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I lay in wait as of course L.A. traffic has stopped. I kept my arm on the arm rest as I stared out the window. I saw several people yelling out their window, most of them cursing at the driver infront of them. I laugh for a moment, it's nothing like L.A. residents to blame others for problems. I let out a sigh as the cab driver stares at me through the rear view mirror. I try and smile, as he reassures me that I won't be late.
I found it quite sweet of him to worry, I miss whatever he thought I was late for. I wasn't late for anything, although I was anxious to see Dave. He'd promised me he would meet me for dinner. I've found myself getting more attached to him the more we come into contact. I've been rather busy with work, I haven't seen him much all this week.
The cab continued to move back and forth as before we had come to a complete stop for a while. I readjusted myself in the backseat and I again watch the cab driver look at me back and forth at me. I again smile, then clear my throat,
"It's okay, I'm not in that much of a hur-"
I felt a sharp jagged pain in my head before I could finish. I shrugged it off and just smile at him. It wasn't until several more throbs of pain that I realized it was going to stop. I immediately went for the advil that I had in my purse. The pain continued to thicken and it felt as though acid was being poured in my skull. I let out scream as I grabbed for my head.
The cab was gone in one instance as my sight took me to another place. It was an alley, and it was empty at first. I looked around wondering where I was, what I was seeing. I started to see something that were very familiar, I could make out a sign of a local diner that wasn't far from Dave's house. The lights were bright at first but the sign quickly faded, a man jumped from the corner and started to run through the ally.
I couldn't make out his face or anything about what he might look like. I could taste the fear in him as he ran faster. I tripped over some garbage that lay on the ground. The sounds of his breathing began to get louder with every breath. I felt myself feel smaller by the minute and a chill had ran down my spin. I wanted so badly to help him, reach out to him but couldn't.
Three men in a robe, quickly followed up to him. The man started to get up, but my eye's settle on these very old knives they held in in the air. My stomach dropped as they jabbed them into the poor man. I started to feel nauseated from the screams he let out and even more so as the screams faded. As he lay on the ground his face began to become more clearer, I felt my body jerk and cry as Dave lay there.
A women appeared, her hair was curled and I felt a strong presence from her. She swung her sword around in order to fight the three robed me. I saw her look at Dave as if to find out she was late. The image began to fade as the three robbed men charged at her.
I let out one last scream, as I found myself still in the cab. The driver had gotten out of the drivers seat and made his way to the back. He held my head up, as I gasped for fresh air. I was scared and felt so alone. My eye's couldn't stop crying as I pictured Dave in my head.
I screamed out his name one more time, I didn't know what exactly was happening. I knew something was about to happen or might have possibly already have happened. I looked at watch, I had to do something. It was late but not too late. I remember the diner we'd once ate at stayed open till twelve midnight. I looked at my watch, it was 11:45.
I brushed the cab driver off of me, and jumped out of the cab. I couldn't allow any of this to happen. I wasn't sure if what I saw was true but I need to be reassured it didn't or wouldn't. I ran fast, I ran so fast I couldn't focus on the pain that was in my head. It was only twelve blocks I had to go, I cried as I started to think I might not make it.
[open to cordy]
I found it quite sweet of him to worry, I miss whatever he thought I was late for. I wasn't late for anything, although I was anxious to see Dave. He'd promised me he would meet me for dinner. I've found myself getting more attached to him the more we come into contact. I've been rather busy with work, I haven't seen him much all this week.
The cab continued to move back and forth as before we had come to a complete stop for a while. I readjusted myself in the backseat and I again watch the cab driver look at me back and forth at me. I again smile, then clear my throat,
"It's okay, I'm not in that much of a hur-"
I felt a sharp jagged pain in my head before I could finish. I shrugged it off and just smile at him. It wasn't until several more throbs of pain that I realized it was going to stop. I immediately went for the advil that I had in my purse. The pain continued to thicken and it felt as though acid was being poured in my skull. I let out scream as I grabbed for my head.
The cab was gone in one instance as my sight took me to another place. It was an alley, and it was empty at first. I looked around wondering where I was, what I was seeing. I started to see something that were very familiar, I could make out a sign of a local diner that wasn't far from Dave's house. The lights were bright at first but the sign quickly faded, a man jumped from the corner and started to run through the ally.
I couldn't make out his face or anything about what he might look like. I could taste the fear in him as he ran faster. I tripped over some garbage that lay on the ground. The sounds of his breathing began to get louder with every breath. I felt myself feel smaller by the minute and a chill had ran down my spin. I wanted so badly to help him, reach out to him but couldn't.
Three men in a robe, quickly followed up to him. The man started to get up, but my eye's settle on these very old knives they held in in the air. My stomach dropped as they jabbed them into the poor man. I started to feel nauseated from the screams he let out and even more so as the screams faded. As he lay on the ground his face began to become more clearer, I felt my body jerk and cry as Dave lay there.
A women appeared, her hair was curled and I felt a strong presence from her. She swung her sword around in order to fight the three robed me. I saw her look at Dave as if to find out she was late. The image began to fade as the three robbed men charged at her.
I let out one last scream, as I found myself still in the cab. The driver had gotten out of the drivers seat and made his way to the back. He held my head up, as I gasped for fresh air. I was scared and felt so alone. My eye's couldn't stop crying as I pictured Dave in my head.
I screamed out his name one more time, I didn't know what exactly was happening. I knew something was about to happen or might have possibly already have happened. I looked at watch, I had to do something. It was late but not too late. I remember the diner we'd once ate at stayed open till twelve midnight. I looked at my watch, it was 11:45.
I brushed the cab driver off of me, and jumped out of the cab. I couldn't allow any of this to happen. I wasn't sure if what I saw was true but I need to be reassured it didn't or wouldn't. I ran fast, I ran so fast I couldn't focus on the pain that was in my head. It was only twelve blocks I had to go, I cried as I started to think I might not make it.
[open to cordy]