Thanks to ribbonfly for giving me some ideas!
I opened my eyes and carefully peered around. Nothing. Same old same old. I chucked the candle I was holding out the window and decided since all else failed theres only one thing left for me to do: throw a hissy fit.
"What the hell!" I screamed. I closed my eyes and started to punch and kick around at random, just because I'm pissed. At first I hit nothing but suddenly my foot pounded against something that was rock hard. "Ow!" I shrieked. I opened my eyes and saw a cement wall. I turned around and saw a crowd of people that smothered me and next thing I knew I was back in my room in Poshly Heights.
"What the HELL just happened?" I scanned around the room, nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary...that was when I spotted the key. A key I have never seen before. It was lying on top of my dresser. I walked over to it and picked it up curiously. I examined it and felt it's edges.
It wasn't any strange bizarre key, it was just like any other key. A round top with a thin base with lots of different edges. I wonder what it opens. It was a small key so I went around the house and tried all different lockets, jewelry boxes, and other small containers with locks. After that I tried all of the doors in my house, the key was way too small for any of that. After rummaging around the whole house I tried to think of all of the things that a key opens.
Jewelry boxes, doors, lockers, car doors...diaries. I've only written in one diary ever. It was my dream diary. I recorded every wonderful, confusing, and horrific dream I ever experienced. I stopped after junior year in high school because my mom told me dairies were for "toddlers and girls that aspire to be princesses".
If only I could remember where I put that. Maybe I threw it out...no, I didn't throw it out, it meant too much to me at the time. Hmmmm, oh wait! I tucked it at the bottom of the trunk where I put all of my keep sakes. Now if only I could remember where the trunk was...probably in the basement.
I trudged down stairs and saw the trunk in the middle of the room. I never put that trunk there. I would never put something recklessly in the middle of the room, its' too unorganized. If I didn't put it there then who di- out of nowhere strong arms wrapped tightly around my throat. I started to cough and grasp for air.
I fought back, if I could just get whoever was strangling me against a wall then I could really cause some damage. I was getting light headed so I desperately tried to push him backward with an awkward thumping motion. I finally felt him thud against the wall and I instantly went into self defense mode. I elbowed and kicked until he finally let go. I faced my opponent and saw it was Alejandro.
"What are you doing here?"
He wiped off a bit of blood that was forming from his mouth. "Trying to stop you from getting to your diary." He said in a raspy voice.
"Why? I'm fighting for freedom, you may not know this but your stuck in a dream world and-"
He loudly coughed and cleared his throat, "I know this is a fucking dream world, dumbass." He spat in response.
"Then why are you stopping me? Don't you want your freedom too?"
"I'm a computer program, I don't need freedom, outside of this dream world I don't exist. In the real world I'm just a CD-ROM that you can download, a lifeless, electronic being. Without this dream world I'm nothing."
"If you become nothing then I'm sure you won't mind if I shut you down." I sprinted toward the trunk and opened it quickly. I dug around and when I finally found the diary, Alejandro grabbed my legs and dragged me away. I looked back and I kicked him right in the face. I rushed back over to the trunk and pulled out the diary.
I fumbled to get the key to fit in the lock, but Alejandro grabbed my hair and roughly pulled at the roots. "Ahhh!" I stood up and we sent endless punches and kicks to each other. It seemed to go on forever.
"Give up, I'm a program, I can't be defeated."
"Yeah but this is my dream world. And in my dreams I never lose." I said as I sent a massive punch square to his jaw. He was sent flying back and I reached for the key and calmly unlocked the dairy. I opened up the booklet and instantly a bright light came from the pages. I looked away and I saw Alejandro rushing over to try and stop me. I watched the bright light spread around the room and I closed my eyes and let it engulf me.
When I opened my eyes I saw a room full of people. Staring at me in complete shock. They started to whisper and some frantically wrote on their note pads.
Before I could say anything I saw one doctor in the corner aiming a tranquilizer gun at me. I quickly rolled off the bed just as the anesthetic shot landed right where my head used to be. I sprang for the first and only exit in the room.
I dashed down the dark corridors I saw once before and ran with all of the energy I had left in me. Run, run, run. Don't stop, go until you collapse. I briefly turned around to see if anyone was chasing me, but surprisingly there was no one. I slowed down to a stop. Why isn't anybody chasing me? Last time I was here, people were hunting me down like I was bait.
I stood there, very suspicious of their motives. "Hello all." Chimed a eery voice from the speaker system. "And by all, I mean a specific brunette who just doesn't want to stay in her sleep cell. But don't worry, you won't have to stay in that dingy sleep mode anymore...we have better things planned for you."
The way it said "you" sent chills down my spine, and really made me wonder, where am I and what did I get myself into?
Sorry if this chapter is a bit confusing, but I hoped you liked it and please review! And if anybody has any suggestions for the story please share them!