Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-216.64.238.34-20191112193910/@comment-44397452-20191213173225

This is chapter 8! Prepare yourselves.

'''“No. I feel fine. It can’t- how? No.” Sophie rubbed her forehead.'''

“Calm down… good news is you aren’t screaming or in pain so… no sedatives.” Elwin gave her a half smile but she could see the fear in his eyes.

'''“But… I really do feel fine. My ankle hurts a bit but… not like echoes.” Sophie inspected herself, trying to find the invisible injury.'''

'''“That’s funny… your ankle looks fine.” Elwin sighed and sat down. “You really do try to make my life difficult don’t you.”'''

“I’m sorry-”

'''“It was a joke. I’ll always save you Sophie.”'''

'''“SOPHIE!” Keefe came rushing in. Sophie didn’t fail to notice the absence of her last name. “Are you okay?!? I heard you were rushed here and I couldn’t find you and then they were looking for Tam and then I made a stupid joke or something and then they mentioned echoes and then… are you okay?”'''

“I feel okay…” Sophie winced at the tight hug, pulling away.

'''“Thank goodness!” Keefe stepped away. “Well… you probably want to be alone.”'''

'''He started to walk away but Sophie intervened. “Um… actually… could you stay?”'''

“Sure Foster.” Keefe sat on the edge of her bed.

'''“Oh. Hi.” Firz burst into the room, melting when he saw Keefe sitting there. “Are you okay?”'''

“Yeah I mean… my echoes are kind of… everywhere but… I feel fine.” Sophie looked down, tired of seeing the worry on everyone’s faces.

'''Grady pushed through the door, followed by Tam and Flori. He abruptly stopped when he saw Keefe and Fitz glaring at each other. He seemed to give Sophie a look that said is everything good?'''

'''Sophie nodded and sat up. “Well… maybe you guys should go…”'''

'''The boys shrugged and stood up, bumping shoulders on the way out the door. They both muttered goodbyes but Sophie could barely hear them. Or see them for that matter. '''

'''They were covered by a faint mist. In fact, everything was.'''

'''“Where did everyone go?” Sophie tried to say but her mouth felt numb. Good. She thought. Maybe she shouldn’t talk. '''

'''Colors flashed in front of her, forming a picture. It was… her old school? Everything looked so tall and boring. Sophie didn’t remember what she needed to do but… she was at school. She maybe she needed to get to class?'''

'''People rushed past Sophie and she covered her ears at the blaring sound of their thoughts. She tried to block them but… she couldn’t. She… she didn’t know how. '''

'''She walked towards the senior’s hallway but a tall guy stopped her. '''

“Woah there freshie… go to class now.” 

'''“But… I’m not a Fre-” Was she a freshman? She had to be?'''

'''Sophie turned around and walked through the other hallway. It was then she realized she was carrying her backpack. And inside… a schedule. '''

'''“Mrs. Smith?” Sophie hurried down the hallway but everything became misty. '''

'''She couldn’t find the door through the fog and suddenly the scene changed again. She was in her room, her human one, surrounded by her favorite stuffed animals and blankets. '''

'''When was it? Sophie looked at her calendar and gasped at the day. The day she found out she was an elf. Why was she here? What was happening? What’s an elf?'''

'''Sophie shrugged off her ridiculous thoughts of elves, instead remembering her field trip. She grabbed her Ipod and headphones, starting to walk out the door. '''

'''She heard a voice through the headphones, barely there. Suddenly, everything around her faded away as the voice grew stronger. It was a boy’s voice. Dex. '''

'''She was in her room at Havenfield, Dex holding crush cuffs in front of him. What was he doing? Didn’t those have to be prepared? '''

'''At this point, Sophie was about ready to fall over. Dex blushed and she leaned in to kiss him but the world spun again. And again. From fights with the Neverseen to her window sleepovers, Sophie kept seeing mist and memories. Were they memories? What were they? What was she? Who was she? '''

'''Sophie was in the middle of breaking up with Fitz when she collapsed. She heard a scream and almost didn’t realize that it was her. '''

'''“Sophie? Sophie?” Fitz’s voice melted away, leaving her in the dark.'''

'''“Stop. Stop! STOP. STOP!” Sophie screamed and wailed and cried, curling up in a ball.'''

'''Then... everything stopped. '''

'''Silence. '''

Darkness.

'''A faint murmur of voices aroused. They were calling someone. Was it her? They were calling Sophie. Sophie. She… was… Sophie. The darkness retreated, letting her open her eyes. Grady stood over her, shaking her shoulders so hard she felt like she would burst.'''

“Dad?” Sophie’s voice cracked and everything snapped into place.

'''She was Sophie. She was created by the Black Swan. The Neverseen were trying to take over the world. Her parents were Grady and Edaline. She was Sophie. She was friends with the Vackers and Keefe and Dex and Tam and Linh and Wylie. She was Sophie. She. Was. Sophie. Sophie. '''

“Sophie?” Grady held her so tight that she couldn’t breathe.

'''Mr. Forkle was standing in the corner, a tear slipping down his cheek. '''

“What- happened?” Sophie shook her head.

'''“You tell us! You…” Grady gulped. “You died.” '''