Salista's POV

Austin...
That's his name.
Austin...
His name just roll off my lips and- wait.
Why am I thinking this? Why am I thinking of him that way? I don't even know him, and I'm thinking that!

'I'll be back tomorrow.'

   He said he'll be back tomorrow. I guess that would good? I sigh and rub my forehead. Now I'm frustrated that I'm thinking this way. I huffed in annoyance and cleaned the rest of the tables that were dirty.
   Then I started to get a headache. "Great, just great!" I muttered to myself. I rubbed my temples to see if I could relieve some of the pain, but it seemed to get worse. I threw the cloth I was cleaning the table with into the pail I had and went to Mrs.Anderson.
"Mrs.Anderson, I'm not really feeling well. Do you think I can go home early?" I asked her. "Of course dear! Go home and get some rest. Come back when you better." She said. "Thank you Mrs.Anderson. I promise i will come back."
   I smiled at her before I left. When I walked out of the diner, it had to be atleast mid afternoon. I checked my watch and it said 3:30pm. I then started back to my apartment.
   I was less than 5 minutes away from my apartment when it felt like I was being watched. I turned around and saw no one. I groaned and turned back around and ran the rest of the way there. I opened the lobby doors and went inside. I saw the lobby manager and smiled and nodded at him. He gave a friendly smile and went back to what he was doing. I walked up the stairs that were beside the desk and went to my apartment. I walked down the hallway and went to my door. I unlocked it and went inside. I called out to Shannon. "Shannon? You home?" I got no answer. I frowned at that. She's always home. She rarely goes out. I shut the door and leaned against it. I breathed in deeply and let out a long sigh. You can hear the frustration in my breath. I opened my eyes and and squinted at the bright light coming in. My headache grew more painful every second I stared at the window. I looked away and just threw my stuff, besides my phone into a corner, locked the door, and went to my room. On my way to my room, I started to get dizzy. I held onto the wall so I don't collapse. I finally got to my room without collapsing. I opened my bedroom door and went into bed. When I got into bed, I pulled the covers up to my chin and curled into a ball. A sigh of contentment escaped my lips. I closed my eyes and tried to go to sleep. I opened my eyes and rolled onto my back and closed my eyes once more. Then I finally started to drift.
Finally...
Peaceful...
Quiet...
Blackness...
Until the nightmare hit.