Chapter Sixteen - Zion

"Zion, see what I made"

I lift the book I'm reading from my face to see what she's showing me "And what could that be? A leaf?

"No! It's a horse. A horse. You are so dumb, Zion?" Ayla bellowed glaring at me

One minute she was shouting at me and walking away from me and the next minute she was lying on the floor at the stairs with blood dripping beneath her head. I stood frightened at the scene for some minutes and then I screamed.

I jolted awake, beads of sweat clinging to my forehead. The room seemed unfamiliar for a moment as I glanced around disoriented still caught in the nightmare's grip, gasping for air. Just then I heard someone groan and I snapped my head towards the sound, squinting my eyes to see a figure on the floor. I switch on the side lamp to see Laura on the floor rubbing her ankle.

Then I remembered

In the haze of waking up, I had instinctively pushed someone away, and that someone was Laura.

I scrambled out of the bed, running to the other side to help her up. She s