Class ended as usually and we were late to go outside again. This teacher was obsessed with finishing his lesson so even if we were on the last 2 minutes on his talk he would keep going. Most of the kids didn't like him but we went along with his lesson anyway. I grabbed my stuff and left the class room to head for lunch. I then sat down on a bench and pulled out a peanut butter sandwich. I slowly took bites trying to make the best of it. But Howard's words lingered in my mind. Could I really be going crazy? The doctor said something similar before I left. I finished my sandwich, when I reached to pull out a snack someone caught my eye. I had never seen him before, he had long brown unkept hair, a sweatshirt and jeans. He wasn't a teacher and he wasn't a student as he wasn't wearing the uniform. Who was this man? He turned his head and his met mine, the cold glance stared me down, a cold feeling ran up my back. Who ever he was I do not want to meet him.

He turned his head back and kept walking. By the time school had finished I hadn't seen a glance of Carly. Where had she gone? Usually she walks home with me, did something come up? I ignored my questions and let her have her privacy, so for the rest of the walk home was spent alone with my earphones on. I arrived at home and sat down on my couch. We're my parents still at work again? I guess so since I don't see any sign of people other then me in the house. I guess I'll make dinner for myself again. I walked into the kitchen and got a cup of instant noodles, I'm getting sick and tired of these noodles. I heated the kettle next to me filled with clear water. I started to walk around the kitchen aimlessly until I accidentally tripped over my own foot, I tried to grab onto something but I grabbed the kettle. The kettle tipped and poured boiling water all over my left hand.

"ARGH!"

I quickly ran over to the tap to pour cool water but when I looked down at my hand it was half covered in a deep red burn.

"What... SHIT!" I screamed as the pain ran up my arm. I fell to my knees unable to handle the pain, why was I so stupid? This is my fault, if I hadn't... If I hadn't... Tears streamed down my face, both from the pain and sadness washed over me. I couldn't bare the pain and my eyes soon corrupted with darkness...

I awoke in my bed. My bed. So I didn't wake up in that world? I looked down at my left hand and realized that my big burn make was still there.

"It's going to stay like that" a voice called out, an all to familiar voice .

"Carly?"

"Yeah it's me I came over here to apologize for not walking with you until I heard you scream, so I quickly rushed in and saw you on the floor, I panicked and grabbed you and put you to bed, lucky those medication classes came in handy" She replied. "That's a deep burn too it's not going fade easily"

"So it'll stay here... Forever?" I asked.

Unfortunately, you were lucky I was here if not... If not..." She stopped talking and turned away from me. Carly... I'm glad you're here. I dared not to say that aloud though, something inside me answered no to that suggestion.

"Hey Carly are you feeling well? You're acting a bit different" I asked worriedly.

"I-I'm fine just a bit worried that's all..."

"If you say so" I replied. "Don't you think we should check this out to the hospital?" I asked putting up my hand.

"ARGH!" I screamed as the pain came back.

"You idiot! Don't move it so soon!" She yelled rushing to my aid. "We need to douse it in cool water remove anything harmful then!"

"Carly I'm fine..."

"No you're not! Do you know how worried I was? I thought I was going to lose the last person I cared about!"

"What?" Her eyes shrunk in realization. "What did you just say?"

"I can explain!"

A/N Hey new chapter! Before I say anything I want to talk about the reason for this chapter, you know how certain characters have features that are distinct to them? E.G Harry potter's scar. I wanted to make the burn on Joel's left hand his feature. And this is used as a way to Develop Carly and Joel's relationship, you guys can ship them all you want I don't really care but in the original story we don't see much of their interactions and Carly is too quick on the jump to tell her past so in this she is a bit distant on the topic. But anyways reviews really motivate me to write more so go down to that review button and write your thoughts! I'm out.