The Everlasting Gaze (Completed)

The Everlasting Gaze-Chapter 5

     

I kept thinking about my 'dream' and about the school. So many thoughts ran through my brain, but somehow my brain shut off and blackness filled my vision. My eyes closed, I hadn't realized just how tired I really was. Maybe my brain needed time to recope. I had herd before that that was why after trematc experiences you feel tired, and this 'dream' seemed to be the most termatc experience of my short life.

     When my eyes finally opened, I did feel better, a lot better. I rolled onto my side and checked the clock - 6:30. I yawned and rolled out of bed stretching my arms over my head. Descending down the staircase I saw that the door was closed and the keys that usually hung on a hook beside the home phone was gone. My mother and Cam must have been out, so nice of them to notify me.

     My stomach made a dying wail noise so I quickly walked over to the fridge to see what there was to eat. The cold air hit me as I opened the door and a shiver moved down my back. Peering into the fridge I saw that we really needed to go shopping - there was nothing that I would consider edible.

     My stomach was calling for food still so I headed to the cupboard and looked in -there was two cans of spaghetti sauce, but no spaghetti and there was one can of Scooby-doo pasta. My hand reached in and I grabbed a hold of the processed meal-in-a-can.

     Walking to the drawers on the other side of my small kitchen I grabbed the can-opener and started to warm the pasta up in the microwave. I waited and waited for the pasta to be warm enough checking it periodically until finally it was done. It seemed to take forever. I couldn't believe that I was eating pasta for the second time today - I knew I was going to be at least a pound fatter by the next morning.

     Even after devouring the Scooby-doo's I was still hungry, but there was nothing left to eat so I settled on a glass of water. When I was done I cleaned up the kitchen and headed to the living room to watch some T.V. I hadn't even been seated for a second when the door bell rang, probably Cam and mom finally getting home. I thought, but when I opened the door I saw it was Atom and he was dressed up to the tits (in a manner of speaking.)

     "You ready?" He asked, and I could see Kylie was in his car waving at me. She was clad in a red dress with her thick red lipstick to match - she sure did love the color red.

     "Ready for what?" I asked.

     "The party!" He said, and that was when I remembered about Emma's boat party.

     "But I thought it would be canceled with the whole school burning thing." I pleaded, hoping I was correct. I didn't feel like doing anything except watching movies on T.V. tonight.

     "Please." He said, "the school burning is a reason for a party, not the reason to cancel one!"

     I paused, "I'm not feeling the greatest tonight." I said closing the door slightly.

     Atom stuck his foot in the door, "but you promised!" He pleaded.

     I thought about it - I had said I was going and they seemed so happy, but I hadn't promised. "Atom--"