Just Another Nightmare

  In a dimly lit room, Whitney felt like her body was diving deeper into the sea, void of any aquatic creature, she felt her body become lighter as she went deeper into the sea with the ability to breath in water. And time seems to have stopped for her

She suddenly saw the image of her mother. She was smiling to her with that natural and sincere smile as always. Whitney called her and tried holding her hand, but she rejected it as Whitney saw her going, far away from her reach. She was abruptly taken aback by her father's face, that of her step mother and her step brother who kept pulling her deeper into the depth of the sea. Whitney began loosing her breath as cold invaded her body.

" Whitney... Whitney... Whitney wake up!", Kady James' voice suddenly pulled her out of her nightmare. Her body was sweaty and she was panting fast like someone who had been out for a marathon.

" You had that nightmare again, right?"

" Yeah!", Whitney replied, covering her face with her hand still lying straight on the bed

" I don't actually know what type of nightmare it could be, but you always keep saying thesame words when you have that nightmare. "

" Really?"

" Yes, I bet the nightmare is connected to your past. Whitney, I think you need help, but if you carry that burden all by yourself it might end up destroying you. So please share it with me."

" There's no need, it's in the past now."

" Ever since my parents rescued you, you keep saying thesame thing. What is in your past that had taken away your smile and joy of living; what did you lost in the past that you can't recover. And each time you're haunted in your dream by your past."

" KJ ! "

"Yeah!"

" It's a nightmare, just another nightmare. "

"..."

Kady James didn't go further in persuading her because she knew Whitney would never leak out a word.

" Thanks for helping me with the assignments, I have to take my leave."

Kady James walked out of Whitney's flat room and still left her lying on the bed like a doll. Her flat room wasn't big, but she was contempted with her one room, bath room and a little kitchen beside. A wardrobe and not far was her study table and a little shelf for all her books. Her flat room was so organised that it made it look even bigger in the eye.

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Back to class and back to lessons as every school day was programmed. Edward was just done with lessons in another block, so he decided to take a walk in the school campus during their lunch time. The school canteen was already protecting its reputation of the best cuisine. Students were already attracted to the delicious smell, while others were still trying to resist the tempting aroma.

Many students were keeping their mouth busy with food and as well busy with chatting. Edward kept wondering and observing each busy activity of that hour. He finally sat on one of the park benches under the tree and kept himself busy with his laptop, but his eyes suddenly met the image of the mysterious girl.

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At the other side, Clara had just arrived the hospital in the company of Sara. Sara brought her to the hospital for her monthly check up as requested by Edward.

Rachel was a pediatric so she was in charge of Clara's health. But by the time Clara arrived at the hospital, Rachel was busy with another patient, so Sara waited patiently with Clara in her office till she finally came back.

" Sorry for keeping you waiting sweet heart; have you been waiting for too long?", Rachel asked Clara who quickly referred to her watch.

" Oh no aunt Rachel, I just had to wait for a whole hour of my life.", Clara sarcastically said with clear annoyance towards Rachel.

" I'm sincerely sorry my love, I had to attend to a patient with a serious problem, but I'm all yours now."

" No, I pass."

"What....what do you mean by you pass."

" You're offering yourself to me and Clara Brownson doesn't accept your curvy self, I don't want to be pulled down by such heavy boobs."

" What!", Rachel felt like she had suddenly been blown by wind and couldn't imagine she received such words from a little girl who was born just yesterday."

"You're really full of surprises for a child of your age."

" You mean a little genuis."

" Little sarcasm."

" I don't actually have the whole day, so when would you start my check up, you already wasted a whole hour."

" You've really grown up to a big girl since the last time we met, so what have you been eating?"

"Fertilizer!"

" What!"

" Come on aunt Rachel, don't tell you almost believed that, because I don't know why a doctor would give her patients some prescriptions and next time he returns in good health she ask him which prescriptions he took. Isn't that a little too weird."

" No, I think it is called assurance."

" Then rest assured and get reassured."

" Good ryhming.", Rachel said and just shook her head at the impressive little girl who was challenging enough.

" OK, we shall now proceed."

Rachel finally proceeded with Clara's monthly checkup after reading her medical book to know if they had been any other changes since her last check up with the other doctor who took charge of her.

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At the school campus, Edward was busy on his laptop when his eyes stopped on Whitney through the window. Her blonde hair was slightly floating towards one direction due to the wind. It slightly brushed her face and she stucked it behind her ear.

She proceeded to continue her lunch but after some few bites it seemed she lost appetite and kept the lunch away. She turned to her hand bag and obtained a white tissue from it that she to wipe her hand with and opened her book where she began writting.

In a fragment of time, Edward lost his eyes on the girl who sat few distance away from him, but he decided to brush her out of his mind.

Later on Kady James came and joined her on the park bench, where she immediately noticed that Whitney hadn't finish her lunch.

" Whitney, why didn't you finish your lunch ? "

" I'm done."

" You barely ate half of it."

" I don't have much appetite."

" Well, you should really eat more. You're so skinny and that might not be good for your health condition."

" I'll take note of that."

" You say that every day."

Kady James sat next to Whitney who was working on her assignment, but she saw that she calculated everything correctly and later cancelled it to do it the wrong way.

" But why are you doing that? Every question is a piece of cake to you and I get good grades because you're my teacher. But why do you intentionally reduce your grades."

" When your grades are poor, people turn to know you as a loser and when they are high, you're well known by teachers and students. But an average grade keeps you undercover and you draw no one's interest."

" You won't always keep running away from everyone you know. One day you'll find a man who loves you, you would have children, a whole family and even more friends."

" That's not a necessity."

" You're not going to be alone all your life, right?"

" That's it, I'm alone and I'll always be alone."

" What about me?"

" You're with my body and in my heart, but my soul is still alone. "

" Then..."

" I'm going to class."

Once again Whitney was aloof towards her, but she was also very careful not to hurt her feelings. Whitney was so considerate towards her and negligent over her life.

Edward was still on his sit and had watched the scene, though he couldn't hear their discussion, he knew there was a disagreement between the friends when Whitney left. However, her face showed no anger, just void of emotions, just like her emotions had been sucked out with her soul.

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Kady James is really a good friend, is really a good friend, but would she be able to her friend?

What about Edward, would he be able to help Whitney and what does fate reserve for this three?

All answers left to the next episode....

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