I sat in my bed waiting for silence to fall on the house as I sent a text to abbey.
“It was a nice chat we had earlier i feel so lucky top be able to call you my girlfriend i hope you don't think bad of me for not talking much i just don't really know what to say xxx”
I pressed send and waited for the buzz of my phone to tell me that there was a reply my gut wrenched as i waited for what seemed like an eternity before i got the reply
“ i'm glad we are a couple as well and can't wait to see you tomorrow maybe after school we could hang out for abit xxx” the kisses at the end made me almost jump for joy having never really been popular most girls didn't want anything to do with me but abbey seemed more than happy to be with me. I switched my phone off and put it on charge. I waited another hour wanting to make sure everyone in the house was asleep. I must have drifted off during this time as I again felt myself begin the fall into the battlefield. I again found myself in the middle of the fight unsure of why this kept happening the dream was the same as ever the fight finished and again i was in a stockade style restraint i felt the searing pain this time there was something extra that was said at the end
“You will forever be marked as the fallen and restrained within the creation you fought so hard to protect may this forever be a message to those who go against the creator may your mark forever be a sign of the shame you bear and many you never find peace or freedom”
As I felt unable to turn and feeling the restraints on my legs and arms I realised this time the reason I was unable to turn was because I was chained to a massive rock trapped in a large cave with no walls or ceiling in sight. I woke up in a sweat and noticed my wrist was burning more than ever. As I looked down I saw a small red mark. It looked like a flowing symbol that was a deep red in colour. It seemed to change and flow while I was looking at it and then slowly faded away leaving no sign of anything. My back was also in agony again between my shoulder blades. I sat in silence for an age trying to process all that had happened in the dream and having no idea what to make of it. I looked at my clock and saw the number display showing that it was about 3am. I darent risk trying to sneak out the house not after nearly being caught last time so instead I sat and read comics for another hour before sleep once again claimed me. It was a shallow sleep and the sound of my alarm jarred me awake. I felt like i hadn't slept at all and could only attribute this to the fact my sleep was so broken. I dragged myself out of bed not wanting to lose my bathroom slowly to my sister again. I just beat her to the bathroom as she stumbled across the landing. As i got myself stripped off to shower i again noticed the red marks on my back and the only thing i could think was at least no one could see them. Showered and got myself dressed and headed down to the kitchen. I made myself a bowl of cereal and slowly ate as I readied myself for the last day of school before the summer holidays. The last day of school was always hectic especially as the year 11s would play pranks around the school to leave their mark and a legacy to be remembered by the other students. As i walked out the door my sister as ever wasn't ready but i wasn't waiting for her today. I couldn't wait to reach the school and meet up with my now girlfriend abbey. As I walked past the park and on my usual route I bumped into mick and Abbey. Mick still looked unhappy with me but at least he spoke to me this morning
“ so i understand you and abbey are a thing now does this mean you will be hanging out with us again”
I didn't answer. I knew that realistically I should be faithful to my original friends, especially as I was dating Abbey, however I also didn't want to lose my new status as one of the cool kids. As we got to the school gate we noticed that there were teachers out the front talking to different people and a police car was parked out the front. The headteacher Mr Grant was stood in front of the gates with a megaphone