Then the phone was slammed down and I was left in a dizzy phase of confusion.
As I realised the mistake of over sleeping and letting Kate down just two days after we had just re-started I rushed to get ready and ran all the way to the cinema where we arranged to meet. She had gone so I was straight on the phone trying to find out where she had gone, when I finally got hold of her she was half way home so I ran all the way there and soon found myself on my knee’s at her doorstep begging for forgiveness. Sub consciously I knew people were watching but that didn’t bother me there was only one thing I wanted and that was forgiveness! As I stepped into Kate’s house I turned round to look at the crowd that had gathered, people of all ages were looking on. I should have felt embarrassed but I didn’t I was overwhelmed with happiness.
After being forced to cook to gain forgiveness we decided to make our way back to the cinema. As we stepped out of the door and down the path the weather changed from the lovely scorching sun to a dark moist Saturday afternoon. Some of the crowd whom had gathered hours before were still hanging around and were following us all the way to the cinema as I picked up the pace so did they, we jumped on a bus and they were soon just a blur in the distance. I could now concentrate on making the date a special as I could so I turned on the old charm and we sat down towards the back of the cinema with our popcorn and drinks and cuddled up ready to watch the film. We were just getting into the film when popcorn started landing on my lap and then hitting the back of my head. I ignored it for a little while until it was annoying me so much I had to turn around, but the cinema wasn’t even half full and there was only a couple of old age pensioners and a couple kissing in the corner. Surely it wasn’t any of them, so I turned round and started watching the rest of the film. But then I felt hot, steamy breath on the back of my neck, slowly breathing in and out. Should I turn around? I was scared! I finally decided to turn around and there sat my best mates Tim, James and Chris I acknowledged them and told them I’d speak to them after the film.
The film had finished and we all stood in the foyer catching up for what must had been an hour and we then all went off our separate ways and me and Kate were alone again. We slowly walked home but once again sub-consciously thought someone was following us but this time I didn’t bother turning round what was the point I was just having a bad day. I dropped her off and started my walk home but as I turned round to cross the road when I saw the crowd who followed us before gathering behind me I picked up the pace and soon found myself running, I was being chased. I ran across the road and almost got hit but a bus which swerved out of the way just in time and as I ran up my road I saw the crowd slowly catching up with me, but I stepped into the safety of my house and relaxed in bed watching television. I slowly felt myself falling asleep so tuned off the television and shut my eyes.
I was soon in a deep sleep and found myself having the same dream as the night before and as I walked down the beach towards the sea I saw all the dead animals spread along the beach and as I paddled in the warm sea I heard the sound of broken glass I didn’t wake up but as I swam further out to sea I felt a huge pain all over my body I was being attacked by crabs. They were biting me all over my body. I was awake, the window was smashed, some of the crowd had gathered on my roof and were putting crabs into the room. They were biting me all over my body, there was blood everywhere. But then my phone rang again I answered it, there was someone screaming in my ear. I couldn’t quite make out what was being said but it went a bit like this:
“Where are you? It’s half two you promised, this time you’ve taken it to far!”
Then the phone was slammed down and I was left in a dizzy phase of confusion.
Tom Rogerson