Chapter 2!
Chapter 2: Screaming Signs
-=The First Day=-
3:48 PM
The gruesome drills spinning, ready to devour her
Screaming
An evil laugh
Body-sewn streets
Blood…blood everywhere.
“Give us what we WANT!”
Paula screamed as she sat up quickly, emerging from a nightmare. Her tear-filled eyes were wide open and cold sweat ran down her body. Her hands were red from gripping the couch. She heard another girl screaming along with her. And just as suddenly as it had happened, the screaming stopped. Paula was sitting straight up, panting for air. Her white tank top was soaked because of the sweat. On the other side of the room, in front of a computer, Natalie was sitting. Her face was shocked, toiled in fear. Her right hand was holding onto her chest. She took a deep breath.
“Jesus Christ, Paula! What the fuck are you screaming about?!” Natalie said, angrily and fearful. She released her chest and fixed her sweat shirt.
“A nightmare. A horrible…horrible nightmare.” Paula said, practically crying. Natalie watched as Paula put her face to her hands, still breathing heavily. She stood up and walked over to her room mate then sat down next to her.
“What happened?” Natalie asked, putting her arm around Paula’s shoulders. Paula struggled to get her breath back. When she could finally breathe, she looked up at Natalie’s face and started to explain.
“I saw the Shredder again; barreling towards me like it was five years ago. I saw people standing on the sidewalks, screaming. I heard someone laugh, something evil and deep. Then the streets filled with bodies, so many bodies. And there was blood…there was blood everywhere. Pools of it. Everywhere. And some….thing. Some inhumane thing stood in the middle of the bodies. And it reaches its hard out to me and said “Give us what we want” before lightning shot out of his fingertips. Then I woke up. It was so horrible.” Paula said, tears streaming down her face.
“My god…that is gruesome.” Natalie whispered. She knew her friend and room mate didn’t usually dream, save think, about things as gruesome as that. So it was not surprising to see her horrified reaction to her own dream. She pulled Paula in for a hug and she held her tightly. “It’s okay, hun. It was just a dream. A very bad dream.”
“It felt so real though.” Paula said softly. “I’ve never had a dream that felt so real.”
“I know but you just have to tell yourself that it wasn’t real. You’re here, in your apartment, with me.” Natalie said.
Natalie continued to hold Paula until she stopped sniffling. Then she let her out of the hug and looked at her. Paula looked back up at her and nodded softly, finally believing what Natalie was saying.
“I didn’t even realize you had fallen asleep. I was so busy with school work.” Natalie said, half-jokingly.
Paula smiled softly. “Yeah, I should probably start correcting papers.” Then she started to get up and stretch.
“I don’t know how you can stand to be a teacher. It can’t be an easy job.” Natalie said, getting up and moving over to her work place again.
“Well, it makes a living.” Paula said. She pulled over her briefcase and started to rummage through it.
They both started working, staying silent. Natalie tapped on her computer keys while Paula wrote and scribbled on papers in front of her.
“Hey Natalie.” Paula said.
“Yeah?” Natalie asked quietly.
“Do you believe in destiny?”
Natalie stopped typing and looked over at Paula, who was still correcting papers.
“Why do you ask?” Natalie rebuttled.
“I don’t really know myself. I was just thinking about how everything has happened up to now. And something just tells me that we were meant to meet each other. That we all were meant to end up like we did.” She said.
When Natalie didn’t answer right away, Paula looked up at her.
“Even…what happened to Ian?” She said softly.
“He gave his life to save you all. It’s the most honorable thing anybody can do. I think he was meant to save us all.
Natalie nodded her head slowly, trying to shake off tears. “I think so too. I just…I just wish it hadn’t happened.”
Paula slowly got up and walked over to his friend. She took her in a hug. “We all wish it didn’t happen. But we’re making the most of the life he gave us. You know that.”
“Yeah, I know. It’s still hard though.” Natalie said softly. “I just wish we could have done something more.
Paula stayed quiet, unable to think of an answer. “All we can do now is pray that we’re living the life he would want us to live.” She finally said.
Natalie sat there listening to Paula’s words. She thought back to all of the memories with Ian, before they came to this world and after. She thought about how he used to look. About the way he looked right before he ran into the portal, leaving her and them all forever. He was so sure of himself. She thought. He knew all along what he would have to do. For us. She smiled softly.
“I think we are.” Natalie said.
