The Unexpected

I knew that I should've done something, anything, but I couldn’t move. It was like I was on a roller coaster ride that couldn’t stop. Everything around me was spinning and all I heard was screaming. I heard my name being called over and over, but my feet wouldn’t react. I tried to yell for help, but no words were coming out. All I could see was my best friend trapped inside the house of flames and a bright light that kept getting brighter and brighter. Next thing I knew, it went completely black.

Astounded, my eyes flew open. “Oh, thank goodness,” I thought, “it was all just a dream.” I woke up to get ready for another long day of work at the hospital, trying to shake the nerves of the dream off.  Once I got to work I tried to call Jake to wish him a happy birthday, but he wasn’t picking up. “Hm,” I thought, “maybe he’s still sleeping.” I went about the rest of my day waiting for Jake to call back, but he never did. When lunch time came, I decided to go see him since he wasn’t returning my calls. When I got inside, all of the lights were out and there wasn’t a person in sight.

As I drove back to work, I tried not to worry. “He’s probably just out with some friends or something,” I thought. When I got back to the hospital, I looked over the list of patients. I was reading through the list when all of a sudden I dropped the clipboard and fell to my knees.  There on the paper in black print said “Jacob D. Crews.” Suddenly, I realized the dream wasn’t a dream. It was all true.