of fresh grass floods my nostrils as my knee explodes with pain. A wave of searing dizziness washes over me as I fall into darkness. I can no longer hold on…
"I warned you…child of light…"
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