I took a rather fast approach to getting up stairs; I didn't feel like waiting around for something to happen. Research, this is what I need to do. Flicking the little switch on my computer I heard the annoying buzzing as it powered itself up. At the rate of how slow this thing was going to take to power up I decided I would jump into the shower well it did. I turned on the water and felt the warmth almost instantly fill the bath room. The door slammed quite hard downstairs, figured Jan and Bill's conversation must not have gone over well or they are just in a hurry. Taken time in the shower felt great, just standing there letting the beads of water hit me and slide off. It was extremely relaxing, I didn't want to get out but I knew I had research to do.
Throwing on my robe, not paying attention, I finally realized just how cold it was in my room. In total shock, I stood still realizing that my window was wide open. Impossible I thought the only way that window could be opened was if I opened it, the only way from the outside would be if someone had a 30 foot ladder. But even then how would someone get it open from the outside. I walked over and closed it as fast as I could, then took a sit at my desk where my computer sat fully loaded now. Typing in the name in the Google search engine I thought this is ridiculous forget it. I shut down the computer and hopped into bed.
The next morning it was a little warmer outside and decided to go for another walk but this time not in the woods. I thought I would roam around the streets and get a good look at the area and people I was going to be living with and around.
I got about a block or two away from home when I seen a guy fixing his car. It was a pretty nice car and he was a pretty nice looking guy. Walking by I didn't want my staring to be obvious so I looked to the other side of the street instead. "Hello." A voice called from alongside me. It was the boy tall, very skinny, he had a nice blond shaggy hair do that kind of hovered onto his face and beautiful blue eyes. "Hey how's it going?" Shocked to have him notice me. "Ah, not too bad just trying to put some new breaks onto my car. And then you distracted me" He added with a wink. Distracted him? Was that possible this very good-looking boy was distracted by me. I mean I didn't think I was ugly, average body, only stood 5'7, hazel eyes and long enough blond hair it almost reached the centre of my back. "Oh, I am sorry to have done that to you." He gave out a loud laugh and started walking towards me. "I am Eric Dubawnt, and you are?" "I am Christina Castle; it's a pleasure to meet someone here outside of my aunt and uncle." I extended my hand to shake his.
"Well then Miss. Castle, it should very much be my pleasure to escort you around town." I nodded my head in response and he put his tools in his trunk then continued to walk back my way. "So, what have you seen so far of our town?" "Just the forest area behind my house, pretty creepy if you ask me." Yet again another loud chuckle "that wouldn't be a first for anyone to say, they used to hang "witches" out just to the centre of that forest- he went to continue until I cut him off "witches are you mad, or ill in some way?" His face turned abruptly serious "no I am not, it's the truth. Back in the 1960's they say that witches lived in that house your aunt and uncle live in now. And they hunted them down one night I believe in 1920 and took them out to hang them." Now I was serious "you know my aunt and uncle?" "Everyone knows your aunt and uncle they are on the city council." I tried to focus as all the information I had just received worked itself into my head. "You know if you don't believe me I could take you to the tattered cursed gate! They say the witches cursed it, there was a fence attached to it at one point, but because it was decaying so soon after they were hung it was torn down. Just that gate, it wouldn't budge so it stands there now almost as a marking to where they were hung. Even the tree they hung them off of, it died and rotted away so that was torn down too." A gate in the middle of a field, it was like my dream was suddenly basing itself in my reality. Now I had to see this for myself with my own eyes, not the eyes I see with in my dream world. "Would you do that? Would you take me out there and show me this gate then?" "A spark of interest huh? Of course I will take you out there, which was after all my offer." Eric nudged me in my side.
We walked out about another half hour outside the 2 hours I had walked last night and I could already see it in the clearing. Just like my dream it stood there lonely and abandoned. Stopping I thought to myself, can I precede that far, will it resurrect a dream I don't want to have again. "Ok, so maybe I believe you can we go back now? I don't feel comfortable here." Eric took my hand in his and started walking back through the no longer beautiful forest towards my home.
"Are you alright? I didn't mean to spook you; it's something you will learn in history class anyhow. That is of course depending on your age in which I don't know. Will you be attending school this year?" "Yea I'm alright and yes I will be attending school, my last year of high school actually. I'm 18 and will be 19 on October 30th." Eric raised an eyebrow and continued into the conversation, although you could tell he had a thought he didn't act on "Yea I'm 18 too, I don't turn 19 till January though. So is it possible to ask you, if I can drive you to school on Monday, it can be kind of like a date." Now it was my turn to laugh. I let out a bashful laugh "of course you can I would love that." Eric smiled a gorgeous grin said good bye and left for his home. I was disappointed for him to leave I didn't really want to end our wonderful day. I looked back behind me towards the forest that seemed to be alive yet again with blooming flowers and birds singing. It was as if I were making it up or maybe like Eric said I thought to myself sarcastically maybe the dead is inviting me in. I snickered at the thought and shook my head.
When I got inside my aunt and uncle were sitting very casually in the living room, "are you excited to start school tomorrow?" "Tomorrow, I thought I was next Monday?" I exclaimed. "No its tomorrow that was what our meeting was about last night. We had the school start date bumped up so you start tomorrow." I shook my head in anger "don't you think you could have said this yesterday so I could have been prepared! So that maybe I could get some school supplies together in which I don't have!" My aunt stood up "let's go Chris, I'll take you to do some shopping now, we still have plenty of time."
I was so upset that they shot this all on me now, but at least I was going to have the school supplies down in time even though I didn't have myself down and ready for this. We walked and walked around the mall forever, the mall looked so small but when you walked around it a few times, it definitely didn't feel it. Out of the corner of my eye I seen something dash really fast past me, I spun to look and there leaning against the fountain in the centre of the mall was the boy from my dream. What is going on here Chris? Pull yourself together and stop letting your dream come to life on you! Stop being a nut case. I opened my eyes and he was gone. This was all becoming too crazy for me, the gate, the boy and all the weirdness of the forest. Was I going crazy? Did I need to be put into a padded cell or something? "Someone, anyone throw me a freaking bones here!" I subconsciously shouted. "Christina, what is wrong with you young lady." My aunt gazed at me in shock.