Chapter 13
Sarah lay there on the ground convulsing as she felt her body turn cold. She didn’t know what had just happened to her and couldn’t understand why she was laying on the cold ground at night. She opened her eyelids but they were so heavy they barely opened. Through the small slats of her eye, she could see Rob, standing over her, touching her body with his ice cold hands. Then, she started blinking her eyes and gaining focus through her pupils. She’d never felt this way before. It was like she’d just done drugs or something. She didn’t know. Maybe she was drugged or given a roofie in her drink.
She opened her mouth to talk, but nothing came out. It was like she was speaking, but the sound wasn’t coming out. Then all of a sudden she started coughing and hacking. Then, she tasted blood. She lay there with her head tilted sideways as she coughed up blood clot after blood clot. She didn’t know what was happening to her body. She cleared her throat and made some noises with her voice. It was still mumbled, but at least there was sound.
“Sarah, are you ok?” Rob asked, staring down at her.
She waited, touching her body with her ice cold hands as she lay there. She wanted to make sure that everything still intact.
“What happened to me?” she managed to ask.
“I’m not sure,” Rob answered. “What did happen to you?”
Sarah thought for a moment and then realized she had no clue what just happened. She couldn’t remember anything for the life of her. She didn’t know how she got there or why Rob of all people was standing over her.
“Why are you here?” Sarah asked.
“I’ve come to see you. To talk to you about Rachel,” Rob said.
Sarah couldn’t understand why this random guy from high school would have come to her college to see her to ask about Rachel who she hadn’t seen in over a year now.
“But why?” Sarah said. “Why me?”
“Because I want to be with your sister. I still have feelings for her and I want to know where she is. You’re the only one who can help me,” Rob said.
“But don’t you know she’s been gone for a long time now?” Sarah asked.
“Gone?” Rob questioned. “Not dead is she?”
“Oh no! She’s not dead,” Sarah answered. “Don’t say such a thing!”
“I’m sorry. That’s just what people back at AHS were saying, so I wasn’t sure,” Rob answered. “God forbid!”
“God forbid is right! I don’t know how I’d live without my sister,” Sarah said. “We’ve become so close.”
“So, where’d she go anyway? Vacation?” Rob asked.
Sarah couldn’t understand why he was prying so much about this. She didn’t realize that he cared so much about her sister. Sarah remembered when Rachel came home from high school one day crying because Rob had stood her up for their date. She’d felt so bad for Rachel since it was her first date ever. She also couldn’t believe that Rob, a jock, liked her sister. Another thing that made her proud!
“Why do you care anyway?” Sarah asked, suddenly becoming more protective of her sister.
“Because I realized I made a mistake. I love her and want to be with her,” Rob said.
Feeling sorry for Rob she let out a smile and said, “She’s with someone else now. I’m sorry to have to tell you that.”
“Someone else?” Rob asked. “Who?”
“Just some guy. You probably wouldn’t know him anyway,” Sarah said.
“Who. Tell me!” Rob begged.
“His name is Benji,” Sarah said. “She’s head over heels for him.”
“Where’s he live?” Rob said, getting jealous.
“I’m not sure. I don’t think he was from Bedford though,” Sarah said.
“Is that where Rachel is?” Rob asked.
“In Bedford?” Sarah questioned.
“No! With Benji?” Rob asked.
“Yes, I believe so,” Sarah said.
“Do you have any idea where?” Rob asked.
“I don’t know but, I do know that they went to his house. In some castle or something. I read Rach’s diary and found out. I shouldn’t have seen it, but I did,” Sarah confided.
“Castle?” Rob asked.
“Yeah, it’s somewhere upstate I think,” Sarah said.
She stared up at Rob who was clearly processing all of this new information. She could see it computing in his head and he stared back at her in amusement.
“Upstate?” Rob asked.
“Yeah, I don’t know anything else. Sorry, wish I did,” Sarah replied.
“Do you still have her diary?” Rob asked.
“No, I don’t. My parents packed it up when they moved,” Sarah said.
“They moved?” Rob asked. “You mean out of Bedford?”
“Yes! They moved right after Rachel left. They couldn’t bear it anymore and realized they’d made a huge mistake moving up to New York anyway so they went home to Pennsylvania,” Sarah answered.
“No wonder!” Rob said. “I tried stopping by your house many times, but nobody answered the door. Then, just recently another family answered and I was so confused I just left.”
“Yeah, that’s why. It’s because they don’t live there anymore,” Sarah said.
“Want to find her with me?” Rob asked.
“What?” Asked Sarah.
“I’m going to go find your sister. Do you want to come with me?” Rob asked again.
“Well, I have class tomorrow,” Sarah answered. “I don’t think I can.”
“Trust me. You can miss class. It doesn’t matter now anyway,” Rob answered.
“What do you mean it doesn’t matter now?” Sarah asked.
“You’ll see!” Rob said.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Sarah asked again.
“Don’t worry. In due time you will find out what I mean,” Rob said ominously.
Sarah lifted her body off the ground and stood up. She’d never felt more light headed before in her life as she did at this moment. She couldn’t understand what was happening to her body. Her mind started spinning and the world around her became blurry and foggy.
She didn’t know what to make of it all. She looked at Rob who looked as if he was floating away. His body drifting off in the distance. She didn’t know where he was going and wanted to follow him. Then, all of a sudden, she felt a sharp pain in her back and then a popping sound. Then her feet lifted off the ground and her back sprouted wings. She was flying in the sky next to Rob, not knowing what on earth was happening.