Title: Don't forget the daisies Author: Keira/Star Thingy Rating: G Status: ongoing (maybe) Fiction Type: Original Disclaimers: All the characters are made up from my head but they do vaguely represent actual people. Names and identifiable details have been changed Author's Note: If you spot any spelling or grammatical errors please don't hesitate to point them out. Other than that... enjoy and please comment. Darkness engulfed me as the world spun away from me. I could vaguely feel my legs collapse beneath me. Teachers cried out my name as I fell from my body. I was no longer in the classroom. Instead I found myself in a bed of clovers and daisies. The paper bark tree my friend and I once sat under was arms length away. Tentatively, I reached out to feel the soft bark. As my arm extended it moved further away from me. Shadows began to shroud my vision as everything around me pulled away... "Amandine... Amandine, do you think you can make it to the office?" Miss Lloyd asked softly; her voice filled with concern. I could barely open my eyes, let alone speak. I attempted to look around. The classroom faded in, as did Miss Lloyd's face. She looked worried and a little scared. "I'm fine," I eventually managed to croak. Despite my protests, Miss Lloyd escorted me to the office and I was sent to the sick room to sleep. I felt this was simply wasting time and I had more important things I needed to address. My mind was so confused. Thoughts and voices were yelling and screaming as they swelled in my mind. I had to get out. I had to escape! Unfortunately my body resisted. 10 minutes it took me to convince my body to get up. I dragged my feet along up as I went up to the front counter and explained that I had an Indonesian essay exam to do. Reluctantly, the ladies at the office let me go back to class. Grasping every pole and wall I passed to maintain my balance, I finished the day's classes. It was a struggle and I barely made it through. The daisies never left my thoughts the whole time. "Amandine … it's spring, the daisies have bloomed!" called Emily, my best friend, through my window. The sun has only just risen but both Emily and I were up. We always sit by the paper bark trees, making daisy chains and talking to the bees. It is our secret hiding place where we could escape from life. No one else knows of our special place. The trees were decorated with daisy chains and four leaf clovers. The bees buzzed around softly in the background. I could hear them fading away as did the paper park tree… "Amandine… are you all right? Do you need to go to the sick room?" Miss Lloyd was keeling in front of my desk. The same concerned face as yesterday appeared before me. I was breathing heavy and couldn't stop shaking. My pen kept falling out of my hand. I didn't know what to say so I just stared at her. Everything around me once again began to blur and fade away. The last thing I heard was Miss Lloyd's gasp as my head hit the desk. When I came to I was in a wheelchair going backwards. I could see the concerned teachers and office staff behind me. The teachers noted my confused look and explained that the wheelchair was a dud and only went backwards. Going up the hill, I nearly fell out of the chair. Luckily the teachers held me steady. I felt so embarrassed, ashamed and confused. I didn't know why this was happening to me. I was wheeled into the counsellor's office where Mrs Clayton, the guidance counsellor, kept asking me questions I couldn't answer. In the end she said it would be best if I went to a place that could look after me better. She never bothered to explain what she meant. I could feel my chest heaving as my sobbing faded into darkness. I could feel myself drifting away from the cluttered, tiny office. Mrs Clayton's voice called my name in the distance.