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Awakening vol.1
An ongoing dramatic series created by Chloe Leclercq. The story will continue in each newspaper issue.
“To understand the world , you must understand yourself first" - unknown
My breathing becomes heavy again. A tingling sensation surges through my body as I stretch. Then the siren goes off.
I don't know why, but for some reason the siren always goes off. My parents rise out of bed and start doing their daily routines. The siren has always gone off at the same time every morning and night.
“Get ready for school darling” , my parents both say in unison.
Their expressions are blank and their tone is flat. Something seems off, but I won't question it because I trust them - I think . That day, I had my usual morning. I got dressed in my uniform; all gray as usual. It is not that the school makes us wear them, rather they are government issued . A gray dress shirt, a gray sweatshirt, gray slacks and gray sneakers. As I pull my shirt over my head, my hair goes up into a poof. My school won't approve of messy hair.
I walk to the bathroom, my feet pressing hard against the floor .
The floorboards creak and then they go back to normal. When I got to the bathroom , my mom was already standing there with a hairbrush in her hand.
“ Mom … What are you doing? '' I whisper .
“Sweetie, I'm going to do your hair because it got messed up when you put your shirt on,” she replies.
“How do you know that … I was in the other room and it was like five seconds ago,” I reply nervously.
My mom's dilated pupils go back to normal and she looks alarmed.
“Mare, go to the library after school today, do you understand?”, my mom says, looking like she had just seen a ghost .
“Okay I will, but why,” I reply.
Her face goes blank again; she is not alarmed anymore .
I sprint out of the bathroom , hoping and praying that this is a bad dream.
I lay on my bed and I realize I have no clue what's going on. What is wrong with my mom and dad?
TO BE CONTINUED…
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