OOM: What Will Come To Pass
Nov. 25th, 2005 02:10 amKim wakes up, heart pounding, chest screaming for air. She feels wetness on her bare arms, behind her neck, between her thighs, and she's shivering from the chill.
She shuts her eyes tightly and tries to think, but the nightmare felt so real. The gun against her head, the horror and hatred in Chase's eyes, the way her dad looked at her, the sorrow of Angela's expression...she knows they're just things her mind invented, but it makes her remember the danger.
'Angela said...but what if she's not my Angela? What if she's from an alternate future?'
Nita is scared. Nita doesn't get scared, not over nothing, and if Kim is really in danger, staying here is more than hazardous to her health, it's selfish.
'Her dreams don't lie, and those tarot cards, you know things can't stay good forever.'
Next to her, Chase is still sleeping, and she knows that if she doesn't leave soon...she won't.
("This is the new future, and soon. Very soon.")
'Just a dream, not real. But could be...'
A shiver passes through her body.
'Elan doesn't exist on my Earth.'
The solution is obvious.
She slips out of bed, grabs some clothes and changes quickly, trying not to wake Chase. Dressed in yoga pants, a t-shirt and a zip-up sweater, she leans over and kisses his cheek, her heart's still racing and she has to force herself to take steady breaths. "I'm sorry, can't stay," she whispers and touches his hair, "I'll see you very soon. I love you." She sniffs and leaves the room before she is unable to keep herself from holding onto him.
She has to stop at her room and pick up a few things and then once she gets down to the bar, she'll write notes if she can see the door.