I think we truly are.
-=The First Day=-
3:48 PM
The gruesome drills spinning, ready to devour her
Screaming
An evil laugh
Body-sewn streets
Blood…blood everywhere.
“Give us what we WANT!”
Paula screamed as she sat up quickly, emerging from a nightmare. Her tear-filled eyes were wide open and cold sweat ran down her body. Her hands were red from gripping the couch. She heard another girl screaming along with her. And just as suddenly as it had happened, the screaming stopped. Paula was sitting straight up, panting for air. Her white tank top was soaked because of the sweat. On the other side of the room, in front of a computer, Natalie was sitting. Her face was shocked, toiled in fear. Her right hand was holding onto her chest. She took a deep breath.
“Jesus Christ, Paula! What the fuck are you screaming about?!” Natalie said, angrily and fearful. She released her chest and fixed her sweat shirt.
“A nightmare. A horrible…horrible nightmare.” Paula said, practically crying. Natalie watched as Paula put her face to her hands, still breathing heavily. She stood up and walked over to her room mate then sat down next to her.
“What happened?” Natalie asked, putting her arm around Paula’s shoulders. Paula struggled to get her breath back. When she could finally breathe, she looked up at Natalie’s face and started to explain.
“I saw the Shredder again; barreling towards me like it was five years ago. I saw people standing on the sidewalks, screaming. I heard someone laugh, something evil and deep. Then the streets filled with bodies, so many bodies. And there was blood…there was blood everywhere. Pools of it. Everywhere. And some….thing. Some inhumane thing stood in the middle of the bodies. And it reaches its hard out to me and said “Give us what we want” before lightning shot out of his fingertips. Then I woke up. It was so horrible.” Paula said, tears streaming down her face.
“My god…that is gruesome.” Natalie whispered. She knew her friend and room mate didn’t usually dream, save think, about things as gruesome as that. So it was not surprising to see her horrified reaction to her own dream. She pulled Paula in for a hug and she held her tightly. “It’s okay, hun. It was just a dream. A very bad dream.”
“It felt so real though.” Paula said softly. “I’ve never had a dream that felt so real.”
“I know but you just have to tell yourself that it wasn’t real. You’re here, in your apartment, with me.” Natalie said.
Natalie continued to hold Paula until she stopped sniffling. Then she let her out of the hug and looked at her. Paula looked back up at her and nodded softly, finally believing what Natalie was saying.
“I didn’t even realize you had fallen asleep. I was so busy with school work.” Natalie said, half-jokingly.
Paula smiled softly. “Yeah, I should probably start correcting papers.” Then she started to get up and stretch.
“I don’t know how you can stand to be a teacher. It can’t be an easy job.” Natalie said, getting up and moving over to her work place again.
“Well, it makes a living.” Paula said. She pulled over her briefcase and started to rummage through it.
They both started working, staying silent. Natalie tapped on her computer keys while Paula wrote and scribbled on papers in front of her.
“Hey Natalie.” Paula said.
“Yeah?” Natalie asked quietly.
“Do you believe in destiny?”
Natalie stopped typing and looked over at Paula, who was still correcting papers.
“Why do you ask?” Natalie rebuttled.
“I don’t really know myself. I was just thinking about how everything has happened up to now. And something just tells me that we were meant to meet each other. That we all were meant to end up like we did.” She said.
When Natalie didn’t answer right away, Paula looked up at her.
“Even…what happened to Ian?” She said softly.
“He gave his life to save you all. It’s the most honorable thing anybody can do. I think he was meant to save us all.
Natalie nodded her head slowly, trying to shake off tears. “I think so too. I just…I just wish it hadn’t happened.”
Paula slowly got up and walked over to his friend. She took her in a hug. “We all wish it didn’t happen. But we’re making the most of the life he gave us. You know that.”
“Yeah, I know. It’s still hard though.” Natalie said softly. “I just wish we could have done something more.
Paula stayed quiet, unable to think of an answer. “All we can do now is pray that we’re living the life he would want us to live.” She finally said.
Natalie sat there listening to Paula’s words. She thought back to all of the memories with Ian, before they came to this world and after. She thought about how he used to look. About the way he looked right before he ran into the portal, leaving her and them all forever. He was so sure of himself. She thought. He knew all along what he would have to do. For us. She smiled softly.
“I think we are.” Natalie said.
I think we truly are.