Visions: The Mystical Encounter Series (The Mystical Encounter Series Book 1) by Kimberly Readnour

Author:Kimberly Readnour
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Rae-Allen Publishing
Published: 2014-12-15T06:00:00+00:00

~12~

Signs

Completely exhausted before crashing, I figured my sleep would be dreamless. At least that’s what I’d hoped, but it ended up being wishful thinking. Johnny invaded my mind yet again. But that dream had a different sentiment. When he faced me, there weren’t any streaming tears. Instead, the corners of his mouth turned upward as if trying to smile before whispering, “So close.”

With a catch of my breath, I woke up abruptly. I glanced at the alarm clock and wanted to scream as the red lights flashed four–fifteen. Three hours and fifteen minutes wasn’t enough time to get me through the day, but it was useless to try going back to sleep

Of course being sleep–deprived didn’t help any the next day at school. By fourth hour, as I struggled with consciousness, I realized I should have stayed home. After finishing some of the homework assignments, I dozed off around one in the morning. It was no wonder I was tired today.

In class, as I sat fighting to stay awake, I wished I had at least tried to sleep. It was pointless being here since I wasn’t even listening to Mr. Wilson. His flat, monotone voice did little to hold my attention as my mind kept reverting to last night’s dream…

After the shock abated, my brain registered the fact I wasn’t frightened anymore. Johnny’s hopeful expression, when he mentioned being close, was more astonishing than scary. He was encouraging us to continue. That was how I interpreted it, anyway.

While trying to shield a yawn, my eyes closed for a second as I pondered what Johnny said. I knew we were close to finding his body, that was a given, but did he mean something else‌—‌like figuring out his murderer?

I tried not to get aggravated, but it was hard. He could give better clues to work with, rather than these cryptic signs. Understanding why he only speaks a couple of words at a time, instead of complete sentences, would also be nice. Trying to stifle another yawn, my eyes grew heavier as I figured that question had no answer…

“Miss Reiner, would you like to repeat the last sentence I spoke?”

My chair jarred underneath me as Nicole kicked the legs from behind. The vibrations shook me out of my slumber as my eyes opened to the scrutinizing stare of my teacher, Mr. Wilson, hovering over me. Quickly realizing I had dozed off in class, I heard people laughing as I straightened up in my seat. Although slightly embarrassed, I also felt a sense of relief since I didn’t have a glob of spit hanging from my mouth.

“Um…‌Sorry, sir, I didn’t get much sleep last night,” I replied, hearing more jeers around the classroom.

Mr. Wilson’s eyes swept across the room, silencing everyone with his penetrating glare. Turning back toward me, he simply stated, “Make sure it doesn’t happen again, or you’ll be spending your time in detention with plenty of time to mull it over.”

“Yes, sir.”

As he turned around to walk back to the front, I shot Nicole a look of appreciation.

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