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Title: Nightmare
‘Fandom’: Untitled
Claim: General
Prompt: #096 - Writer's Choice
Word Count: 1,468
Rating: PG
Summary: What's your worst nightmare?
Author’s Notes: This isn't an original idea for me, as I've used something like it in a fic I wrote, but I tried to change it slightly.
"And the clouds above move closer
Looking so dissatisfied
And the ground below grew colder
As they put you down inside
But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing.."
Valentine's Day by Linkin Park
A ringing phone pulled Kalila out of her sleep. She was slightly disoriented as she realized she was lying on the couch. She looked around, catching a glimpse at the clock. It was only 4:30 in the afternoon. She finally leaned over the arm of the couch and grabbed the phone.
“Hello?” she answered, her voice soft from just waking up.
“Kalila? This is Asa,” he paused, as if to catch his breath. “I’m so sorry!”
“Sorry? What for?” she asked, even more confused than she’d been a few minutes before.
“What? Don’t you know?” he asked.
“Know what?” she asked, now starting to stand up. She had no idea what he was talking about. She moved to the window to look outside. It was a dark and overcast day. It looked like it would rain, but she didn’t think it actually would.
“Leiko. She was killed,” he said.
Kalila nearly dropped the phone. She didn’t move from where she was standing, but everything outside went blurry as tears began to form in her eyes. “No, I didn’t know that! When… what… how?” She couldn’t even think of how to form a question.
“Well, I just heard. She was traveling back and she was in an accident. I heard it on the news. I thought that you would already know. I’m sorry that I had to tell you like that. I’m coming right over!” he said.
“No, don’t. I have to be left alone now; I have to think,” she said softly and hung up the phone. She slowly walked back to the couch and put the phone back down on the base. She slowly sat down on the couch and just stared at the blank TV in front of her. What Asa said had to be a lie. It had to be. Or a misunderstanding. She nodded, yes, a misunderstanding. It would be really cruel for him to lie to her about something like this.
A couple of minutes later, the doorbell rang. She sighed, thinking it was Asa. She really didn’t want to see him. Finally she climbed up again and walked to the front door. She unlocked it and pulled it open. There stood Damien, Sirena, and Sirena held Hoshi. Hoshi was about two years old. Kalila didn’t say anything as she stood and stared at the three of them. Then Damien stepped forward and tightly embraced Kalila.
“I guess you’ve heard by now. I’m so sorry. How did you find out?” Damien rambled as he held Kalila tight.
“Asa called me and told me. I didn’t know, I was sleeping,” she mumbled. She stood there, letting Damien hug her. After a moment, the truth finally sunk in. Leiko was dead. Three people couldn’t have made the mistake. She began to cry, unable to hold back her emotions any longer.
Damien looked toward Sirena, who stepped forward. She put her hand on Kalila’s shoulder. “Come on, let’s go inside and sit down,” Sirena said quietly. Damien let go of Kalila and the three of them walked back inside. Kalila immediately went to the couch and sat down, still crying. She pulled her knees up to her chest and laid her head down on her knees. She continued to cry, although she was quiet about it.
“Kalila, if you want to participate in getting the funeral…”
“NO!” Kalila shouted, interrupting Damien. He stepped back, surprised by the force of the word.
“Okay, I’m sorry. I didn’t…”
“I don’t believe she’s dead. I just saw her a few days ago, just before she left. How is it possible that she’s dead now? I just don’t believe it,” she said.
Damien looked at Sirena again. She shrugged slightly, not knowing what to do or say. As long as she’d known Kalila, she’d never known her to be exactly like this. Then again, she was sure that Kalila had never found out that the one person she loved more than anything in the world was dead. “That’s okay, Kalila. You don’t have to do anything. You just take the time to sort things out for yourself, okay?” Sirena said.
“Sure…” Kalila said, no longer really listening.
Sirena looked at Damien and motioned him toward another room. They headed into the kitchen. “We should stay here. I mean, you might not like it, but we should. Just so she’s not alone,” she said.
Damien nodded. “Yeah, I guess you’re right. How about I go home and get what Hoshi would need and then I’ll be back?” he asked.
“That sounds good. I’ll go and try to talk to Kalila,” she said.
Two days later, Kalila found herself standing before a closed casket in a funeral home. The casket was closed because of how bad Leiko had been hurt in the accident. Part of Kalila wanted to see; wanted to open the casket up to make sure that Leiko was really in there. She still didn’t want to believe that Leiko was dead. She looked up when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Damien stood next to her. They didn’t say anything, they just stood side-by-side looking down at the casket.
After everyone had walked by the casket, saying their last goodbyes, some of the men started to move the casket. It had been decided that this was how it would be. No talking, no big speech. They had all decided that Leiko wouldn’t have been interested in a lot of empty words. People trying to sum up her life in a few words that probably really wouldn’t have described it anyway.
