True or False.

Chapter 11

I blinked.

Today is the day, I start my summer internship at RULE, with RULE. Eh! I am a little confused about that one as mostly people do research there, but as high school interns we won't be doing any research of that, I am sure. Today is a very importantday though. As today is The Day. 

The day I start my internship. So naturally I am ecstatic. I am so excited that I can literally bounce off of walls as my mother says. I cannot wait to begin working there. It is like a dream come true. First of all because they usually take high school seniors, or at max juniors not sophomores like me. So, I must have been over the top exemplary student in their eyes. Second of all, this still feels surreal to me.

Maybe because it is not really real.

I don't think I was able to shut my eyes for long last night. It feels like I didn't, yet I feel rested but not at all at the same time. I do not think I am making much sense right now. Well, I am just glad I can form coherent sentences as I am not entirely sure if I am dreaming or am I awake. This is so freaking cool. It is just beyond awesome.

"GAH! YES!" I shout. As soon as the sound escapes my throat my mother's voice float to my ears.

"Alison are you okay?" I almost roll my eyes at my mother's concerned question. Of course, everything is not okay. I mean today I start my internship at the RULE. The place I dreamt of working since I read that article of their few years back. Everything is beyond okay. Now I cannot tell my mother that so, I settle with a more responsible and boring answer.

"Everything is cool mama."

"Alison!" Why mother? Why do you have to ruin my good mood with your scolding today about my usage of the word cool? Also, I have absolutely no idea why my mother does not like it when I respond with 'cool'.

It's always been like that why are you questioning it now?

I did not respond to my mother naturally. It is beyond frustrating at this point. But hey I cannot focus on that today. I need to be packed and ready for my first day by 9 am. Wait how come it still isn't even 9 yet. I feel like I have been awake for long. Damn time is moving way too slowly today!

That's a first. I was sure time is moving very fast. Like everything is fast forwarded here.

My summer vacation started yesterday. Well technical since the day before yesterday but hey yesterday was the first day I did not have to wake up for school at 6 am. Not that I slept in late today though. Or maybe I did. I am confused because I thought I did but now it does not seem so. I roll over on my bed a little smiling, just staring at the ceiling. It feels like just yesterday I got the email that I got selected for the summer internship and today I start my internship at RULE. Wow! Just wow. But it wasn't yesterday I know that.

Do you though? Cause it sure as hell felt like it was few moments ago not even yesterday.

It cannot be yesterday. After all, they announced their results in like Mach and now it is June. And of course, I remember how my last day of Sophomore year went. I remember all the crazy shenanigans me and my friends were up to. Like...huh I am drawing a blank. Yet, I know I remember. I am sure we had fun and pranked each other. But what were they? Why can't I remember it?

Probably cause they never happened!

This is weird. I feel like I can hear a voice speaking to me, yet I didn't know anyone was inside my bedroom. "Hello." I call out just to be sure.

"Is everything alright Alison?"

"Yes mama." I reply back instantly. But the curiosity about the voice made me get up from my bed and stand to search for it. I think I am more intrigued than creeped out by it now. I do know that I cannot speak loudly if I do not want my mother coming upstairs before I solve this puzzle. So, I resort to loudly whispering.