Chapter 17: The Nightmare.

🥺 "Nightmares wake me up, the pain helps me to stand, masks help me to hide my scars, fake smiles help me to hide my hurt, what more can I say I am the dead person still alive."

-Joseph Ganeah 🥺

⚠️ Warning: Please Proceed With Caution! This chapter may contain alot of Violence, Disturbing Details, and/or Mental Illnesses/Disorders!!! Unexplainable things may happen within this chapter!!!! Disturbing Details and Nightmare Will Be Contained In This Chapter!!!! Please Be Advised And Proceed With CAUTION!!!⚠️

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👉" Next Day "👈

😑" 5:30 AM "😑

💅" Max's POV "💅

Screams. Blood. Lifeless bodies. Cold dead eyes. Then 3 sets of eyes looking at me as if they've done the best thing in the world.

The truth is, that they probably did one of the worse things ever possible. Killing my parents, well at least one of them is one thing. I never knew my parents. But as I stand here looking at three of my friends helplessly lying on the floor, I couldn't bare it.

Scarlet layed in front of me, dead blood still pouring outta her chest.

Haylee lies lifeless in front of me, a big hole in both sides of her head.

Tyler lies in front of me choking on his own blood.

This can't be happening! This is all just a nightmare, right? But yet, it feels so real.

One set of bright silver-ish white eyes.

One Black eye and another Red eye.

And One set of Magnetic eyes.

My emotions are up to the roof and maybe higher. Anger, sadness, and one thing that I very rarely felt. Hatred.

These emotions aren't the best of emotions to be mixed together.

"MAX! WATCH OUT!!", someone screams and I'm snapped outta my trance not enough time to make a shield I wait for impact but, never felt it.

I open my eyes to see Daisy layer on the ground. A big hole in her stomach. Blood pouring from outta the huge hole as she coughs and chokes on her own blood.

I run over to her and drop to my knees as I get right next to her. I pick her up as I feel tears rolling down my cheeks.

"Daisy you idiot! Why would you do that?! I-I would've survived the hit!", I exclaim and she gives me a weak smile as she brings a weak hand up to my face a cups my cheek.

"I-I'll b-be fine. I'd r-rather die kn-knowing I saved a-a friend th-then live knowing th-that I c-could've saved a fr-friend but d-didn't.", she says as she starts coughing alot more.

I can't heal her cause some spell the one dude put on me is preventing me from healing anyone. All I could do was sit there.

Pure sadness and anger running through my veins as I watch the life drain from her eyes.

"No. No no no no no no! You can't die! I care too much for you! You're one of my best friends! I-I care for you! I love you!", I scream as more tears start to roll down my cheeks she smiles at me again as she weakly grabs my arm.

"I'll be fine. I'll always be here. Maybe not physically but I'll always be here.", she says pointing at my heart then she squeezes my arm weakly but in reassurance.

"I love you too. I love all three of you. You guys were my first and only friends. I'll never forget about you.", she says as her eyes start to droop then close.

"Daisy? Daisy?! Daisy, don't fall asleep!", I exclaim and I clench my jaw grinding my teeth together.

"DAISY! GOD DAMN IT! WAKE THE HELL UP!", I scream hoping this is all just a dream that I'd wake up to.

"Max. Max! Max wake up!", I hear someone saying as they shake my shoulder.

I shoot straight up into a sitting position on my bed. My eyes jolt wide open as I take big gulps of air. I grab my throat with both of my hands, my throat hurts. I'm covered in sweat and sweat soaking my bed sheets.

I start to cry as I look at my surroundings and see Scarlet standing next to me. I jump straight outta my bed and practically jump on her.

"Are you okay?! Are you hurt anywhere?! You're still alive right?! This isn't a figment of my imagination right?!", I yell at her as she loses her balance but she doesn't fall as she steady's balance as she holds me then hugs me back.

"I'm fine Max. I'm not hurt. Yes I'm still alive. And no this isn't a figment of your imagination.", she says and I hug her tighter crying silently into her shoulder.

Thank God, it was a terrible dream. A nightmare. One I wish to never, ever in my life to see again.

"Hey, you're okay. Everything is fine.", she says and sits down on what I'm assuming is her bed.

She rubs circular motions against my back.

"Promise me if do actually go to war that you won't protect me even if it means me dying.", I tell her and she looks at me confused.

"Wha-", she goes to say but I interrupt her.

"Just promise me.", I say to her quietly and she shakes her head in confusion.

"Why do I-", she goes to say but I interrupt her once again. I sit up straight in her lap and grab her shoulders squeezing them slightly.

"You, Haylee, Tyler, and Daisy need to promise me that one thing! So just fucking promise me you won't do that!", I exclaim shaking her slightly and she sighs in defeat as she nods her head still confused but agreeing with me.

"I promise.", she says and I let go of her shoulders and them hug her tightly

"Thank you.", I whisper in her ear and we stay in this position for a while.

Like long enough to where my alarm on my phone went off.

"6:50 already?", I ask myself out loud as I get off of her.

Guess it's a good thing I took a shower last night. I think to myself as I get me an outfit out for the day.

I pull out a light Grey long sleeve shirt that has a hoodie on it then I pull out a pair of worn out black skinny jeans that have holes at the knees.

I didn't really feel like I need to impress anyone but I knew I needed to put actual clothes on.

This nightmare is getting to the best of me and I don't like it one bit. All I can feel is worry. I'm worrying about something that's not even here. I'm worrying about the future. What would happen to the only people that seem to care about me, the people that I care about.

