The Last Laugh
Chapter 49
Heather's POV:
*I'm sitting by yellow lake. Our lake. Mom is probably looking for me, I don't care. I might get punished. But dad will defend me. I know he will.
I'm thinking. But someone touches my shoulder. I turn. Sheridan!
I smile and stand up to hug him. I'm only ten but I believe I love him. Though I don't really understand how love works.
"I bought you something," he says and hands me a packet of cinnamon biscuits. My favorites.
"Thank you," I kiss his cheek. He smiles. We both redden.
"Wanna swim?" he asks.
"No, you go. I'll sit and watch."
"Okay."
He takes off his T-shirt and jumps into the lake. I giggle as water splashes on me.
I sit down and watch him.
He plays and I laugh.
All of a sudden, he starts crying in the water and looks at me. I panic.
"What's wrong?!" I ask. He keeps on crying. He stares at me and blows a kiss to me.
Then he disappears and I see blood in the water.
I scream. I scream. I scream!
"Nooo! Sheridan!" I close my eyes in pain.
When I open them, I'm in my office crying.
I'm twenty two.
Sawyer and mom are standing in front me.
"The bastard is dead!" Mom screams in a shrill voice.
"Get over it! You're twenty two, you idiot!" Sawyer adds.
"Nooo!" I scream and grip my hair.
I close my eyes and start pulling my hair off. Screaming.
"Stop!" I hear someone angrily say and person grabs both my hands.
I open my eyes.
It's– Ace??
in the office with me.
you doing this
I begin to
arms and tries to calm
promised to be
I stare at him.
come back for
hug him back, feeling relieved. I close
open them, I'm ten
me,
back. We stare at
I'm at peace.*
**
sweaty in my bed and my
what happened??" I
dream. You
in my hands and tried
dream, Shirl," I said, beginning to
me, "What was it about?"
my time and
"Ace??" she asked surprised.
"Y– yeah..."
calmed you down, you were back
I was as confused as much as
"Why him?"
Shirley. I don't
thoughtful for some
mean
what?" I
and will be back
"Or?"
person that can bring you as
superstitious type and believed in things
Heather. I don't take dreams for granted. Don't lose that Ace. He's not ordinary. I think he might be
something, you had to take her seriously because most of the time, what she said turned out to be
"Are you saying–"
might turn out to be a true friend or more. I'm
silent.
Sheridan was alive, or Ace would turn
the two meanings was
**
I tried my best to ignore the dream I'd had. I didn't want
the elevator to my floor. I was in a strange mood and
closed the door behind me. I settled and began to work, hoping it would occupy
from Kevin. I smiled to
I heard him say. I smiled to
"Hello, honey."