Phase 3

Chapter 1

Boom! I was in a burning building, there was a man standing across from me. Who is that and where am I? "Conny come to me" who'a there, am I dreaming. "Conny!" I turned around and my best friend Michael running to me. Still all I could think about is that man who is behind me, saying my name. "Hang in there, I'm coming Conny," Michael sounded concerned "Don't touch her Will!" That scared me, I've never heard Michael talk like that. Will? Who is Will, he sounds so familiar to me. Wait isn't he the guy that always hangs around Michael.

I'm so dizzy, I can barely stand. I could feel the presence of the man behind me, wait his name is Will. Then he grabs my arms. I started to struggle. "Ha you are weaker than I expected, It will be fun to kill you." I froze where I stood, knowing that I won't break his grasp. "Leave her alone." That snapped me back to reality. I started to struggle again. "Ha, you fool." Will tightened his grip on my arms. "Michael help me!" I pleaded. Will's hands started to glow a purple and he aimed them at me, I started to become sleepy.

Will picked me up like I was featherweight. "No! put her down." Will raised his hands again and this time aimed them at Michael. Michael dropped like a load of bricks. "No!" I woke up then too scared to get out of the bed. Then I realized I was screaming. My mom came rushing in to see what was the matter. I would say my dad too but I don't know who that is. My mom held me asking what was the matter. "It's just a bad dream." she told me that over and over. Finally Brian (my step dad) came in. That's when I finally snapped out of it. I told my mom that I forgot the bad dream but I really didn't.

I woke back up to my alarm clock screaming in my ear. It was 6 in the morning but I didn't want to get up. Then I realized that I had to go to school, so I got up and got ready. By the time I got done eating breakfast Michael was at my door waiting to walk me to school like he always does. I hadn't said anything to my mom about my dream, She didn't ask me about it either so I said nothing.

"See ya mom, Love you." She said, "Love you too, have a good day at school." but I didn't hear because I was already out the door. On the way to school I tried to talk to Michael but I just couldn't, I couldn't even look at him without crying so I was silent all the way to school. When we got to school I didn't even say bye to Michael, I just left.

I was hoping that no one would talk to me like they usually did, but that

faded away when the popular girls that always bullied me came around the corner. I don't even know their names so I can't tell the teacher about it. The leader of the pack was a tall pretty blond girl. She was the one that started to pick on me, now it's her whole pack doing it. "Hey ugly, what ya doing." "leave me alone, Blondie." Everyone in her pack said oh like it was a burn but it wasn't. "OK brownie." Everyone laughed, one said "hey Roslen got anything to say." Roslen, that was the blond that always picked on me. "Ya Peanut I do, Hey brownie you know Michael, he's mine all mine, and you're not going to get him." I punched her in the face then, I couldn't take it. That was a bad move though. Now her whole pack was on me.

One tried to punch me back but I blocked her, that was a bad move to, that left my side free for someone to kick. Now I was on the ground being punched and kicked over and over. Then, out of the corner of my eye I saw Michael running to me. Apparently so did Roslen she acted like she was on the ground in pain like the mob got her and was now on me. That little, I thought, I would have said it but I was screaming in pain so I couldn't.

Michael punched the closest guy to him. That guy saw who he was and back off. Michael looked so mad that I was even scared of him. Once the whole pack was off me Michael looked me over for any broken bones then asked "Are you ok?" "Yea." that was a lie, I hurt all over. Then Michael looked over and saw Roslen. He asked if she was ok but he didn't sound as concerned about her as he was me. I just looked at him weird. He picked me up in his strong arms and set me up right like a gentleman. Then he just helped Roslen up like she was a boy. I almost laughed my butt off. Since it was it end of the day Michael picked up both of our book bags and started walking. "Hey what are you doing with my stuff?" " I can't let a hurt friend carry her stuff now can I? That would be rude." He gave me one of those smiles that I can't help but smile back.

Man how I love that look he gives me it makes me just want to fall in his arms and never leave his side. While I was daydreaming this I tripped and started to fall but Michael caught me. "Thanks" I said not knowing what else to say. "Careful we don't want any broken bones now do we?" he said teasing me. I just got up like I was embarrassed and started to walk faster. "Hey wait up." I turned around to see that I was about 6 feet away from him. I waited for him to catch up and said nothing. We were about half way home when he stopped. "What's wrong Conny? You haven't said anything all day." I told him it was nothing and started to walk again but he grabbed my arm. "What's wrong Conny, I demand to know." I hesitated but ended up telling him about the dream and how I woke up screaming. When I was finished he just looked at me amazed. "That's weird, I had the same dream but it was in my point of view." I fell to the ground and started to cry. Michael picked me up and hugged me. I was so stunned that I stopped crying. He started to laugh. "What's so funny?" "I knew it would make you stop crying." I tried to push away but he just squeezed me tighter. So I just laughed and slid down and started to run away from him. I stopped and waited for him at the stop sign. He caught up and gave me my stuff because my house was just across the street.

I entered the house. "Mom" I called. My step dad Brian was at work so it would just be me and my mom till around five. "Mom?" I called again more worried. I set my stuff down on the couch and went to the kitchen. There she was on the floor in a pool of blood. "MOM!" I screamed. "NO, NO, NO!!! this can't be happening, this can't be happening." I heard the door open and then I saw Michael in the doorway. Just standing there. Michael looked at my mom for a moment and then he saw me and he pulled me away from my mom and called 911. I was fighting the whole time he pulled me away. By the time the police and the ambulance arrived I was already trying to kill myself so I could be with my mom. Michael stopped me from doing it though. "Is that what your mother wanted, for you to die?" I went still. "No." "I wouldn't want you to die either." I was stunned by his statement. When they brought my mom out in a body bag I passed out.