Today started out kind of weird. I woke up before my alarm. It was still dark out, but I swear I heard something whispering. Not like, a voice I knew, just a low sound, like wind through the cracks in the window. I asked Mom if she said something this morning and she said no, that she hadn’t even come into my room yet.
At school, Mrs. Anderson looked… different. She had her hair tied up, I think, but something about her eyes felt strange. She stared at me for a long time when I answered a question in class, like she was waiting for me to say something else. But I didn’t. I just answered about the planets.
Recess wasn’t fun. The sky looked kind of yellow and the playground felt quieter than usual. Nobody played tag today. Brian just sat on the swings the whole time. When I asked what was wrong, he just shook his head. I think he was crying, but he said no.
After lunch, the fire alarm went off, but no one moved. The teachers looked around at each other like they were waiting for someone else to say it was a drill. But it stopped after maybe ten seconds, and everyone just... went back to class. No one talked about it.
I don’t remember walking home. I was in the classroom, then I was suddenly in my room. My backpack was on my chair and my shoes were off, so I guess I walked home, but I don’t remember any of it. I even had a granola bar in my hand that I don’t remember picking up.
Tonight, I’m not tired. I keep thinking about the drawing I did yesterday of Eldrin. I looked at it again and it looks different. I didn’t change it, but the dragon’s eyes are open now. I never draw the eyes open.
Maybe I’m just being silly. Maybe I’m dreaming more than I think.
Anyway… tomorrow is just another day.
I think.
– Matthew