𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐭 -𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘺 (Book 1)

Chapter 3: Dreams

✧∭✧✧∭Dreams✧∭✧∰

My first day of Uni was a little shaky, to say the least... especially with that unusual hallucination I had in physics. I hope that boy didn't notice how out of it I was, maybe I'm just letting this paranoia get to me.

There are bigger things to focus on than some guy's opinion, this was my first year of Uni and I'm going to have a survive it.

Me and Natalie barely talked on our ride back home and maybe that was for the best, she seemed to have a lot on her mind. I wonder if she got to talk face-to-face with Aaron, she didn't seem as cheery as she did this morning.

The weather here is caught in a freeze frame, it's raining again; what's new? The house looked so lonely, Aunt Jens at work still- that's crazy, she's been so busy ever since Bill, Natalie's father passed.

We managed to get the rusty wagon up the driveway, I can't wait to lay in bed and fade away from all these thoughts- maybe I won't have any dreams tonight.

A hot cup of mint tea with honey has been my recipe for a night of good sleep- but lately, it hasn't been working.

Me: "I don't think I'll ever get used to this place and maybe that's a good thing." I sighed.

I was bored of my old life and sick of all the familiarities, I wanted an adventure away from life's dullness- something other than these nightmares.

I laid my eyes and body to rest on my cold bed and fell into a deep sleep- nothing but the sounds of raindrops hitting my window- the best thing for sleep.

✧✧∭Kat's-Dream✧∭✧

A pale sky towered a city of ruins, a bare white ocean littered with dead oceanic monstrosities.

Me: "What the hell?!" I stood there trembling, stricken with fear.

I was knees deep in the murky white water, It felt like thick oil and smelled of rotten entrails. The sensation was undeniably real and it sent goosebumps throughout my body.

I know it's a dream, but the fact that I can differentiate between it being my reality and a dream is practically non-existent at this point.

Me: "God, I can't even breathe without wanting to vomit- I can taste it with every breath I take!"

I seem to have full control of my senses in this dream.

I'm beyond disgusted the aroma is putrid, even the air had a distinct rotten flavor to it.

Me: "I have every intention of exploring this dream world- perhaps I can end it once and for all If I find that woman with the wolves." I couldn't help grinning.

Me: "It's just a dream." Somehow I felt like I was finally home, it was quiet but liberating and different.

I ran through the water slicing my thighs open on the bare boney dorsal fins floating around, hidden under the murky waves.

I never felt so free in my life, the blood ran till it met the water- burning my flesh. I'm feeling something I hadn't ever felt before- It feels like my insides are inflating, getting ready to burst.

I woke up gagging.

My throat ached and it felt clogged. I stumbled out of bed and rushed into the bathroom down the hall, probably waking everybody up. I splashed water on my face and started drinking the water straight from the sink.

I felt a sharp burning pain as my jugular popped out of place, it felt like it had gotten caught and suddenly unhooked itself like a rubber band.

I gripped the porcelain sink as hard as I could- I struggled to keep myself from screaming in agony. I felt needles form like a millipede snaking itself around the insides of my neck- digging its needles in deeper.