Kalila followed them as they headed toward the hole in the ground that would be Leiko’s final resting place. She was numb. Tears escaped from her eyes and dripped down her cheeks, but she really didn’t feel anything. Not emptiness, not sadness, not loneliness. She just felt numb. She knew that later on, she would feel all those other things. Once she went back home and truly realized that Leiko was not coming back.
Damien put his arm around Kalila’s shoulders as they stood at the side of the grave. The casket was slowly lowered into the hole in the ground. Sirena stood on the other side of Kalila and held her hand. Kalila felt the tears fall down her cheeks. The cool breeze made them feel cold against her skin. She watched the casket hit the bottom of the hole. It was then that some of the people began to walk away. They knew what was going to happen next. However, Kalila, Damien, and Sirena stayed there. As the men on the other side of the grave started to put dirt into the hole, Kalila closed her eyes…
She opened her eyes, quickly realizing it was dark. She sat up, breathing deep the cool air of the bedroom. The bedroom. Did she pass out? What had happened? A second later, a lamp at the side of the bed came on.
“Kalila, are you okay?” Kalila looked to see who could possibly be talking to her. She gasped when she realized Leiko was looking up at her, concerned.
“Leiko? What? You’re alive?” Kalila asked, realizing that tears were still falling down her cheeks.
Leiko shook her head and laughed. “What are you talking about? Of course I’m alive! Why wouldn’t I be? Don’t you remember that we were just downstairs watching a movie about two hours ago? What’s wrong?”
Kalila suddenly realized that she did remember that they watched a movie. They ate popcorn with it. After it was over, they came to bed. It was a nightmare. That whole thing was just a nightmare. Kalila laughed, which seemed strange to her, and she hugged Leiko as tightly as she could. “I’m sorry, Leiko. I must’ve had a nightmare. I’m so glad you’re okay!” she exclaimed.
Leiko hugged her back. “Of course, Kalila. It’ll take a lot to kill me off. Besides, I told you I’d always be here for you. I meant that. I’m not abandoning you now,” she said.
Kalila didn’t say anything, she just cried as she hugged Leiko. Leiko didn’t try to get away. She wanted Kalila to calm down and realize that everything was actually okay. After a few minutes of Kalila hugging and crying, Leiko gently moved out of the embrace.
“Come on, Kalila, let’s go back to sleep. You can tell me about the nightmare in the morning, okay?” she said.
Kalila looked at her for a moment longer, and then nodded. Leiko was right, they needed to go back to sleep. Some of the terror from the nightmare was beginning to subside. It would be okay. She slowly laid back down and rolled over to face Leiko. Leiko turned off the light and they both slipped off to sleep again.
‘Fandom’: Untitled
Claim: General
Prompt: #096 - Writer's Choice
Word Count: 1,468
Rating: PG
Summary: What's your worst nightmare?
Author’s Notes: This isn't an original idea for me, as I've used something like it in a fic I wrote, but I tried to change it slightly.
"And the clouds above move closer
Looking so dissatisfied
And the ground below grew colder
As they put you down inside
But the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing.."
Valentine's Day by Linkin Park
A ringing phone pulled Kalila out of her sleep. She was slightly disoriented as she realized she was lying on the couch. She looked around, catching a glimpse at the clock. It was only 4:30 in the afternoon. She finally leaned over the arm of the couch and grabbed the phone.
“Hello?” she answered, her voice soft from just waking up.
“Kalila? This is Asa,” he paused, as if to catch his breath. “I’m so sorry!”
“Sorry? What for?” she asked, even more confused than she’d been a few minutes before.
“What? Don’t you know?” he asked.
“Know what?” she asked, now starting to stand up. She had no idea what he was talking about. She moved to the window to look outside. It was a dark and overcast day. It looked like it would rain, but she didn’t think it actually would.
“Leiko. She was killed,” he said.
Kalila nearly dropped the phone. She didn’t move from where she was standing, but everything outside went blurry as tears began to form in her eyes. “No, I didn’t know that! When… what… how?” She couldn’t even think of how to form a question.
“Well, I just heard. She was traveling back and she was in an accident. I heard it on the news. I thought that you would already know. I’m sorry that I had to tell you like that. I’m coming right over!” he said.
“No, don’t. I have to be left alone now; I have to think,” she said softly and hung up the phone. She slowly walked back to the couch and put the phone back down on the base. She slowly sat down on the couch and just stared at the blank TV in front of her. What Asa said had to be a lie. It had to be. Or a misunderstanding. She nodded, yes, a misunderstanding. It would be really cruel for him to lie to her about something like this.
A couple of minutes later, the doorbell rang. She sighed, thinking it was Asa. She really didn’t want to see him. Finally she climbed up again and walked to the front door. She unlocked it and pulled it open. There stood Damien, Sirena, and Sirena held Hoshi. Hoshi was about two years old. Kalila didn’t say anything as she stood and stared at the three of them. Then Damien stepped forward and tightly embraced Kalila.
“I guess you’ve heard by now. I’m so sorry. How did you find out?” Damien rambled as he held Kalila tight.
