The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 23: Aurora's Nightmare

Part 3/3

Aurora gasped as she jolted up from her sleeping bag. She was sweating bullets, and her body felt hot and bothered. Suddenly her skin felt like needles pricking her, and she pulled her white graduation bandana off her hair and put it to the side.

“What was that… Nightmare about?” Aurora wondered as she looked to the right. Neddy and Ruby were gone from their sleeping bags. Aurora looked to her left and noticed Samuel was gone too. She let out a sigh, as she huddled up in her bag again.

“That, that didn’t feel good,” Aurora muttered as she shut her eyes tight.

The door burst open suddenly, and Aurora crawled into her sleeping bag, not wanting to be seen by Samuel. She didn’t want to look him in the eye after what happened last night, what he had said to her.

“Why are you hiding there? It’s almost noon and the others are preparing to leave to tame new creatures at any moment.”

It wasn’t Samuel, it was Ben. Aurora took a peek and saw him standing at the doorway without a care in the world. He had his usual outfit on, but he had plants adorning his arms.

“No reason. I don’t feel like going out,” Aurora replied as she held onto her sleeping bag tightly. Ben let out a huff, annoyed.

“Fine. I’ll tell the others you’ve become sick and need recovering.”

“Thanks for that,” Aurora replied. Ben turned around to leave, but before he did he said one more thing.

“Oh, and by the way?”

“Yeah?”

“Next time you have a nightmare, quit screaming in your sleep. It kept me up all night. I suggest you get whatever you have on your mind sorted out or else this is going to become a problem.”

Ben shut the door before Aurora could speak. Aurora looked to the side to see that gold heart locket she had tossed to the side last night. The one Borealis had given for their anniversary. She outstretched her arm and picked it up, gently bringing it to her and clicking a button on the bottom. It opened up in half, revealing a photo of the two of them together at school, proudly displaying their report cards.

She felt herself tearing up. Borealis had passed away, and this is what she does to him?

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” Aurora muttered as she held the locket close to her chest. She sat up, clutched her eyes tight, and began to heave her body up and down as she sobbed her regrets away, “I’m sorry…”