Before Now by Hope E. Davis

Author:Hope E. Davis [Davis, Hope E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hope E. Davis
Published: 2019-11-30T22:00:00+00:00

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Remi has grown quite accustomed to the strange thoughts swirling around in her subconscioud. In fact, she’s beginning to enjoy her dreams more than the reality that meets her when she wakes.

She’s right in the middle of a new dream. Well, it isn’t really a dream, more of a memory. She’s on the swings outside of her elementary school. She’s trying to swing as high as she can, but her little legs can only pump so fast.

Suddenly, she feels a pair of hands on her back. She turns around to find her sister standing there, ready to push her.

“I can help.” She smiles sweetly.

Remi doesn’t say anything back, she simply nods. With her sister’s assistance she begins to swing higher and higher.

And then she’s falling, she reaches around her to try to grasp anything she can—

Remi jolts awake. It’s still dark in the room she’s in. But something has changed.

A hand touches her face, making her jump and try to move away, but her back is already against the wall.

“Such a beautiful girl. Shame you ended up here.”

She tries to clear her head, tries to focus on where she’s heard that voice before, but it’s no use. Her head is filled with mush. Her arms and legs are lead, her lips glued together. She isn’t sure she’s even awake at all anymore. Zoza stands in the corner, a hand raised to her lips in the “shh” motion.

There are more sounds, as whoever is in the room with her stands up and begins to move away. She hears the sound of footsteps on the ladder as she drifts off, back to her same dream.

She’s on the swing, trying to get just a little bit higher…

“Why did you leave?” her sister asks her from her spot behind Remi.

“I didn’t,” she replies as she feels the warm sun on her face, “I’m right here.” Why does Rayna think she isn’t there?

“Come back, Remi.”

She turns to find her sister is no longer pushing her on the swings. Now where has she gone?

The sun is no longer in the sky, the playground cast in shadow. There are no other children around. The swing comes to a slow stop.

The playground is getting darker and darker…

Then it’s pitch black. Is she still in her dream?

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