NaNoWriMo2

Here's the next part of the novel I was trying to write for NaNoWriMo (which i have 4 days to complete...ha)

The clock read 8:30, half an hour before Beth’s mother was to return home from her shift at the hospital. Beth’s mother had the habit of continually pointing out that Beth was still young and naive even though she had recently turned 18 and was a few weeks in to university. Therefore, Beth decided that telling her mother about the break-up with Paul would only emphasise her point as he was the third boyfriend she’d had this year. Even though it was early, Beth decided to turn in for the night and post-pone the argument until the morning.

Beth laid her head on the pillow, the silence acted as a remedy to her throbbing head. Finally, all the day’s happenings that where swirling through her mind, replaying over and over like a child reading their favorite book, stopped. And Beth was left to sleep.

She awoke to the smell of bacon and eggs and her mother’s whisper “Beth honey, I’ve got to go into the hospital today – Sheryl called in sick, there’s bacon and eggs on the table, I’ll be home ‘round six”

Beth grunted in reply and was sleepily relived that the day would be hers to do what she wanted. Beth rolled over and looked at the time – 10:00 and thought it appropriate to rise as the day would be over before she knew it.

She changed into her jeans and pulled a red button-up shirt over her singlet. She reached up to her bun, at this stage holding only a small amount of hair, and tugged at the elastic until her dark-blonde hair sat above her shoulders in soft waves.

She moved to the kitchen and ate her breakfast slowly, contemplating what she might do on her undisturbed day. The apartment was too stuffy, and, pulling on her Chucks, Beth decided to go to the park behind the apartment blocks.

She had only walked five minutes into the park when she saw him walking towards her “Paul I swear if you speak to me about this again I-”

“Beth just give us another chance eh?” Paul butted in.

Beth began to walk the other direction “You’ve had too many chances already Paul. Leave. Me. Alone.” Paul followed her and Beth began to pick up speed.

“Beth, we’re made for each other!” Paul insisted. Beth decided to walk into the large patch of untamed bush behind the park in an effort to lose him, yelling “go away!” to the persistent annoyance behind her. Her efforts had worked and Beth continued to storm off into the trees until found herself surrounded by tall gums and native ferns. She began to slow as she realised that it was a beautiful place that she had stumbled upon. Beth looked up into the canopy and saw the high arching braches covering her. One foot stepped on the rocky ground, then the next, as Beth peered above her. Suddenly she lost her balance and found herself on the ground, face first, in front of a giant gum tree. She pulled herself to its trunk noting a sharp pain in her right leg. Resting against the tree, Beth rolled up her jeans to find a deep cut. Sighing Beth lent her head back onto the trunk and closed her eyes, thinking of what to do. A few minutes passed and Beth opened her eyes to find herself in a situation quite out of the ordinary.

Surrounding her now was a sea of red fabric that appeared to have come from no where. Beth slowly stood up, with a gasp, as she felt the pain in her leg. She had had a similar dream to this a week before she started uni. The dream will all be over soon Beth assured herself and shut her eyes muttering “wake up Beth, wake up”