Hot tears streamed down my cheeks as I flapped my wings to fly up to the ledge that Alex had jumped down from. I flew around and felt my heart pounding harder in my chest, as it threatened to leap free.

Something was wrong. I couldn't find Alex's body anywhere. I started to hyperventilate as I landed on the ledge. Alex wasn't the type to joke about something like this.

Where could she have gone?

I stood up and took a deep breath to calm myself. Panicking and crying wasn't going to solve anything. I stepped toward the edge and looked down.

I can do this.

I will do this.

I closed my eyes and jumped down.

"Sara!"

I opened my eyes to see Alex peering down at me, concern painted on her features. "Alex...what's going on?"

She shrugged. "I-I don't know. I jumped down but somehow I landed here...?"

I got up and shook my head in confusion. "How is that possible?"

"Dunno." She slowly turned around taking in her surroundings. It was still night and instead of an abandoned warehouse, we were in an abandoned factory.

"Where are we?" I asked.

"Another dimension," She answered, in a joking sarcastic tone.. "It's totally the only logical explanation."

"Stop it Alex. We don't have time to play your sci-fi games right now. We need to be serious. Are you-"

She stared at me, her eyes dark and her arms crossed against her chest. "Do you really think I could've planned something like this? Face it Sara. There is no way in hell that I jumped, and somehow, poof! We end up in a factory. There is no logical explanation for something like this."

I was still unconvinced. There was a possibility that we were just seeing things caused by our grief. There was no way that we had miraculously ended up in a dusty, old, falling apart, factory.

"You're right, but how do we get back to our own?"

She stayed quiet for a long time thinking things through. "Come on, I want to experiment something real quick."

I followed her as she picked up a pipe and flew up to the ledge. "Alex...?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm happy that you're not dead. I honestly don't know what I would do without you, and I'm sorry for every offensive thing I've ever said or done to you. I'm also really sorry about making you upset over Noah again and I-"

"Mmmfff." Alex tried to hug me and I tried to react but instead...something else happened. Our lips connected in a kiss and I felt myself melting. I couldn't believe it but it...actually felt good...

Wait, what am I thinking?! This is illegal!

I pushed her away and shook off the feelings I had felt.

I'm probably just really happy that she's forgiven me, even if she showed it in a really inappropriate way.

She pulled away, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips. "I forgive you Sara, but keep in mind that you owe me, and I'll be cashing it in soon."

I faked a grin. "I'm fine with that. Anyway, what's your plan?"

"We jumped down and ended up here, right? If I drop this pipe and it disappears, then it'll prove that there's a portal connecting both worlds."

I nodded. It was a solid plan and it made sense, but I was still hesitant. Portals didn't exist. Other worlds didn't exist, they weren't supposed to exist. "When it does disappear, how are we going to track exactly where the portal is so we can fly in?"

"We'll just jump."

I looked down at how high we were. Even though I could fly, the thought of not using my wings scared me. I took a deep breath and stared into Alex's dark brown eyes. "I trust you."

"Great." She tossed the pipe between her hands a few times before dropping it.

And just like she said, it disappeared. She turned to me and grinned confidently, and with no hesitation she jumped.

My heart felt like it had gone still for that moment, but I trusted Alex. She disappeared just like the pipe did, meaning that she had made it back.

I closed my eyes and jumped.

"See? I was right!"

I opened my eyes and Alex pulled me up to my feet.

"Well....now what do we do?"

"What do you mean?"

"We found a portal that apparently leads to another dimension. What do we do? Do we just leave it and hope nobody else finds it, or...?"

"We keep it a secret and hope that nobody else finds it, meaning that this has to stay between us. Come back here tomorrow night?"

I looked down in hesitation. It didn't seem safe. What if that dimension was filled with aliens or man-eating monsters?! I looked back up at Alex to see a comforting smile on her face. I knew what that smile meant. It was a "I-promise-to protect-you-and-always-be here-for-you-and-keep-you-safe-no matter-what" smile.

"Sure."

She grinned. "We should probably get home. It'll be morning soon and you have a test to study for."

"Wait, what?! Which class?!"

She laughed. "What's so funny?! Alex, I'm not playing, which class is it?"

She finally stopped laughing and answered me. "I was just playing. We don't have any tests tomorrow. At least..I don't think we do..."

My eyes widened and then I realized she was still teasing me. I always knew when we had a test. Alex occasionally relied on me for the answers since she didn't take notes and preferred to simply listen on the rare occasion that she decided to pay attention.

We stood there enjoying each other's company in silence. "I think we should get back, Alex."

"Yeah, you're right. Want me to fly you back to your house?"

"Nah. You need to get home as well and get some sleep."

She raised a brow at me. "Sleep? The fuck is sleep?"

I swatted her arm playfully. "Stop cussing and go home."

"Yeah, yeah."

We both flapped our wings and took to the sky. "Bye Sara!"

"Bye Alex!"

She flew in the direction of her home and I flew in the direction of my own.

《¤》

I did my best to sleep but I just couldn't forget everything that had happened.

Alex tried to commit suicide.

We found a portal that led to another dimension.

Alex kissed me.

I kissed back and I...think I liked it.

No.

No.

No.

I could not like it.

I would not like it.

I refused to like it.

What we did was very wrong and we were lucky that nobody was there but us.

A chilling feeling ran down my spine as paranoid thoughts flooded my head. What if we hadn't been the only ones there? What if we were being watched? What if someone had seen us kissed? Would they report us?

I sat up and pulled my knees up to my chest.

I was scared.

I felt like I was eight years old all over again. I felt scared, vulnerable, and desperate to survive. A young girl who was willing to destroy another person's life just to save her own.

Tears started streaming down my cheeks as I realized something. If somebody had seen us, I was willing to betray Alex if it meant saving my own skin.

Author's Note

What do you guys think of Sara now? Does she seem like a bad person or someone who's just really scared?

There's another dimension! Who would want to travel to another dimension?

Let me know your thoughts of the chapter in general! 

I've changed my updating schedule to Tuesdays and Fridays. I updated today because I won't be here tomorrow.

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-DiTrix