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6 years later

Cass POV:

ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ɢʀᴀssʏ ғɪᴇʟᴅ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀғᴜʟ ғʟᴏᴡᴇʀs. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴs ғᴀʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪʀᴅs' ᴄʜɪʀᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʀᴜsʜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ.  ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ᴠɪᴇᴡ. ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴀs ɪ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴡᴇʀs.

ɪ sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴀ ᴛᴡɪᴋ sɴᴀᴘ, ɪ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴀᴡ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ғᴇᴇᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴇ.

" ᴍᴏᴍ?" ɪ ǫᴜᴇsᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ. ɪ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴅᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ.

"ᴍᴀ, ɪ ᴍɪssᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ !" ɪ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀs ɪ ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ᴛᴇᴀʀs.

ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ɴᴏᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴄʜɪʀᴘ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ. sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴇɴᴇʀʏ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ. ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ. ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ɴᴏᴛ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ.

ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀ ᴛᴀᴘ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ. ɪ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴄʜᴇs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴄᴇ. ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏɴᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ sɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍ, ʜᴇʀ ᴇʏᴇs ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴅ, ʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛᴡɪsᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴜɴɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴡᴀʏ.

" sᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ," sʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ʜᴏᴀʀsᴇʟʏ ɪɴ ᴀ ʜɪɢʜ-ᴘɪᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ.

ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ sᴜsᴘᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛᴡɪsᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ғᴀᴄᴇs.

ɪ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛᴇʀʀᴏʀ, ᴀs ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɢʀɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴡʀɪsᴛ. ɪ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ғᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴇ. ɪ sᴄʀᴇᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ʜᴏʀʀɪғɪᴇᴅ.

• ────── dream end ────── •

I woke up with a scream in my throat. Looking around I find comfort that I'm still in my room. ' it was only a dream, only a dream' I thought to myself.

A tear ran down my cheek. It's been 6 years since that incident. I did get horrible nightmares from it, but there weren't as bad as the ones from before.

I look towards my window and see that it's still dark out. I check the time on my nightstand and see that it's 4:00 am. Sighing I get up ad change into my workout clothes and start doing exercises in my room.

An hour has passed, and the light starts peeking through the curtains as the sun rises. I  finish a set of push-ups and stretch my tensed muscles. Checking the time it's 6:00, I still had at least two hours before my new school starts. I sighed and start doing my morning routine as I thought back to when I found out I'll be going to a public school.

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