The Necklace That Protects Me novel Chapter 10

"Noel! RUN."

I hear screams and growls as I'm running as fast as I can. I make it out of the woods and onto a street. I hear the woman's blood curdling scream before I'm blinded by a light and everything fades to darkness.

I suddenly wake up. I'm breathing hard and drenched in sweat. I groan realizing I'm going to have to wash my sheets. I throw them into the basket for dirty clothes and run my cold naked self into the bathroom. I start the shower and when the water is warm I step in and relax under the hot water.

This dream is not a dream, I don't think anyway. I think it's a memory. A memory of when I became an orphan. I can't be sure though. The only thing the doctors knew for sure was that I was hit by a car after running out of the woods. I told them about this dream and the police searched but never found anything. I really think they thought I was crazy. Most of the time when this memory/dream crosses my mind it causes me to flip out. I don't know why but I get worked up and sometimes I even hear a faint elegant voice in my head telling me to calm down. Sounds crazy, I know.

I reflect on the dream, since for once, I'm not freaking out. This time the dream was more clear. I could make out more of what the woman was trying to say. I wish I could find her. I wish I knew what happened. I suddenly started to cry, letting the tears fall freely for once. When I felt I was done with my pity party I stepped out of the shower and began getting ready.

I was still exhausted so I threw on gray sweats with a matching gray hoodie. I put my hair in a quick pony tail. Once I was satisfied that I was ready I took a deep breath and opened my door. Ready to face my new friends who I'm sure must be worried about my reaction.

Brie must've still been asleep, even though the clock above the stove said it was 11:30am. A pang of guilt ran through me as I realized it was probably because I kept them up so late looking for me. I threw some coffee on and started making biscuits and gravy. I used to make it all the time for the other kids at the group home. The adults there didn't care if we ever had a warm meal so I tried to cook one whenever I could.

"I'll explain when Amy gets here, it's hard for me but I want you guys to know." I replied sincerely. She nodded her head and went back to shoveling food into her mouth. Then we heard a knock on the door. I was on my way to get it but Brie yelled, "IT'S OPEN!" With a mouth full of food. I just chuckled, and Amy walked in.

I made everyone's coffee. Mine was with two spoons of both creamer and sugar, Brie's was two spoons of creamer and about the entire tub of sugar, Amy drank hers black. We all sat down, ate, and made small talk. Things were a tiny bit awkward, I knew they wanted to know what was up with me. When we were all done eating I cleared my throat.

"Okay, I'll tell you guys but I don't want a pity party. Okay?" I started and they both nodded their heads. I went on to explain how I grew up and about the dreams/memory that I have. It was hard but they both listened intently. No one but Thomas knew all of this about me. I even told them about the crazy run in that happened in the woods, though I admitted I wasn't sure if all of it really happened. When I was finished with everything I could tell they both felt sad for me. So I continued, "I just told you guys everything cause I feel like I can trust you, I don't want anyone's pity and I really don't want anyone else to know. Im really sorry that I scared everyone and I promise it won't happen again."