I Know You, But How - Chapters 1 and 2
Caleigh never thought she was different, at all. She also thought her dreams were just that, dreams. Until she realized they were more than that and she met the vampire in them.
Chapter 1
A long dark hallway with a few candles on the walls, thunder, lightning, that's what I see and hear. Not much else. I look around me, not really sure if I'm alone or not. I start to walk forward, not sure where to go or really where I am. Yet, the place looks familiar to me, really familiar. I don't know why it does. As I walk, I realize I don't hear my own footsteps. Thunder I hear but not my own footsteps. Why? After walking for a while, I hear someone calling to me. They're using a different name, one I feel like I know but I'm not sure where I know it from. I feel myself running towards the one who's calling me, knowing where he is but not sure how I know. Before I can find him, though, he finds me and wraps his arms around me. I'm not scared, though. I'm actually happy to see him. I can somewhat make out his face, as I look at him. He calls me by that name again, Aleena. It's not my name, but instead of saying that I smile at him and tell him how much I missed him and how much I couldn't wait to marry him.
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"Well, what happened next," Heather said on the other end of the line.
I was silent for a short time, before I said, "Well, um, we kissed and I woke up."
I could tell she was smiling on the other end of the line as she said, "Wow, that's some dream."
"Yeah, but it."
"But what," Heather said.
I sighed then said, "I don't know. It just seemed so real." I paused then said, "I've had this dream before. It was really hazy, though and each time I've had the dream, I saw more stuff. It's not the only dream I've had, but there's always the same guy in it." I was silent for a little while before I said, "You're not going to believe this, but I feel like I know the guy in my dream. I've never seen him before, but I feel like I know him."
Heather laughed, then said, "Oh, come on. You're not serious, Caleigh. You can't be."
"I am," I said. "I'm very serious. And I feel like I've been in the place I've been dreaming about. I think it might be a mansion or castle or something. I'm not totally sure yet, though. All I know is, it's big. " I paused then said, "You're been my friend for a long time, right?"
"Yeah, since 5th grade," Heather said.
"Right. We've been friends for 6 years. Why would I lie about this? I've never lied to you, ever. You know that," I said, a little frustrated but not really sure why.
Heather was silent for a little while, before she said, "You're right. I just...I don't know. It seems really weird."
I sighed a little then said, "I know. It's weird for me too." I paused then said, looking at my clock. "Ugh, it's almost time for school. I gotta get ready. My mom's gonna..." As soon as I said that, I heard my mom calling me to get going for school. "Heather, I gotta go. I'll talk to you at school."
"Ok," she said. "No problem." She paused then said, "Try not to think too much about the dream."
I laughed a little then said, "Yeah, I'll try."
I hung up the phone then went and ran over to my door and called down to my mom, telling her I'd be ready soon. I went and quickly looked through my closet and decided on a pair of pink jeans and a aqua colored top. After changing and putting on a pair of aqua colored sneakers, making sure I had everything in my backpack, I ran downstairs, ate a quick breakfast then got on my bike and went to school. Once there, I locked up my bike then went into the school to start my day.
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Chapter 2
School's out, Caleigh and Heather head for the mall. Will they get there, or will something else happen?
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The school day went kind of slow for me, and kind of fast at the same time. I don't even remember what the teachers said or what I ate for lunch. All I could really think about was the dream I had. Yeah, I answered questions and took notes, but I couldn't tell you what the notes were about or what the questions I answered were. Before too long, though, the day was over and Heather and I walked out of the school.
Since today was Friday, Heather and I were going to go to the mall. It was something we've been doing for about a year. Because of that, I'd put my purse in my backpack so I'd be sure to have it with me.
We started walking away from the school, talking as we walked, and hadn't gotten all that far, when I felt someone watching me. I stopped walking and looked around me, not noticing anyone though. I started walking again and not too long later, I felt it again.
