He was pinned on both sides, restraints that he couldn't see holding down his arms and legs. He tried to fight back, to no avail, even as the voice spoke again.
"You really thought you could get away with it, didn't you? After all of this, you thought you could run and hide? You thought WRONG, Gomez."
"I still don't k-know what you're talking about…"
"Oh, Colin… you can play the game all you want, but you're destined to lose in the end."
The voice was suddenly louder, this time in the form of ringing in his ears.
"You ruined our lives, Colin. And now you have to pay."
The world became a blur once again, and Colin found himself sitting up in a cold sweat.
He looked at the time. 1:00 A.M. Thankfully, it wasn't a school day, or else he would've been too tired to function.
He had no idea why these dreams kept haunting him. It had happened so many times before, but this was only twice that he could make out what people were saying. And even when he couldn't, the dreams were still… eerie. It was more of Lucys style, to be honest.
"I need to see a doctor…" he incoherently mumbled as he fell back asleep.
6 Hours Later…
"Ugh. Sundays," Colin said as he walked upstairs. Even though Christmas was just around the corner, he was ALWAYS tired. Even the bustle of the holidays couldn't keep him awake.
"Im just gonna lie down a minute…" he mumbled as he covered his head with a blanket. He soon fell asleep again, this time on the couch.
"Ok, Bobby, I was JUST thinking of that. We definitely need to hang out some time…"
Lori, the oldest sibling, was too distracted by her conversation to even notice the massive lump on the couch. Even when she sat down, it took the flailing of Colins arms to alert her.
"What's going on?!" he yelped, falling off the couch in the process. He staggered to his feet, finally noticing who had sat on him.
"Oh, it's you, Lori."
"What are you doing up here?" she asked in her usual annoyed teenager voice.
"Well, what does it look like? I'm TRYING to sleep."
"Well, go downstairs if you want to do that! That's where you sleep, isn't it?"
"Well, yeah, but…"
His voice trailed off as he watched her type a message out on her phone.
"Uhhh… what's that?"
"Huh?"
"What are you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm texting Bobby."
"Well, yeah, but… what IS that thing? In your hands?"
"What, this?" she asked, holding it up. "It's my cellphone?"
"Uh, huh. And, what exactly IS that?"
"You haven't seen a cellphone before?"
"Well, I sure do know I haven't owned one! Mama and Chica didn't have one, either."
"Ok, ok… you mean to tell me that you have NEVER seen a cellphone before? What about in your old school? Or this one?"
"Chica, where I'm from, most people can barely afford the clothes off of their backs. And if they DID have money, they wouldn't be wasting it all on some 'cellphone' doo-hickey. And I haven't exactly been paying attention to other people in school, you know."
"That's horrible!"
"Yeah, you're telling me? I had to LIVE it. Now, what exactly do you DO with a phone?"
"Well… you can call people, text, listen to music, play games…"
"Hold up. Uhh, what's texting?"
"Oh, boy. Ok, so…"
30 Minutes Later…
"Ok, I think I got it now. So it's basically, like, the whole world fitted onto your hand. Right?"
"Well, something like that, I guess…"
"Now, how much do these things cost?" he asked, taking a drink of water.
"Well, this one cost me about, uh, 300 dollars, but-"
"WHAT?!" he asked, almost doing a spit take. "300 DOLLARS?! FOR THAT?!"
"Well, what did you expect?"
"I don't know, like, 20 dollars? 300 bucks can buy a LOT of stuff! And people spend it on THAT?"
"Well, yeah! It's not cheap to make those things, you know…"
"I want one."
"Well, if you get enough money for one, then go for it. But until then, have fun sleeping!"
She got up and walked upstairs, leaving Colin behind on the couch.
"Well… I guess I'm getting a job, then!"
The Next Day…
"Ugh...Mondays. Luckily, we get out of school on Wenesday, so that's a plus… I guess."
Colin walked upstairs to see Lori frantically searching through the couch.
"Morning, chica. What're you doing? You look-"
"YOU! YOU TOOK IT!"
"What?" he asked, confused.
"Don't play dumb, Colin! I know you took it!"
"What, your phone? I haven't seen it since yesterday!" he stated as he began to help her search.
"Well, YOU were the only person who showed interest in it! And now it goes missing and you-"
"Uh, we really need to get moving, Lori. It's already 7:30. School starts at 8."
"But, my phone is still missing!"
"So?"
"I've never gone a day without it!"
"Well, there's a first for everything, isn't there? I've gone 16 years without a phone! I'm sure you can manage! Now come on! Everyone's waiting for us in the car!"
7 Hours Later…
"God! What a day!" Colin complained as he plopped onto the couch. "I have SO MUCH HOMEWORK! It's gonna take ALL NIGHT to do this shit!"
Knowing that he had no choice, he sat up and began to get out the work. Unfortunately, Lori walked in the door next, mad that she hadn't had her phone all day.
"Excuse me? You aren't doing ANYTHING until you tell me where my phone is!"
"-sigh- This again? Look, Lori, for the last time, I have no idea-"
"LIAR! I bet if we go downstairs RIGHT NOW, I'll find it right next to your bed!"
"Uhh, no, you wouldn't, because, let's see here, I DON'T HAVE IT!"
"Well, we'll see about that! Come on!"
"Oh, boy… this should be interesting…"
3 Hours Of Vigorous Searching Later…
"Now, WHAT did I tell you?! It's NOT down there! OR in the living room, OR in the kitchen, OR in the bathroom!"
Lori sat down on the couch, exhausted.
"Well, then where could it be?! I NEED that phone!"
It was at that point that Leni came down the stairs, being her usual bubbly self.
"Heeey, guys! What are you doing?"
"-sigh- Borhing, Leni. We're just looking for Loris phone. It isn't anywhere in-"
"Oh! Do you mean this?" she asked as she held up a familiar piece of metal. Loris eyes immediately lit up as she saw it.
"MY PHONE!" she yelled as she stood up and took it from her sister. She looked it over for damage, and seeing none, she turned back to her.
"Where was it?!"
"Hmmm… I found it this morning plugged in… I must have taken your phone by mistake!"
"Wait… so you're saying that you had her phone the WHOLE DAY, and you didn't tell her?"
"Hmm… sounds about right! I'm going to bed now! Night, guys!"
With that, she turned and walked back up the stairs, leaving both Colin and Lori in shock.
"Geez… sometimes I wonder about her…" Colin said as he turned back to his untouched pile of work. "And I still have all this to do. Just peachy."
He sat down to start, only to be joined by his sister on the couch.
"Don't worry about it, Colin. I'll do some of it for you."
"Uhh, that's nice of you and all, chica, but you aren't even IN these clases."
"Uhhh, I took them last year, genius," she retorted as she began to solve math problems. "And besides, I owe you a favor or two. I'm sorry I blamed you for taking my phone."
"Oh, it's no problem, Lori," he said as he leaned back, running his fingers through his cornrows. "Besides, I probably would have stolen it by now if Leni hadn't. Now I REALLY want a phone."
"Nice to know, bro. Now, how do you solve for Y again?"
"Oh, boy… not as sharp as you remember, huh?"
I had to rewrite this chapter, due to it being lost in my drive. Oh, well. I like this one better, anyways. Hope you enjoyed reading! Follow, Favorite, and even tell me what you think, if you want. Chao!