A/N: Song: "Give Me Love" by Ed Sheeran (studio version)

DAY TWO

"Did Jerome steal my clothes again?" Amber groaned, waking me up, the sun shined into me and Amber's bedroom. Tears slowly rolled down my warm cheeks as my mind and body tried to comprehend last night. Gran was...dead? Only now do I realise that Gran was in the car with me that night, I really was a bad granddaughter; I hadn't even thought about her. The plan had worked. The plan to cheat death had worked yet I still felt cold and empty like I was a corpse.

"Sorry Neens, if I woke you up." Amber apologized, her back turned to me. Wait-what did she say?

"Amber what did you say?" I said and I pulled the covers off me; a small smile played on my lips, I knew what Amber had said but I just wanted her to say it again. I didn't want this to be some joke-I wanted it to be real; for last night to have never happen. "I said; Sorry Neens, if I woke you up." Amber repeated she turned to face. "No Amber," My smile grew and I sat up in bed. "Before that!"

Amber closed her wardrobe doors and racked her brain for the answer, her hands lingered on the wooden doors as she thought. "Um, something about Jerome? Wait-I remember; 'did Jerome steal my clothes again?'."Amber gave a grim look, still annoyed with the situation

I smiled and flopped down on the mattress feeling good. Gran was alive and so was I. All was well it was a nice Thursday and I had a lifetime ahead of myself. The door swung open. "Nina, Amber...you guys are going to be late for school." Fabian warned. Arubtly-and scary, I might add-it hits me. It's happening all over again. Just another Thursday happening, just another accident happening tonight. My heart slows down and my body sinks into the mattress. This can't be happening!

I've been a good girl, I've done everything right. I took care of myself and Gran after my parents died and...my parents. They died in a car accident. It's like time stood still, my heartbeat sped up and I couldn't breathe. I tried enhaling and exhaling but it came out in laboured pants. I wanted a blackhole to open in the middle of the ground and suck me up, I wanted this to be over. My hands moved frantically to calm my breathing.

"Nina!" Fabian's voice sounded miles away. He and Amber rushed to my side as my chest rised and fell violently. The room began to spin. What was happening? Why was this happening? I had so many questions and too little answers. "Amber get Victor," Fabian urged, he gripped onto my hand and I became unaware of who was where. "I'll stay here."

"Amber no," I managed and my breathing slowed; I closed my eyes. "I'm fine." I opened my eyes to see Fabian on his knees beside my bed. His cheeks were red and it looked like his neck struggled to hold up his head. Amber walked back into the room wearing a catious expression.

"Nina are you OK?" Fabian asked and he tucked a loose strand of my hair behind my ear. He gave a smile but it didn't reach his eyes. A tear rolled down my cheek, I was just hurting the people around me-not even lunchtime and I'd given Amber and Fabian an almost heart attack.

"I'll be fine." I lied.

"Nina, your going to be late...we have to go!" Amber urged as she stood in the doorway. She was still in her pink pajamas. "I think I'll just call in sick today." I assured her as I sat on the floor in my bedroom looking out the window. Outside Anubis House seemed miles away. What would the road where the accident would happen look like? Would it be just like any other normal road? Would normal people drive across it not knowing that tonight someone would die there?

"Nina-?" Fabian started, peeking his head into my bedroom. Amber grabbed Fabian's wrist impatiently and I didn't smile like I would any other day. "OK then." Amber said unsure and she tugged Fabian out of the room and down the hall.

It seemed pointless. School. I mean, I knew how the day was going to end, I tried stopping it. Once I died-the other; my last family member died. There was no loophole, no sign to guide me in the right direction-just a week filled with Thursdays. I told Trudy that I wasn't feeling well and throughout the day she visited me with a bowl of soup, and everytime I said thank-you; then when she left, pushed the bowl away because eating also seemed stupid.

By the afternoon I had run to the girls' bathroom and barfed three times just thinking about tonight. I didn't know which time it was but one of the times I held my head over that toliet; I made a descision. I was going to die tonight. I had, had the day to myself and that was all I needed. It wasn't like I had a choice, either I die or someone I love does...and then it repeats. This descision was the most honest thing I had thought about all day yet something was missing.

By late afternoon I managed to pick out my favourite outfit. I pulled the floral pink blouse on, following; I buttoned up my thin, yellow, knit cardigan and pulled on a pair of white skinny jeans. I tucked Sarah's locket and my amulet underneath my shirt and braided my bang to the side. I stared at myself in Amber's vanity mirror. Was this a girl who was ready to die?

When dinner rolled around, I joined the Anubis residents, ready to spend my last few hours with the people I cared about. I ate in silence as they laughed and made their usual noise.

When Gran arrived at Anubis House, I saw Fabian's sad face staring at me from beside the Grandfather Clock. Suddenly it dawned on me. I had speant the entire day preparing myself for something that might repeat when I hadn't speant it with him. Even at dinner I ignored him. I had been too busy trying to force the food down while thinking of the coming death.

My heart dropped to my knees.

Fabian watched as Amber, Patricia, Joy and Mara all wished me to have fun tonight, and that they'd see me tommorow. "Oh Nina are you ready?" Gran asked. I nodded. I was as ready as I'd ever be.

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