Chapter 5
I woke up screaming. At least, I think I woke up screaming…
Though it was intensely warm, I got up frantically in a cold sweat. I looked around me; it would take getting used to waking up in unfamiliar places. But this morning, I had woken up in Rochelle’s room. I guess we talked so long that we both fell asleep in her room. I sat there on the ground for a few minutes, my face in my hands. What the hell happened?
I remember dreaming of going to a pool party at Kristel’s house. It was fun until Rochelle got jealous for some reason. Then we went to the point… Oh and there was kissing, a lot of kissing. It was nice.
Then the dreams took a horrific turn. She left me all of a sudden… And for someone else, she had abandoned me to go off with another guy. I think I was crying in the dream. I hope I wasn’t in real life.
I got up from my sleeping place on the floor and turned to see Rochelle sleeping comfortably on her bed. She looked adorable with her eyes closed. I brushed the hair from her face to see it more clearly. She really was beautiful. Grabbing her hand, I found myself saying:
“Please. Don’t ever let that dream become a reality. I love you too much to watch you replace me…”
I walked around the house. Was no one awake? What time was it? I checked my PSP. 6:00pm. But it wasn’t Alaska time was it? I guess it was five o’ clock here. I assumed her parents had gone to work or something. I was hungry so I proceeded to make some scrambled eggs for myself. Throughout that time, I couldn’t get the dream out of my head. It was probably something that would haunt me the whole time I was here. The dream had felt so real. Would Rochelle ever abandon me like she had in my unconscious mind? No, she’s not like that…
But what if something happened between us? Would she be so heartless to do something like that? I shook the thought away. It’s not going to happen. I won’t let it.
Even though I tried to avoid thinking about it, I still had as I washed the dirty dishes I made while cooking. Why was it bothering me so much? I left some eggs on a plate for Rochelle if she happened to be hungry later and put it in the microwave. The computer chair was still and calling out my name to sit in it. As I approached it, I found the remote for the big screen television Rochelle had. I sat down and scanned through the channels, not really even paying attention to what my eyes were staring blankly into. I finished my eggs and sat them down on the computer desk. My eyelids soon drooped down and I had once again fallen asleep.
I was back at the point, in the forbidden sand with Rochelle next to me. We were holding hands watching the sunset. It was beautiful, but no where near as beautiful as Rochelle was. I turned to see her watching me, not the sun.
“Stop,” I said smiling.
“No,” She smiled back, “Why should I?”
“You’re making it awkward, babe,” I replied.
She leaned in and kissed me softly on my lips. “Now is it?”
I just smiled in approval and we proceeded to watch the orange sky revealing the stars on the Alaskan horizon. It was picture perfect. Everything was quiet, except for the unusually warm breeze and gentle waves hitting the shore. That is, it was quiet, until Rochelle lifted her head from my shoulder and spoke with her angelic voice.
“Bo, can you do me a favor?”
I turned, “Anything, hon.”
“Wake up.”
“What?”
“Wake up!”
I awoke from Rochelle shaking my body. “Wake up, Bo!”
“Dude,” I glanced around, “What time is it?”
“It’s like nine at the moment, stupid.”
“Oh,” I had fallen asleep for too long.
“Bo, do you sleep walk?” Rochelle asked me with a huge smile, “How’d you get here?”
I was still sitting in the computer chair. “Uh, I woke up early…”
“Oh,” She said, “And is these eggs for me?”
She lifted the plate of eggs. “Oh, yeah, they are.”
“Aw,” Rochelle said, kissing me on the cheek, “How sweet of you.”
No way in hell that dream was becoming reality. At least, not anytime soon.