Was this nightmare some kinda warning that something bad is going to happen soon? Was it simply just a nightmare?

I don't know.

All these thoughts, worry, and negativity are swirl around in my head. My surroundings start to spin. I feel dizzy. My breathing is heavy and uneven. I feel as if I can't breath. I feel as if I'm drowning, again. I feel tears start to fall from my eyes and roll down my cheeks.

My knees go weak and I fall to the ground with a thud. I can hear some voices. They're muffled. I can't tell if they're just in my head or if it's actually people talking.

My head starts to pound and hurt and I feel like screaming but I can't.

What's happening to me?! What's going on?! Why can't I breathe properly?! Why is everything so blurry and spinning?! Why do I feel like I can't move?! I feel useless! Why can't I do anything?!

I see a blurry figure in front of me. and I feel them grab my shoulders. I think they're talking but I can't tell. They seem like they're so far away. Their voice at a distance.

Deep steady breaths Max. Remember, deep steady breaths God damn! I think to myself. I can't think clearly.

I feel like I'm going to pass out then I feel someone wrap their arms around me. I don't know whether to be calm or freak out.

I don't know who the hell is hugging me! It could be some strange pedo for all I know.

Think Max, think! Scarlet was the only one in this bedroom before hand, right?! Scarlet wouldn't let any strange pedo in this room, right?!

I think I here the door burst open. I bring my hands up to my head and start pulling at my hair. My head hurts so bad!

"M-make it st-stop.", I think I said out loud tears furiously rolling down my cheeks and sobs escaping my lips loudly.

"Max. Max listen to me.", someone says as the person who was hugging me let's go.

"Max, what's the first thing you see?", they ask and I look around and then see my sketch book thrown on the floor opened to a random page with a picture that was completed for the most part.

"M-my sketch book?", I say quietly in a questioning tone.

"Okay, take deep breaths and describe it to me.", they say to me and I take a few deep breaths.

"O-okay. I-it looks happy.", I say to them and I think they nod.

"Okay, describe it in a bit more details. Take your time. Don't forget deep steady breaths.", they say to me

Flower meadow. Rainbow. Sunny.

"A-a Flower meadow. It looks bright and a bit sunny. I-its c-colorful.", I say feeling myself start to calm down a bit and things start to slightly become clearer.

"Okay, take deep breaths. Think of a happy place.", they say to me.

I close my eyes taking deep breaths. The only thing I can think about as a happy place is being in this dorm with my friends. Talking, making jokes, laughing, embarrassing each other.

My head still hurts but not as bad. I put my hands down at my sides and slowly open my eyes.

I hiccup from all my crying. My vision is back to normal for the most part and I see that Haylee is sitting right in front of me a worried expression on her face as she looks at me.

"Hey, you feeling any better?", she asks and I slowly nod at her.

"I don't like that.", I say quietly to her and she gives me a small smile.

"Yeah, that hurts alot, doesn't it?", she asks and I nod at her and another sob escaping my lips and she hugs me.

"Hey, it's okay. Everything's fine.", she says rubbing soothing circles on my back. I nod as she hugs me.

We stay like this for a little bit and then I hear shuffling next to us. I pull away from the hug sniffling a little bit.

Daisy, Scarlet, and Tyler sitting next to me facing towards me and Haylee worry and confusion written all over their faces.

"Hey, Scarlet told us what happened before this. If it makes you feel any better we'll keep your promise, or at least try to.", Tyler spoke up and I smile weakly at them and nod my head.

"O-okay. We should pr-probably get ready for t-today.", slowly standing up looking for my clothes which seem to have been thrown all the way across the room.

I pick them up and walk into the bathroom closing the door behind me and locking it. I slide down the back of the door and sit on the ground my knees pulled up to my chest.

"What the hell was that?!", I hear Scarlet exclaim and then Haylee take a deep breath then speak up.

"I'm pretty sure that was a panic attack. Has she ever had one here before?", she asks Scarlet.

"No, at least not that know of.", she says sighing.

"That was tense.", Daisy says and Haylee hums.

"Mhm. That was a really bad panic attack.", she says and I stop listening as I get ready for the day.

This is going to be a long day. I think to myself as I start to get dress and then brush my hair and teeth.

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Quick A/N: Hey earthlings! So, I know this chapter wasn't all that great. I'm sorry I haven't really been updating. I'm sick right now. I had an Sinus infection and now my mom (who was a nurse) thinks that it's starting to go into my lungs, which is not a very good thing.

I've been having alot of coughing fits so, I've been having to use my inhaler more often then I like. Other than that my foot is still broken. I somehow keep on kicking our coffee table cause I don't always wear my walking boot I usually use my krutches around my house which is a bad habit of mine.

But anyways, this is just something for now and I hope you guys enjoyed it.

P.S. I believe that was a panic attack. I'm pretty sure it was, I was just describing what my attacks from my anxiety and all that feels like. It actually really really hurts I didn't go into full detail and the first half of the chapter made me start crying, so yeah I couldn't go into full detail. I probably won't really go into full detail but I hope it's enough details.

Anyways, on with the Q/A!

Q/A:

What's one fear that you have? (If you don't mind me asking I'm kinda curious).

I have too many to choose one thing, so I'm just gonna go out and say, I'm afraid of being a failure or not good enough. I'm also afraid to get too happy.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Bye!! Love you all💋💞💖💓!!!