Day: 004 as a comrade

Once again I stood in a blanket of white snow, but this time the dark was jet black. Something felt wrong here. I searched for the girl that shared the same face as me but couldn't find her. What was going on? All of a sudden I spotted a boy. I walked toward the mysterious male, and once I got really close a horrible smell floated through the air. Like the smell of rotting dead corpses.

I looked at the boy again. He had his back facing me, how did he stand there so casually? Could he not smell the terrible stench? My eyes drifted beyond the boy's back and I spotted a pile of dead corpses. Blood still flowed from their wounds and their eyes so dull. I gagged and coughed. At that moment I didn't want to breathe, I didn't want to see.

The boy turned to look at me and I saw him holding a silver dagger dripping blood in his right hand. Then his face, a face stained with blood, a face that looked so much like the face of someone else I knew. But who? The boy stared at me, his light brown hair rimmed with sweat. I shut my eyes and covered my mouth. I didn't want to see him, I was scared. "Hey, hey Solara, it's okay. Don't worry, it's okay." His voice was like the sound of calm waves on a beach and somehow made me less scared. Then I felt warm arms hold me tightly and I opened my eyes. "It's okay Solara, I'm not going to hurt you." Why was he calling me Solara? Who was Solara? "Uhm, my name isn't Solara," I managed to choke out. Then the image shattered in my mind.

I shot up out of my bed, it was pitch black in my room and I couldn't see anything. I felt sweat all over my body, and my breath came out in large gasps. I reached over my bed side and switched on my lamp. Even though it was bright I should've been able to see clearly, but all I could see was that boy's face covered in blood. He'd called me Solara, who was Solara? I knew for certain that it wasn't me.

Actually I wasn't sure if it was me or not, I could be, I didn't know. These days I wasn't sure of anything since I'd found out that demons actually existed. "Don't worry Sephiria. It was just a dream. Nothing more, that's all. Just a dream." I told myself, but couldn't stop shaking.

t

I walked to my fifth period class feeling like I was going to die in the middle of the hallway. I was so sleepy. I'd woken up at 4:30 in the morning because of that stupid dream and couldn't go back to sleep for the rest of the night. I walked in to the classroom and fell on to my chair, then put my head on to my desk. C'mon Sephiria. Its only this period and the next. Then it'll be all over. I tried to motivate myself, even though I had already just about lost all hope.

Kameron sat next to me. "Hey Sephiria, are you okay you've been out of it the whole day." "I'm fine, just tired," I groaned. "You go to sleep, I'll do your work for you okay?" Kameron told me. "Okay, thanks," I mumbled feeling my eyelids get heavy. I slowly shut them and before I knew it I was fast asleep. Just try not to dream Sephiria. Just please don't dream.

I heard a long and loud ringing noise. A bell? I opened my eyes to see everyone in my class packing up for last period. My head turned to the right to see Kameron also packing up. "Oh you're awake!" She smiled. "Here," she handed me a worksheet. I did to day's assignment for you and you should probably study for the upcoming quiz tomorrow. "Thanks, you're the greatest Kameron," I took the assignment from her. "I've got to go now," She grabbed all of her stuff and waved goodbye. I returned her wave.

After 6th period, the bus, and walking home I finally dropped on to my bed like a bomb. The day felt so long today, it was to much to bear. I looked out the window at the roof of our neighbor's house to see a bird or something like that, but instead I saw Allen. "Oh, it's Allen," I mumbled in to my pillow. Then it hit me, it was Allen- Sitting- on- the- roof- where everyone could see him. My eyes grew wide and I ran towards the window and pushed it open as fast as I could.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!" I cried. "Everyone can see you from up there!" He looked over at me looking a little confused and surprised, then he realized and jumped up immediately. "Sorry! I zoned out and forgot! I was just staring at the clouds!" He explained. "It's okay just try not to be in places where you're so easily spotted. People get suspicious you know." I sighed. "Yeah, I know. Sorry." he apologized.

"Hey, Allen. You have a habit of sitting on rooftops don't you!" I smiled. He scratched the back of his head, "yeah I guess so. I just think that staring at the clouds is so peaceful," he said. "I agree!" I smiled my brightest and said it loudly.

He looked at me wide eyed. At first I was confused, but then I realized that I must have seemed like a total idiot. I really was an idiot! "Uh I really got to go now," I told him. I began to shut the window then remembered to tell him to get off the roof. "Allen get off the roof before someone sees you!" I told him, "go on a walk or something like that. You don't always have to watch over me!" Then I shut the window completely. As I turned around I saw Allen jump off the roof and walk away.

Truthfully I was a little glad that I wasn't being watched anymore for the time being. I heard the doorbell ring downstairs and I ran downstairs to answer it. It was Nick, he was going to pick her up for their date. My sister had talked about it for a long time now. They really loved each other. How did it feel like to love someone? I wondered to myself.

"Wait a sec Nick, I'll go get her," I ran up stairs to go grab Dora and found her in the bathroom getting ready. "Dora, Nick's here," I told her. "Done," she said grabbing her purse. "Oh and Seph. Who were you talking to in your room? Do you have a friend over?" "Uuuuuuuuuhm…" I didn't know what to tell her. "Oh never mind. You can tell me later, I have to go now," she said then ran down the stairs. Crap I'm so screwed. I sighed, why did this always happen to me?

t

The doorbell rang, my sister was back. The date had lasted shorter than I expected. I was hoping that by the time she got home I would've already been asleep, but unfortunately people didn't exactly get what they always wanted. I had already eaten dinner, so I supposed my sister had also already eaten. I was right. She went straight up to my room.

"Hey Seph!" she smiled. "Hey! How was your date?" I asked. "It was fun! We watched a movie, then I ate dinner at his house! His parents and brothers are so cool! He has three brothers!" She was all smiles as she talked about her special date. Maybe she had forgotten, I hoped that she had forgotten. The fun date had probably made her forget all about everything.

"Oh and I almost forgot! Who was that person you were talking to in your room?" she asked me. Dammit! I mentally cursed. Why didn't you just forget! "Uh, well it was Allen," I told her. "The white haired boy? Why was he here?" she asked. "Well the truth is he's been watching me for the past two days," I admitted. Dora's facial expression changed. "Is he monitoring you or something?" "Yeah, something like that," I replied. "Isn't that a little stalker-ish?" She looked at me weirdly. "No not that way! He's watching over me to make sure I don't get hurt if any demons come and attack me." "Are you sure he's not just stalking you? Because if he is I can take care of the little creeper," she grinned evily. "No! Seriously! He's just doing his job!" I shook my head. "Okay then Seph, if you say so," she looked worried because of how I was so okay with some guy monitoring me, but I didn't mind.

"Hey, it's getting late okay? So let's just talk more tomorrow. I'm going to sleep." I said to her. "Promise we'll talk more tomorrow?" she asked. "Promise," I replied. "Goodnight," she said walking out of my room. "Night," I said back. I got in to bed and switched off the lights. All of a sudden I had a bad feeling within me that said that something was coming. It felt a little like when I sensed the demon at the church, but this time there were many more than just one, but they were very far away so I paid no attention to it. I was probably just imagining it anyway.

The boy in Sephiria's dream. Just try to imagine blood on his face okay? ^-^