Heather looked over at me, stopping in mid-sentence, and said, "What's up? Why'd you stop?"
I kept looking around me, as I said, "I feel like someone's watching me."
Heather looked around then said, "I don't see anybody."
"I know, I don't either. I just..."
Heather put her hand on my shoulder, then said, "I told you not to let that dream get to you. Look what's happening."
I sighed then said, "Yeah, maybe I am just..."
I kept walking along with Heather, as we headed further and further away from the school. Things were fine for a little while, until we were about a block from the mall. That was when we weren't the only ones out there. Before, it'd just been Heather and I walking down the street and it'd been pretty much empty. Now, though, there was someone else who'd shown up. It was like he just appeared out of nowhere, on my side. Well, more like on the right and to pretty much the middle.
I jumped when I noticed him, almost running into him. I was about to apologize for that, but when I looked at his face I gasped and backed up.
"What's wrong," Heather said.
I was shocked, scared and yet glad to see him, this man that was in my dream but was now standing right in front of me. "I... he... how is this possible?"
He smiled at me and chuckled then said, "There is no need to be so dramatic, Aleena. You know that I will always find you and that I will always protect you." He moved closer to me, and when he was much closer to me, he touched my cheek and stroked my hair a little as he said, "My love, why do you seem so afraid of me? You were never surprised to see me. You have always been extremely happy to be around me."
It took me a little bit, but I finally was able to move back and say, "No... you can't... I'm not Aleena! My name's Caleigh!" She didn't admit she felt like she knew him.
Heather, who'd been trying to figure out all this and hadn't been sure what to say or do at all, piped up and said, "Yeah, she's really not who you think she is. We don't even know who Aleena is."
He didn't look over at Heather, but frowned and said, "Who did this to you? Who made you forget you how much you love me and how happy you were to be marrying me? Who took you away from me?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," I said, starting to cry and feeling really scared right then.
I started to run after that, Heather coming along with me. Heather ended up running a little faster than me, though. Just before I actually got to the mall entrance, though, I heard, "I will not let you be taken from me again." I then felt myself being lifted into the air and I fainted.
A long dark hallway with a few candles on the walls, thunder, lightning, that's what I see and hear. Not much else. I look around me, not really sure if I'm alone or not. I start to walk forward, not sure where to go or really where I am. Yet, the place looks familiar to me, really familiar. I don't know why it does. As I walk, I realize I don't hear my own footsteps. Thunder I hear but not my own footsteps. Why? After walking for a while, I hear someone calling to me. They're using a different name, one I feel like I know but I'm not sure where I know it from. I feel myself running towards the one who's calling me, knowing where he is but not sure how I know. Before I can find him, though, he finds me and wraps his arms around me. I'm not scared, though. I'm actually happy to see him. I can somewhat make out his face, as I look at him. He calls me by that name again, Aleena. It's not my name, but instead of saying that I smile at him and tell him how much I missed him and how much I couldn't wait to marry him.
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"Well, what happened next," Heather said on the other end of the line.
I was silent for a short time, before I said, "Well, um, we kissed and I woke up."
I could tell she was smiling on the other end of the line as she said, "Wow, that's some dream."
"Yeah, but it."
"But what," Heather said.
I sighed then said, "I don't know. It just seemed so real." I paused then said, "I've had this dream before. It was really hazy, though and each time I've had the dream, I saw more stuff. It's not the only dream I've had, but there's always the same guy in it." I was silent for a little while before I said, "You're not going to believe this, but I feel like I know the guy in my dream. I've never seen him before, but I feel like I know him."
Heather laughed, then said, "Oh, come on. You're not serious, Caleigh. You can't be."
"I am," I said. "I'm very serious. And I feel like I've been in the place I've been dreaming about. I think it might be a mansion or castle or something. I'm not totally sure yet, though. All I know is, it's big. " I paused then said, "You're been my friend for a long time, right?"
"Yeah, since 5th grade," Heather said.
