It's been several weeks since school started and nothing has changed. This is why I hate school so much: nothing ever gets easier, it's the same routine day in and day out. Every single day.
I rest my head in my hand, staring blankly at the computer screen. Not even this class is fun. I let my eyes close as I sigh, figuring with no teacher around I might as well get some fucking sleep.
It's dark for a moment, but then...
A little prick of light. White and shining, but so small. It's barely even there.
My hands feel grass and I realize the darkness is the sky. And land. I'm alone in a field, and there is no sound but the beating of my heart. It's kind of peaceful, really...
But then I feel an itch, right at the back of my eyes. I cannot look away from the light, and it seems to grow larger. My heart beats faster. I'm... scared by this? But why, it's just a star or something. The only star in the whole sky...
The itch turns into an ache, and then a burn. You grit your teeth as it sears back of your eyes. Your fingers rip through the dirt and you scream, blood rushing to your head. You scream, the light above getting brighter and brighter, closer and closer, until the world is white. White and padded and silent, void of even your own human sounds.
I spring up, my eyes wide, body shaking with the nightmare. Everyone is looking at me, staring. I look around, confused, then slowly come back to reality. I rub my eyes and curse under my breath. My head is throbbing now. Fuck.
"Are you okay?" a hesitant voice asks from behind me. With out turning around I reply.
"I'm fucking fine, now leave me alone."
"You were screaming you know..." they snark. Well, maybe not snark, but they were sure as fuck pushing into my own personal problems, and that really gets on my nerves.
"I said I'm fine, nooksucker, now leave me alone!" I say, still not turning around. They leave and I sigh, resting my head on the table until the class is over, then absconding the hell out of there.
The rest of the day is filled with furtive glances and concerned teachers. By 7th period I'm tired as fuck, my head's killing me, and I'm about to seriously damage the next person who asks about my health. Everyone has nightmares. There's no reason to be so intrusive!
I sit at my desk, completely ticked and ready to go home, when Terezi walks in. She sits down with a grin, leaning towards me with her cane beneath two hands like a judge over a guilty court.
"What do you want, TZ?" I groan, glaring at her.
"Karkat, I heard you had a nightmare in class today. It wasn't about your grades now, was it?" she snickers. I roll my eyes and look away.
"No it was most definitely not about my grades, Terezi."
"Well then," she leans in way too close. I'm used to this by now, but it still gets on my nerves. "what was it about?"
"Nothing you need to know about." I say, gently putting her back in her chair. "Now stop bugging me, you're making my headache worse."
For the rest of class she didn't say a word, which is surprising me since she's usually pretty nosy - no pun intended. She leaves with everyone else at the end too, but glances over at me before she goes. I watch her with a confused look. Which is wasted since she can't see it.
I shrug eventually, leaving the school myself.
I'm at home. It's midnight, and I'm having a stare down with my bed.
I'm afraid to sleep.
What if... I have that dream again? Or something worse?
What if...
What if.