Twinkle The Seer
"Get ready, we'll be moving". Dad said I see, my birthday vacation, but why all this luggage? I guess we will be spending the whole holiday together. Yipee! It will be so much fun. Semilore will be jelly(jealous). I rushed into the van elated, and we started. After hours of endless driving, my excitement weaved down and I drifted to sleep, then I had a nightmare.
I saw a girl, her back was turned to me, and she was playing in the water, suddenly the tide was coming in full force, I tried calling out to the girl, but she couldn't hear me, the tide covered her up, I closed my eyes in terror, I opened my eyes and to my greatest surprise, I saw the girl still playing in the water, suddenly she sunk.
"No". I whimpered. I opened my eyes. What was that? Where am I? Oh! The van. But where are my parents? I saw them beside the van. I got down and walked up to them.
"What's wrong?". I asked.
"Something is wrong with the car, we suddenly have a flat tire". Dad said cleaning off the sweat on his forehead.
"T, the sun is scorching hot, head back into the van unless you want yourself tanned without applying sunscreen".
I laughed. "That is the last thing I would want". I want no sunburns before my birthday. As I turned to return to the van, I saw a beach, the same beach I just dreamt of. How is that even possible? I got into the van and shut the door, confused I stared endlessly at the beach, people were sunbathing, children were playing sand castle, and some people were at the faintest side, just then, I saw a figure, squinting to be sure, I saw a girl THE SAME GIRL? She was walking and running at the same time into the water, but why are people not stopping her? I tried getting down but the door was locked, I tried calling out to my parents, but suddenly everywhere was deserted, even the beach which was full of beings a second ago, was deserted. But how come? I couldn't see the girl's front view, I don't want to watch, then suddenly I'm floating. I couldn't stop the force no matter how hard I tried. The force halted a few meters away from the girl.
"Don't go, mother will be upset if you leave". The girl said crying. Who is she talking to? Who is she trying to stop? Suddenly the tide was coming in full force, but the girl was still running deep into the water. Come back, hey! I tried stopping her but I couldn't move my legs, and words weren't forthcoming, It was like I was watching a horror movie, but I don't like this movie, I want to stop watching this movie, but I had no choice because I was being held stiff at a spot. The tide was coming, and the girl was screaming, I also was screaming but I couldn't even hear my voice, I could only hear the girl's echoes of scream, suddenly the tide covered her up. A few seconds later, the sea became calm, I tried running but it was of no use, I was transported back to the van, and suddenly as if nothing happened, people filled the beach, I stared at the beach, everything looked normal, but what just happened? I had a feeling that things were going to change from that moment, and I was right, nights after night, I kept seeing the girl's back view, sometimes, there was always a twist to the story, and other times, I'd be transported back to the beach to watch the scene over and over again, and anytime, I wake up to seek my parents' protection, I would not see them, instead, I will see a pinned note telling me to take care of myself. Isn't that ironic?
Babashola_Maryam · Teen