"Right. We've been friends for 6 years. Why would I lie about this? I've never lied to you, ever. You know that," I said, a little frustrated but not really sure why.
Heather was silent for a little while, before she said, "You're right. I just...I don't know. It seems really weird."
I sighed a little then said, "I know. It's weird for me too." I paused then said, looking at my clock. "Ugh, it's almost time for school. I gotta get ready. My mom's gonna..." As soon as I said that, I heard my mom calling me to get going for school. "Heather, I gotta go. I'll talk to you at school."
"Ok," she said. "No problem." She paused then said, "Try not to think too much about the dream."
I laughed a little then said, "Yeah, I'll try."
I hung up the phone then went and ran over to my door and called down to my mom, telling her I'd be ready soon. I went and quickly looked through my closet and decided on a pair of pink jeans and a aqua colored top. After changing and putting on a pair of aqua colored sneakers, making sure I had everything in my backpack, I ran downstairs, ate a quick breakfast then got on my bike and went to school. Once there, I locked up my bike then went into the school to start my day.
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Chapter 2
School's out, Caleigh and Heather head for the mall. Will they get there, or will something else happen?
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The school day went kind of slow for me, and kind of fast at the same time. I don't even remember what the teachers said or what I ate for lunch. All I could really think about was the dream I had. Yeah, I answered questions and took notes, but I couldn't tell you what the notes were about or what the questions I answered were. Before too long, though, the day was over and Heather and I walked out of the school.
Since today was Friday, Heather and I were going to go to the mall. It was something we've been doing for about a year. Because of that, I'd put my purse in my backpack so I'd be sure to have it with me.
We started walking away from the school, talking as we walked, and hadn't gotten all that far, when I felt someone watching me. I stopped walking and looked around me, not noticing anyone though. I started walking again and not too long later, I felt it again.
Heather looked over at me, stopping in mid-sentence, and said, "What's up? Why'd you stop?"
I kept looking around me, as I said, "I feel like someone's watching me."
Heather looked around then said, "I don't see anybody."
"I know, I don't either. I just..."
Heather put her hand on my shoulder, then said, "I told you not to let that dream get to you. Look what's happening."
I sighed then said, "Yeah, maybe I am just..."
I kept walking along with Heather, as we headed further and further away from the school. Things were fine for a little while, until we were about a block from the mall. That was when we weren't the only ones out there. Before, it'd just been Heather and I walking down the street and it'd been pretty much empty. Now, though, there was someone else who'd shown up. It was like he just appeared out of nowhere, on my side. Well, more like on the right and to pretty much the middle.
I jumped when I noticed him, almost running into him. I was about to apologize for that, but when I looked at his face I gasped and backed up.
"What's wrong," Heather said.
I was shocked, scared and yet glad to see him, this man that was in my dream but was now standing right in front of me. "I... he... how is this possible?"
He smiled at me and chuckled then said, "There is no need to be so dramatic, Aleena. You know that I will always find you and that I will always protect you." He moved closer to me, and when he was much closer to me, he touched my cheek and stroked my hair a little as he said, "My love, why do you seem so afraid of me? You were never surprised to see me. You have always been extremely happy to be around me."
It took me a little bit, but I finally was able to move back and say, "No... you can't... I'm not Aleena! My name's Caleigh!" She didn't admit she felt like she knew him.
Heather, who'd been trying to figure out all this and hadn't been sure what to say or do at all, piped up and said, "Yeah, she's really not who you think she is. We don't even know who Aleena is."
He didn't look over at Heather, but frowned and said, "Who did this to you? Who made you forget you how much you love me and how happy you were to be marrying me? Who took you away from me?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," I said, starting to cry and feeling really scared right then.
I started to run after that, Heather coming along with me. Heather ended up running a little faster than me, though. Just before I actually got to the mall entrance, though, I heard, "I will not let you be taken from me again." I then felt myself being lifted into the air and I fainted.
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