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~The Dream~


You are walking to school. The sky is a shady hue of grey. A gust of wind rolls by sweeping up fallen leaves off the ground and carrying them away until they are tiny, colorful spots on the horizon. Your friend strolls beside you and glances absently as you shiver... Then, the school looms above you and you walk inside. Hords of usually noisy and rambunctious students pile in, not glancing at you or each other. You begin your climb up a flight of stairs. Had you been consicous your mind would have relized that there are no stairs in your school, but it hardly matters, its only a dream.
You walk up with your friend but notice and acknowledge little, your hearing feels muffled and your eyes blury. None of your classes make any impression on you, you forget them as soon as you walk through the door and even the teachers seem bleak and tired, similar to the atmosphere around you. At last it is time for your favorite class!
You approach the class room but something catches your eye, movement in the classroom next to it, you almost dismiss the idea, no one is ever seen in that room and for whatever reason you are not aware of. But your eyes were not lying, and this time you hear a voice,"come inside I have something to tell you." You walk inside the place and are meet with a withered old man. His teeth are yellow and his back hunched over, but his eyes are sad. "Thank you", he says. "There is something I need to show and tell you." But you do not wait to hear what he has to say and turn and run, something driving you away.
Suddenly you are at the mall, you are not with your friends and your only company is your mom. Walking beside her you say, "Mom, I swear someone is following me! He is trying to tell me something!" "Its all in your head", your mother insists. You look around, the place is distorted and the colors grotesque. Again you insist,"Please, Im not lying!." She sighs, frusterated. "Lets go home", she says.
Having gotten hardly any rest, being too disturbed to go you sleep you make your way to the school. The classes wiz by but this time everyone seems happy, except you.
Your friends ask you what is the matter but you know that like your mother they will think you are lying, "no one is in that room", they will say. Finally it is time to go to your favorite classroom. The minute you walk up the stairs you hear the voice but this time, bravely you walk inside the "always empty classroom." The man faces you "Good", he says. "Do you know her?", he asks. It is a picture of a women, her face pretty with slanting blue eyes. Her hair is in ringlets, like in the old days, and it is an attractive amber color. She is whereing a dress, which is a soft pink color and silver earrings. "No", you reply. "I dont". "Your lying", he cries and lunges at you. You cry out and turn to run ,when suddenly one of your teachers rushes in and pulls you out. "Stay Away!", he yells to the old man and slams the door. He walks to you and to your surprise hugs you. "He wont come back I promise", he says and leads you to his class.
The next day in better spirits you walk to school. The classes pass as normal, you chat with your friends and turn in homework. Finally it is time to face the "abandoned classroom". You walk up the stairs and towards your class. "Hello", says your teacher. "Didnt I promise you he wouldnt come back?". The teacher walks back into his classroom. You smile but a chill goes down your spine, you turn around and there HE is, peering at you from the room. He smiles triumpently. "Come here I have something to tell you", he whispers....