The First Page - part 2 (youngsters:other, 521 words) [2/2] show all parts
Author: homeydd	Added: Feb 23 2004	Views/Reads: 3808/2	Part vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
(This is a continuation of the first part of "The First Page". The story gets more intense here.)

(part 2) 

Liz was extremely quiet during dinner that night. She wasn't her usual
self - a warm, bubbly girl. Evan could sense that something was 
troubling her deeply. He wanted to ask her about it then, but felt that 
it'd be better of he talked to her in private. Their mother seemed 
oblivious to what was going on. 

After washing the dishes, Evan went to find his sister and saw her lying
on her bed. He gave a gentle knock on the door, and immediately Liz 
turned to look at him. "Can I come in, Liz?" he asked. Liz hesitated 
for a moment, then nodded her head. "Sure." 

She ushered her brother towards a chair and he sat. "So," she began.
"You're here with a purpose, I suppose." Evan was startled for a 
minute. But then he regained himself quickly. "Yes, in fact I want to 
ask you something, sis," he replied. Liz motioned for him to go ahead 
with what he'd intended to say. So Evan told her about how he felt 
about her while they were having dinner. It took him some time before 
he could get Liz to spill everything out. She cried as she related what 
the incident to Evan. 

"Bro...I really can't believe it..." she cried. Evan thought it was
probably that Liz was being a little too emotional about the matter. 
"Hush sis...everything's gonna be ok. That murder took place in the 
past," he said, trying to comfort her. 

That night, Evan tucked his sister to sleep upon seeing the frightened
look on her face. He accompanied her till she was sound asleep. He 
placed a kiss on her warm forehead and got up to return to his bedroom. 
He heaved a sigh of relief as he lay on his bed and closed his eyes. 

Evan felt as if someone had touched him and his eyelids fluttered open.
"Liz?" he said in a drowsy manner. Liz looked even more terrified. Her 
face was pale, and cold sweat was pouring out of her forehead. 
"Evan...the whole thing seemed so real!" she exclaimed. "I dreamt of it 
and it seemed so real!" 

"Calm down, Liz. Calm down," Evan said, embracing her in his arms. "It's
only a dream." 

"It's more than a dream, Evan. I felt that the whole thing has
re-enacted itself!" Liz practically shouted. "God, what am I going to 
do? I'm so tired I want to have a peaceful sleep. But this thing just 
keeps repeating itself, brother. And I don't know how to deal with it." 


Evan thought that it'd be better if she slept in his room that night, so
that he could keep and eye on her, even though it meant breaking a 
family rule. He'd no choice but to make sure that Liz was really 
alright. I'll explain everything to mom, he thought to himself. "Here 
Liz. You can sleep on my bed tonight," he offered. "Just in case you 
have that dream again, I'll be on the floor." Liz grinned at him. She 
counted herself lucky to have such a caring brother like Evan. "Thanks 
a lot, brother." 


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