places where the paint was
thicker than the rest of the wall. Than my thoughts started to
consume me. I remembered Lora, flailing her arms as she floated in
midair. I remembered the trashcans as they floated, landing and
toppling over once I noticed they were there. Before I knew it, I
was asleep.
The aggravating sound of my alarm
clock woke me instantly. I slowly looked over and saw that it was
nine o’clock. Moaning, I knocked it off of my nightstand and closed
my eyes. I heard it thud as the plug unplugged from the wall
outlet.
Then I smelt something
burning.
I jolted up, instantly awake.
That’s when I realized... I wasn’t in my room.
The room around me was burnt and
destroyed. Dressers were all black. The bed I was in was completely
burnt to rumble. The walls were gone and I could see outside. But
outside wasn’t much better.
Outside, ashes blew in the wind.
Trees stood dead and burnt. The world around me seemed that it had
been consumed in fire.
I quickly jumped out of bed and
ran for outside. But a little voice stopped me.
“ Wait, Karen. Don’t go.”
I quickly turned around and saw a
little girl standing in the middle of the room. She had long,
beautiful brown hair. Her golden brown eyes seemed to be filled
with sorrow.
“ Who are you? Where am I?” I asked,
backing away from her.
“ You are in my home. Well... what’s
left of it.” She looked around and seemed to grow sadder. “I am
here to warn you. This is the future that awaits you, Karen. I am
here to tell you that you can stop this. You are not the only
special person on this Earth. There are others like you. Many
others.
“ Your Telekinesis may seem useless at the moment. But
when the time comes, it will save you and your
friends.”
“ Friends? I have no friends. I’ve
avoided people all my life.” The little girl smiled and sort of
giggled.
“ You will meet new people along the
way. That is also why I am here. I must tell you, Karen, that you
must leave your home. You must leave your life and leave it behind.
Once you do that, the present will take you to your
future.”
I looked around the dead, burnt
world some more. I looked at the dead trees. I looked at the dead
houses.
“ It will lead me to
this?”
“ No,” she giggled. “It will lead
you to a better future. A better world than what it could be. But I
must warn you, Karen. This future, the one we’re in, is very, very
possible. The smallest thing could make this the newer
future.”
She looked around some more, more
sorrow filled than before.
“ I’m sorry. But I just can’t
believe this. Matter of fact, this is just a dream.”
“ Yes, Karen,” she said, “this is a
dream. But I am real. I was once living. Until one fateful day. You
must stop this from happening, Karen. You must stop the person who
does this.”
“ Who does this?”
“ My brother. He... covers the world
in fire.” I looked around in shock and realized that there was no
sign of life anywhere. Everything was dead.
“ You must leave now, Karen. When
you awake, you must leave as soon as possible. Do you understand?”
I nodded my head.
“ Who... who are you?”
“ Anna. My name is Anna.”
… ..
Joshua
Words can’t
describe how freaked out I was after that dream. I paced around my
room for hours. Even by one o’clock in the morning, I still hadn’t
calmed down. What the hell was that? It felt so real. When that
kid, Nick , talked
to me, it seemed so incredibly real.
I didn’t know what to do. Matter
of fact, there was nothing I could do. No matter how much I wanted
to, I was useless. If that was really the future, I couldn’t stop
it. Several times, I punched the wall in frustration. Just the
thought of sleeping again made me sick. I didn’t want to have
another dream like that. Ever.
I slumped down in my chair and
stared at my blank computer screen. I looked at my reflection. It
made me think. What was I? What was
thicker than the rest of the wall. Than my thoughts started to
consume me. I remembered Lora, flailing her arms as she floated in
midair. I remembered the trashcans as they floated, landing and
toppling over once I noticed they were there. Before I knew it, I
was asleep.
The aggravating sound of my alarm
clock woke me instantly. I slowly looked over and saw that it was
nine o’clock. Moaning, I knocked it off of my nightstand and closed
my eyes. I heard it thud as the plug unplugged from the wall
outlet.
Then I smelt something
burning.
I jolted up, instantly awake.
That’s when I realized... I wasn’t in my room.
The room around me was burnt and
destroyed. Dressers were all black. The bed I was in was completely
burnt to rumble. The walls were gone and I could see outside. But
outside wasn’t much better.
Outside, ashes blew in the wind.
Trees stood dead and burnt. The world around me seemed that it had
been consumed in fire.
I quickly jumped out of bed and
ran for outside. But a little voice stopped me.
“ Wait, Karen. Don’t go.”
I quickly turned around and saw a
little girl standing in the middle of the room. She had long,
beautiful brown hair. Her golden brown eyes seemed to be filled
with sorrow.
“ Who are you? Where am I?” I asked,
backing away from her.
“ You are in my home. Well... what’s
left of it.” She looked around and seemed to grow sadder. “I am
here to warn you. This is the future that awaits you, Karen. I am
here to tell you that you can stop this. You are not the only
special person on this Earth. There are others like you. Many
others.
“ Your Telekinesis may seem useless at the moment. But
when the time comes, it will save you and your
friends.”
“ Friends? I have no friends. I’ve
avoided people all my life.” The little girl smiled and sort of
giggled.
“ You will meet new people along the
way. That is also why I am here. I must tell you, Karen, that you
must leave your home. You must leave your life and leave it behind.
Once you do that, the present will take you to your
future.”
I looked around the dead, burnt
world some more. I looked at the dead trees. I looked at the dead
houses.
“ It will lead me to
this?”
“ No,” she giggled. “It will lead
you to a better future. A better world than what it could be. But I
must warn you, Karen. This future, the one we’re in, is very, very
possible. The smallest thing could make this the newer
future.”
She looked around some more, more
sorrow filled than before.
“ I’m sorry. But I just can’t
believe this. Matter of fact, this is just a dream.”
“ Yes, Karen,” she said, “this is a
dream. But I am real. I was once living. Until one fateful day. You
must stop this from happening, Karen. You must stop the person who
does this.”
“ Who does this?”
“ My brother. He... covers the world
in fire.” I looked around in shock and realized that there was no
sign of life anywhere. Everything was dead.
“ You must leave now, Karen. When
you awake, you must leave as soon as possible. Do you understand?”
I nodded my head.
“ Who... who are you?”
“ Anna. My name is Anna.”
… ..
Joshua
Words can’t
describe how freaked out I was after that dream. I paced around my
room for hours. Even by one o’clock in the morning, I still hadn’t
calmed down. What the hell was that? It felt so real. When that
kid, Nick , talked
to me, it seemed so incredibly real.
I didn’t know what to do. Matter
of fact, there was nothing I could do. No matter how much I wanted
to, I was useless. If that was really the future, I couldn’t stop
it. Several times, I punched the wall in frustration. Just the
thought of sleeping again made me sick. I didn’t want to have
another dream like that. Ever.
I slumped down in my chair and
stared at my blank computer screen. I looked at my reflection. It
made me think. What was I? What was
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