Destiny

6.

Chapter 6

I waited for the door to shut before I slid down the wall, my hands on either side of my head. What was going on? How was someone from my dreams, my nightmares, at the hospital? How was that possible?

Or... was I seeing things? Was I placing a new face to someone else? Was Kellan really the person I'd been seeing in my dreams?

I crawled over to my sketch book and flipped to the latest page. Only... it was of the first man, Aryan or something. I flipped through the rest of the book and the picture of Kellan I had drawn days ago was gone. No trace of it even being ripped from the book. I got to my feet and started searching the entire room. I even pushed the mattress off the bed. Nothing.

He had to have been in my room. And I did not feel comfortable with that.

I shoved my book behind the bed frame and went to the door. I knocked on it until someone opened it. Amy.

"Julia-"

I threw my arms around her. "I can't be alone right now."

"Do you want me to have Dr. Martin sit with you?"

"No, you."

She patted my back and pulled back. "Come out with me."

I glanced around the hallway before I shut my bedroom door and followed her into the nurses' station. She cleared off a chair for me to sit in but she didn't give me anything to do.

I put my head down on the desk, my arms under it, and closed my eyes. It wasn't long before I dozed off.

And then I dreamt.

- - -

"Who are you? Really?" I asked, staring at him. We were on the top of the hospital and his back was to the ledge.

Kellan sighed. "I'm exactly who you think I am."

"What does that mean?"

He looked bored. "I scare you for a reason, Julia."

"You're not making any sense."

"You've never killed anyone before, have you?"

"Why would I have?"

"Isn't that how you got into the hospital?" He raised an eyebrow.

I shook my head. "It's because of you and those other freaks."

"Careful who you call a freak, Julia. I'm not the one who hears voices."

"That's your fault."

"I always thought you were faking it."

I screamed through my gritted teeth and ran at him. I was about to push him off the roof when he expanded his wings and lifted himself off the ground in one swoop.

He knew. I didn't know how he knew but he did. And it was he who told.

As I tried to shove him, I caused myself to fall. I screamed as I stared up at him, willing him to do something. To save me.

"You really shouldn't call people names, Julia." He called.

"Julia, wake up. Come on, honey. Open your eyes."

I opened my eyes and looked around the hallway, making sure Kellan wasn't there. I wasn't sure why I thought he would be but I just had to be sure.

"Julia, it wasn't real. You're okay."

Someone's hand touched my arm and I flinched.

"Look at me, honey."

I lifted my head and Amy was facing me. We were still at the nurse's station.

"You're okay, Julia. No one's going to hurt you."

I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out. My brain felt so fuzzy and empty.

"Do you want to go lie down?"

I nodded numbly.

She pulled a wheelchair over and helped me into it. She looked at another nurse as she spoke. "Have Dr. Martin meet us in her room, please."

I rubbed my eyes with the heels of my hands. I wanted to stop having nightmares. I wanted to get better and have everyone believe I was better. I was tired of being crazy.

She opened my door and pushed me to the side of my bed. I crawled under the covers and grabbed my sketchbook. I flipped through the pages and found the picture of Kellan was back. Only it didn't look much like him anymore.

I threw the book away, anger building in me. He was in my room again.

"Julia, relax. You're safe here."

I shook my head. I wasn't. Not when he was there.

Not when he was everywhere.

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Edited 3-14-19