“Asa called me and told me. I didn’t know, I was sleeping,” she mumbled. She stood there, letting Damien hug her. After a moment, the truth finally sunk in. Leiko was dead. Three people couldn’t have made the mistake. She began to cry, unable to hold back her emotions any longer.
Damien looked toward Sirena, who stepped forward. She put her hand on Kalila’s shoulder. “Come on, let’s go inside and sit down,” Sirena said quietly. Damien let go of Kalila and the three of them walked back inside. Kalila immediately went to the couch and sat down, still crying. She pulled her knees up to her chest and laid her head down on her knees. She continued to cry, although she was quiet about it.
“Kalila, if you want to participate in getting the funeral…”
“NO!” Kalila shouted, interrupting Damien. He stepped back, surprised by the force of the word.
“Okay, I’m sorry. I didn’t…”
“I don’t believe she’s dead. I just saw her a few days ago, just before she left. How is it possible that she’s dead now? I just don’t believe it,” she said.
Damien looked at Sirena again. She shrugged slightly, not knowing what to do or say. As long as she’d known Kalila, she’d never known her to be exactly like this. Then again, she was sure that Kalila had never found out that the one person she loved more than anything in the world was dead. “That’s okay, Kalila. You don’t have to do anything. You just take the time to sort things out for yourself, okay?” Sirena said.
“Sure…” Kalila said, no longer really listening.
Sirena looked at Damien and motioned him toward another room. They headed into the kitchen. “We should stay here. I mean, you might not like it, but we should. Just so she’s not alone,” she said.
Damien nodded. “Yeah, I guess you’re right. How about I go home and get what Hoshi would need and then I’ll be back?” he asked.
“That sounds good. I’ll go and try to talk to Kalila,” she said.
Two days later, Kalila found herself standing before a closed casket in a funeral home. The casket was closed because of how bad Leiko had been hurt in the accident. Part of Kalila wanted to see; wanted to open the casket up to make sure that Leiko was really in there. She still didn’t want to believe that Leiko was dead. She looked up when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Damien stood next to her. They didn’t say anything, they just stood side-by-side looking down at the casket.
After everyone had walked by the casket, saying their last goodbyes, some of the men started to move the casket. It had been decided that this was how it would be. No talking, no big speech. They had all decided that Leiko wouldn’t have been interested in a lot of empty words. People trying to sum up her life in a few words that probably really wouldn’t have described it anyway.
Kalila followed them as they headed toward the hole in the ground that would be Leiko’s final resting place. She was numb. Tears escaped from her eyes and dripped down her cheeks, but she really didn’t feel anything. Not emptiness, not sadness, not loneliness. She just felt numb. She knew that later on, she would feel all those other things. Once she went back home and truly realized that Leiko was not coming back.
Damien put his arm around Kalila’s shoulders as they stood at the side of the grave. The casket was slowly lowered into the hole in the ground. Sirena stood on the other side of Kalila and held her hand. Kalila felt the tears fall down her cheeks. The cool breeze made them feel cold against her skin. She watched the casket hit the bottom of the hole. It was then that some of the people began to walk away. They knew what was going to happen next. However, Kalila, Damien, and Sirena stayed there. As the men on the other side of the grave started to put dirt into the hole, Kalila closed her eyes…
She opened her eyes, quickly realizing it was dark. She sat up, breathing deep the cool air of the bedroom. The bedroom. Did she pass out? What had happened? A second later, a lamp at the side of the bed came on.
“Kalila, are you okay?” Kalila looked to see who could possibly be talking to her. She gasped when she realized Leiko was looking up at her, concerned.
“Leiko? What? You’re alive?” Kalila asked, realizing that tears were still falling down her cheeks.
Leiko shook her head and laughed. “What are you talking about? Of course I’m alive! Why wouldn’t I be? Don’t you remember that we were just downstairs watching a movie about two hours ago? What’s wrong?”
Kalila suddenly realized that she did remember that they watched a movie. They ate popcorn with it. After it was over, they came to bed. It was a nightmare. That whole thing was just a nightmare. Kalila laughed, which seemed strange to her, and she hugged Leiko as tightly as she could. “I’m sorry, Leiko. I must’ve had a nightmare. I’m so glad you’re okay!” she exclaimed.
Leiko hugged her back. “Of course, Kalila. It’ll take a lot to kill me off. Besides, I told you I’d always be here for you. I meant that. I’m not abandoning you now,” she said.
Kalila didn’t say anything, she just cried as she hugged Leiko. Leiko didn’t try to get away. She wanted Kalila to calm down and realize that everything was actually okay. After a few minutes of Kalila hugging and crying, Leiko gently moved out of the embrace.
“Come on, Kalila, let’s go back to sleep. You can tell me about the nightmare in the morning, okay?” she said.
Kalila looked at her for a moment longer, and then nodded. Leiko was right, they needed to go back to sleep. Some of the terror from the nightmare was beginning to subside. It would be okay. She slowly laid back down and rolled over to face Leiko. Leiko turned off the light and they both slipped off to sleep again.
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