Collin stared out his car window, his eyes fixing on the dark scenery outside. The moon hung low in the sky, like a glowing blowing ball about to drop down on earth's surface, unable to keep itself in the sky any longer. A long sigh escaped his lips. For some reason the stars seemed painfully bright tonight.
I don't know how much longer I can do this.
The thought entered Collin's mind before he could stop it and a pang of guilt immediately struck his gut. What was he talking about, "he couldn't do it anymore?" He wasn't even the one suffering in the hospital.
Collin pushed open his car door and stepped out into the night air, the darkness engulfing him as he left his thoughts in the car. He glanced down at the notepad in his hand, the writing unreadable due to the lack of light. He didn't need to be able to read it though, he already knew what it said.
1. Revise Essay
2. Research
3. Finish Math
4. Come up with a fundraiser idea for student council
He had read over the list so many times, he didn't even know why he still kept the paper. Maybe to keep his mind off of other things. Collin glanced up at his compact two story house, that seemed just too empty, now that only two people lived in it. With a tired shrug he made his way to the front door slipping into the house and throwing his jacket on the coat hanger. His mother sat hunched over at the kitchen table squinting through her reading glasses at the bills that littered the table.
"Where have you been?" She asked looking up briefly to catch Collin's eye. "I thought you said you would be home early today. Your dinner's cold now."
"I'm sorry I didn't know I would be gone so long." Collin answered brushing his hair out of his eyes to look at the plate of chicken and peas that sat wrapped in plastic wrap on the counter.
"You could have called me. Geez where were you anyway?"
"I decided to go the hospital." Collin whispered cautiously, knowing how touchy of a subject that was with his mother.
The bills in her hand began to shake and she didn't reply for a while before finally nodding. "Okay." She simply said before getting up and trudging towards the living room where he could hear the faint sound of the television. Collin watched her leave before trudging up the stairs and entering his room. He knew how stressful all this had been on his mother, and he couldn't blame her for any of her crabbiness. He dropped his backpack on his bed before opening his laptop and pulling up his essay. He had only got through half of it before his phone rang. He picked it up a female voice greeting his ears.
"Hey Collin, this is Sarah the student council vice-president." A cheerful voice said.
"Hello Sarah." Collin replied trapping the phone between his ear and his shoulder as he continued to type.
"I and the board were just wondering if you happened to have come up with a fundraiser idea."
"Oh ummm..." Collin mumbled pulling out his check list and running a hand through his brown hair. "Not yet." He finally said wincing slightly at his words. Oh how he hated to say that, but the hospital visit had gotten him behind schedule.
"Collin we really need that, I know your going through a tough time right now, but you really have been slacking with your duties as president lately. I'm sorry to say this but the board has come to an anonymous decision to remove you from your position. Sorry, but it has to be done. "
Collin stared wordlessly at his computer screen. Of course he knew he was slacking but he wasn't doing that bad of a job, and he had been president since freshmen year, how could they just throw him out like that.
"I understand don't worry. Tell Michael he finally has my job." Collin glared at his wall his words coming out harsher than he intended. Sarah didn't seem to notice as she quickly hung up. Damn it. How ridiculous would this look on his college application fired from job as president. Collin quickly stood almost slipping on a coloring book his sister had left in his rooms months ago, he picked it up examining the messily colored picture.
Rapunzel stood smiling happily on the page, a frying pan in her hand. Her long blonde hair flowing down the page and ending in puddles of hair at the bottom. Collin swore his jaw clenching as he noticed the word Melanie signed at the bottom in crooked letters, he threw the book across the room, turning away and leaning against his desk as he watched it slide under his bed.
Aladdin watched desperately as jafar snapped his fingers and Jasmine was suddenly trapped in an hour glass. The powers that he possessed in his serpent carved cane causing mayhem. Sand instantly began to pour from the top, knocking the golden crown that the princess wore from her head.
"Jasmine." Aladdin shouted reaching out towards the giant hourglass from the position where he was knocked down. She shook her head her black ponytail dancing behind her as she pointed towards the lamp. Aladdin nodded he would save her after he regained the lamp again. He turned towards it watching as his dear friend Abu ran for the shiny golden lamp his tiny hat bouncing on his head.
"Don't toy with me boy." Jafar laughed flicking his staff towards toward the small oblivious money turning him into a clapping money toy, symbols clasped in his hand ready to smash together once he was whined up.
"Abu." Aladdin cried helplessness beginning to fill his chest and press against his lungs. The purple magic carpet swooped down picking up Abu and bringing him out of danger.
"Things are beginning to unravel." Jafar pointed his golden serpent at the carpet instantly making it unravel.
For some reason this all felt so familiar to Aladdin like this had happened a thousand times, the words dejavu almost left Aladdin's mouth as he took in the sight of everyone he held dearest being trapped. Why did it feel like he had already been here before and endured this before? Aladdin quickly shook the thoughts from his head as jumped to his feet racing towards the genie lamp that still rested on the floor.
"Not so fast." Jafar tsked forming a barrier of swords between Aladdin and them lamp. Aladdin glared at Jafar picking up one of the swords. He was going to end this right here and now.
Suddenly a ring of fire surrounded Aladdin the only sound he could make out over the crackle of the fire was jafar's mad laugh.
"Don't be a coward!" Aladdin yelled turning in a circle watching as the flames grew higher. "Come out an fight me!" He continued the flames rising so high they blocked his view of anything else. Sweat began to trickle down his back and he worried he might die here. But no he wouldn't, for some reason he knew clear as day he wouldn't die here. "Fight me Jafar!" Aladdin tried again clutching the sword he held tighter. The light began to become too blinding and Aladdin brought an arm up to cover his eyes. Suddenly everything around him went quiet, no more crackling of fire or Jafar's menacing laugh. Then he was falling Aladdin felt his feet slip from under him as the ground disappeared. A bright light surrounded him and a sick feeling entered his stomach.