Eva by Nicole M. (best motivational books TXT) š
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Anyway. Sadie. Yeah, heās the only person Iāve got that actually sticks around. Itās kind of nice, despite getting so trashed you barely even speak, you just go out and screw things up.
Sadie. Whyās that name so familiar?
Is it from around the time when I watched everyone die?
I better not think about it. Itās just another memory.
CHAPTER TWO: NO BREAKFAST FOR ME
Iāve passed out. But not even that can stop the memories from entering my head. And whatās worse, here they can become a mental picture and thereās nothing I can do about it.
Iām in the car with my dad, and Iām the one whoās driving. I have my permit and itās me, my dad, my boyfriend, and two of my closest friends all going out to see a movie. Though, itās just my dad and I in the car. My boyfriend, and friends are In the car in front of us. My boyfriend is driving. Alexis and Lana are in the backseat. We all wouldāve gone in the same car if it hadnāt been for the fact that this IS my dadās car, and it only holds two people.
Weāre driving and weāre approaching a traffic light, the light is green. Weāre driving through it, and then it happens. Out of nowhere comes a giant green truck, and crashes into the car in front of us. The car holding three of the most important people in my life.
The car goes flying, being pushed along by the impact of the truck, and it slammed into two more vehicles. The car catches fire, and I struggle to get my seatbelt off. My arms are trembling. And once Iām finally out, I find myself running in the middle of the street to the burning car. My dad is yelling at me to get back, but Iām not listening. I quickly grab onto the handle to the door of the backseat, trying to open it before the flames spread. It wonāt open, itās too smashed in. I look in the window, no one is moving, which means either theyāre all dead, or just unconscious. I run over to the other side, nearly tripping over myself. The driverās door also too smashed in to open, but the back door on this side, opens without giving too much of a fight. I see Alexis, sheās unconscious. I grab her by the shoulders and manage to drag her out of the car and onto the road. Sheās got several cuts from broken glass on her neck and arms. But not much more.
By the time I look up, flames have almost completely engulfed the car. If Lana and my boyfriend werenāt dead before, they are now. Iām up and running towards the car now, my voice loud, shaky, and frantic as Iām shouting out my boyfriendās, and Lanaās names. There are people getting out of their cars and rushing over, I can hear sirens in the distance getting closer and closer. Someone, an adult, grabs me from behind shouting at me to stay away from the car or Iāll get caught in the fire. Iām kicking and crying, and shouting. The person is strong, and wonāt be letting me go. Iām still shouting out names, but focusing more on my boyfriend. It all feels like slow motion, being held back by this person, watching the flames destroy the car and the people inside of it, my screams. I can only watch as my boyfriend and one of my best friends are killed. I canāt do anything to save them. Am I really so useless?
Police, an Ambulance, and Fire Rescue have arrived, and the flames are put out. Now all I see besides the remainings of the car, are the two corpses that were once inside that vehicle. And I canāt help but let out a long, ear shattering scream. I feel as though itās not real, like it never really happened, like this is just a normal nightmare. But itās not, because it did happen. And there are just some emotions that canāt be explained. So, I hide them under my masks. I go out, get trashed, and act like nothingās wrong, like Iām just doing it all because Iām bored. But itās not like that at all. And no one knows.
Thatās wrong. One guy knows.
The same thing kept repeating in my head, the sound of my voice, screaming my boyfriends name. Over and over and over again. Everything is black.
Why is it so hard to remember his name? I can feel myself screaming his name, but itās not making any sound.
Oh, thatās right, he shares the same name as a friend Iāve made here.
Maybe thatās why, when I moved here I was drawn to him from the beginning, and was dying to know him, because he and my boyfriend shared the same name.
My boyfriendās name was Sadie.
When Sadie and I met just after I moved here, he only knew me by how I looked. We met in school, and heād forgotten my name. He sat next to me. He and I started talking, about several things. Stuff like, what we do in spare time, what interests we have, our parents.. Though, I was only really able to explain what my father was like and what happened to him, and how I really didnāt know what my mother was like. He understood. He had no parents. His dad killed his mom two summers ago, and was taken to prison. So, he ended up going to a neighbor and living there.
In my dream, he was sitting in his desk and I was sitting in mine. He was taking note of my appearance. Short black hair, dark green eyes, not very tall, small frame, almost anorexic looking.
That was a little over a year ago. Since then, Iāve lost weight, which doesnāt help with the fact that people assume Iām anorexic. My hair has grown longer, and has gone from a pixie cut, to my shoulders. And Iām a little taller.
