Prologue
The sound was closing in on me, chasing me like I was prey.
If only I could run faster,I thought,
But I can’t.
I can’t do anything to stop my inevitable death. I am going to die, and it doesn’t matter. My lungs burned and I desperately needed a drink. I stopped myself from slowing down to indulge my dry throat in the rain that was pouring down through the trees. The predator was right behind me now, I could smell his rotten breath. I thought of my parents who were both dead. I thought of my little sister who was weak and almost dead. I had nothing else to live for except her. With a final burst of energy,I ran, right from the jaws of death. Or so I thought. I turned around and saw the gleaming yellow eyes and rotten teeth of the snarling beast. I had no chance of outrunning him now. “I can’t play this game anymore” I said, “Just kill me now.”
My eyes opened to the bright lights of the hospital room. I blinked and sat up. I was surrounded by the people I love. My aunt, my little sister and my parents were all there staring at me.
Am I dead? My parents were just dead in my dream. I looked up at my parents “You guys are dead. You just were. I thought of you when I was running away from that terrible monster. Elise was sick and almost dead. I was killed by that predator. I am dead! All of you are dead!” For some reason, I was laughing hysterically, I wanted to stop, but I couldn't. I heard my aunt calling a doctor from the hallway. He walked in and shooed my family away. I heard him speak, but I could barely make out any of his words. I know he said something about more medicine, but I didn’t care. I was too weak to fight it when he called a nurse to take me to the horrible white room.
My parents say I passed out in the white room, but I don’t remember. I don’t remember anything. All I remember is what happened in the dream, and right before I passed out. They taught me to remember my family. They taught me to remember how to read and write. They didn’t teach me how to forget though, and all I want to do right now is forget. I need to forget. People tell me I am insane. I believe them, because I know I am insane. I just wish I could understand the ones that say they believe in me.
