A 16 Year Old's Dream Chapter 5

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The break came to an end and a new school semester began. Maya's days have become busy, along with her other classmates. Perhaps it was all the Harry Potter or A Song of Ice and Fire she had been reading, but lately, her dreams have been full of wizards and monsters. Her dolls still have not returned, and more and more of her remaining dolls have begun to disappear. The green park she visited in her first dream came up often.

"Such a childish dream," is how she feels about that dream now.

Nipples is talking to her as she sits in line next to her. She seems to be finished reading the novel Maya wrote

"Wow, that was so good. You should become a novelist. How did you think up this stuff?"

"Me? I didn't think it up, I dreamt it up."

"Look at you acting all modest. You're having dreams like this because you're thinking about this stuff all the time. Go dream some more. I want to know what happens next."

"You can't just force a dream."

"Is it all right if I show the other kids? They're all going to love it," she asks, pulling herself away from Maya as soon as their teacher walked in.

"Do whatever you want." She did not care. All she did was write down her dreams.

Teacher is speaking in an uncharacteristically low tone today.

"I have some sad news." The boisterous students all fell quiet. They all had a bad feeling.

"Your fellow classmate Rose, who has always been with you, has gone to heaven." Everyone was speechless. None could even shed a tear.

"We all knew she had been ill for a long time. Let us all pray for Rose, who is now in heaven."

Rose had been a quiet child. There had been days when she was excused from school early or for the day entirely because of her illness. She would blankly stare at the chalkboard and then wordlessly return home. Maya hadn't known Rose well, but she felt sad at teacher's words that they would never see Rose again. She couldn't focus on her studies that day, never mind that daydreaming prevented her from focusing on all other days. Where might Rose be right now? Is heaven a beautiful place? It'd be nice if she wasn't in any more pain in heaven. She spent her time lost in thoughts like this. The last bell is ringing. Nipples, who had ditched class, is running back, feeling overwhelmed. The two leave their school and amiably walk together.

"For reals, everyone thinks it's really good. It needs to be turned into a book. My uncle works at a publishing firm, you know."

"Don't be ridiculous. No one wants to read about dreams." Maya's feeling doubtful.

"No, no, no. Everyone I showed thinks it's really good. I think I might have a knack as an editor. Once this becomes a bestseller, it'll get turned into a movie, and I will be the star of it."

"Oh, is that what all this is about?" Maya laughs.

She is so immature. Maya isn't one to speak either. It was one of those days. Suddenly, they hear the loud screeching of a car. Nipples is hurriedly running. If she gets sucked into all of this, she'll have to talk all day and there's no time for that. Curious, Maya follows her.

People had gathered together and were talking noisily. A girl wearing Maya's school uniform had collapsed! Dark tire tracks, starting from the car that had been run off the road, guided eyes to a spot.

"I think someone else died. What is wrong with today?" says Maya with a start. She is not in a good mood.

Nipples returns after questioning some of the people in the crowd.

"Who died?"

"It's her! The pop singer!" She was only aware that one of the sophomore girls is a pop star.

"Was she hit by the car?"

"No. A man pushed her out of the way and she survived."

A female student can be seen shaking her head as she got up in the middle of the accident scene. A pair of legs belonging to a man can be seen poking out from behind the car. She grabs Nipples' hand, and as if possessed, goes in for a closer look at the man lying on the ground. Aside from a bleeding head, he does not appear to be injured.

"What about him?" she asks.

"The car hit him instead. I think they said he's not breathing."

"Ah." She lets out a sigh. Someone is taking Boni away. A police officer can be seen placing a hand to the man's neck, shaking his head.

Maya parts ways with Nipples and returns home. She has a simple dinner of cereal. Mom will be home late tonight. Maybe it's getting two pieces of bad news on the same day, but Maya is not feeling well. She goes to bed early and looks at the display case. The flowers in the vase have withered. Only the purple iris remains healthy and in bloom. She thinks about Coco.

"He must be lonely."

She coughs. Sleep slowly takes her over. Previous: Chapter 4 || Next: Chapter 6