Since then, we walked together after school, hung out at night, talked on the phone. Every happy memory I can recall that doesnāt bring pain, has him in it. And then there was one day, he asked if I had a boyfriend. I told him about what happened, how he was burnt alive and I couldnāt do a single thing to stop it. He found it funny how he and my boyfriend had the same names though, which, I guess when you think about it, it kind of funny.
I was wearing a green shirt, and black jeans, we were walking after school, and he asked if I wanted to be his girlfriend. I started to blush, but I was looking at him with a frown. I went on to explain how in a way, I still have a boyfriend, heās just not here with me anymore. And he didnāt make a big deal of it, so I guess he understood. And in all honesty, I donāt think I thought of him in that way. Or maybe I did. I donāt remember. But after that we both agreed to be friends. Rather good friends at that.
My eyes are open now. Whatās this..? Am I crying?
āNatalie, are you awake yet?ā I heard my mother shouting.
āOh, uh.. Yes mother!ā I shouted back, wiping away my tears and finding my balance as I stood.
āI made breakfast! Eggs and toast!ā She sounded quite joyful. Thatās not like her. This is the first time sheās sounded like this, and has made breakfast out of the whole time Iāve been here. Whatās with her?
Holy fuck, when did my room become so messy? Or, has it been like this the whole time? I really should clean it. Wait, whatās that on my desk? Itās a picture. As I stumble up to it I can feel my eyes grow wide, and I can feel tears coming on. Itās a picture of Alexis and I. Both of us look like hell. I guess it was because crying so much over Sadieās and Lanaās death made us a bit oblivious to our health. This was taken just before-
āNatalie? Come on, itās going to get cold!ā I heard my mother shout.
āComing!ā I replied, quickly shuffling out of my room.
That picture was taken just before Alexis killed herself. Exactly three weeks before it.
It wasnāt just my room that was a mess. The whole house was. But, my guess is that mother had gotten up early, and attempted to clean. On the table sat two plates. Both had eggs and toast. In one chair sat my mother. Thatās what it was, sheād been waiting for me. She wants to talk to me, because sheās suspicious about what Iāve been up to. Wellā¦ Fuck.
I sat down slowly, staring at my plate, avoiding her eyes.
āGood morning, Natalie.ā She smiled, acting as if nothing was wrong. But I can tell sheās not completely sober.
āāMorning.ā I mumbled. Poking my eggs with a fork.
āYouāve been doing it again..ā She said, her voice now flat.
āIāve been doing what again?ā I still was not looking at her.
āYou were screaming in your sleep.. Itās been happening more often lately, just like when you first came to live with me and.. I want to help you. I know this place is a mess, but Iāll try to clean it, and maybe then we can spend some time together, you know, act like a family,ā She paused, āAnd maybe I can get you into some therapy. Iāve just been so tired lately, and I donāt know why, but Iāll try and make this better.ā She added.
āI donāt need therapy,ā I lied. āAnd I donāt need you pretending like I know nothing. You know exactly why youāre always āso tiredā, and so do I. Youāre not really tired. Youāre just too busy drinking your life away, that youāre always passed out.ā Iām still staring at my plate. Iām feeling surprisingly calm, but I can feel her eyes burning into me. But I canāt help but feel a tad bit bad about this. She wasnāt suspicious of me, she was worried.
āI.. Why, I donāt know what youāre talking about Nat, Iām not a drinker.ā She was horrible at acting.
āOh? Is that why every time I see you āasleepā youāve always got the bottle in your hand, and several others around you?ā I mumbled, getting up from the table. āItās no use, youāre not fooling anyone. Youāre always drunk, and you know it. Youāre acting like everything is fine, well you know what? Itās not fine, and youāre just now all of a sudden āso willingā to try and make things right? Itās too late for that now. Where were you when I needed you, mother? You sure as hell werenāt here.ā My voice started to break. āLook, Iāve got to run. Sadie and I are going to hang out.ā I started for the door.
āYou havenāt even eaten yet,ā She pouted like a sad dog.
āIām not hungry.ā
āWell, where are you and Sadie going to hang out?ā
āAnywhere but near here.ā
And that was it. I stepped over empty alcohol bottles, soda cans, and food wrappers. I opened the door, and thatās when the tears started to roll. I heard my mother in the kitchen, she was crying.
Great, now sheās gone and made me cry too. I went to wipe my tears
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