"that pill"

"There is this new pill you can take which cures you from your nightmares!"

That's what they said on TV. Yeah, weird, I know.
I talked with my mom about it and she told me that it was probably fake.
She was emediately mad at me even asking, she called me by my full name: Claire Counter of Steilenheart. That always means that I'm in trouble. My mom is a strong and independent woman, she knew exactly what she wanted and when.
She is sometimes a little strict, but that's the job of a parent I guess. She takes good care of me and she can be really nice.

Normally I listen to her pretty well, but this time I remained curious. Could it possibly be true?
A pill that can cure your nightmares?! I had so many questions. Would it also help with anxiety issues? Is it some sort of drugs? And will you remember the nightmare? Am I even allowed to take it?
My mom told me to forget about it, and I tried to do that.
I really tried!
But the next day at school everyone was talking about "that pill". My friends also had a lot of questions about it. They came up with a REALLY stupid idea, but that didn't mean I wouldn't do it.
The idea was to buy the pill, take it, and then just see what happens. Sounds simple, right? That way my mom couldn't find out about it, she wouldn't freak out and tell me that that it was wrong. I just needed to know if it was real or fake.
I decided to wait a little longer to think about it. Because I was never the type of girl that would do stuff like this. But this time, I just needed to know..

That night I had another nightmare, everyone was looking and pointing at me, they were laughing. I woke up all stressed out and sweaty. But I was glad the nightmare was over.

I walked to the kitchen to get something to eat, I grabbed a cookie and went back to my room. Then the thinking started.. So... IF I would take that pill, would all these nightmares be over? Will I just be able to sleep in peace? I didn't know ..

The next morning I packed my bag, and went to school, but that STUPID PILL was still in my head. I was more than done with all these questions.
After school I went to the local drug store and just bought the pill. I put it in my history book, so my mom couldn't find it.

It was starting to get dark, it was time to go to sleep. I walked towards my history book, I picked up the pill. I stared at it for a second. I took a glass of water. I was scared. Afraid.
I hesitated for a second but it was to late. I took the pill..

And .. Nothing happened ! I sighed and stepped into my bed. Almost disappointed. Thinking: It was all fake, my mom was right. Ugh, next time don't believe everything the internet says. Well... better try to get some sleep.

Suddenly everything started to shake, what was happening ?!

After all I fell asleep, and well, no nightmares. So I thought.

Suddenly I woke up. It was 3am.
I looked around me, I wasn't in my room. I touched the skin of my cheek and felt the sense of it. Okey .. this isn't a dream, shit!

It was a very big black room, it was so dark! I walked around and everything seemed normal... until my hands started shaking.

Blood dripping down my arm.

I screamed as hard as I could but nobody came.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ?!

The black walls started to change. Instead of the walls, there were mirrors. EVERYWHERE !!
I looked at myself in one if the mirrors.
It was horrifying ! There was blood all over my body.
I looked at my eyes and they were black. Black blood was dripping out of my eyes, like tears.
I looked in another mirror. In that one it looked like there were people staring at me and laughing.
In another one I saw my mom.
I screamed: "MOM GET ME OUT OF HERE!! HELP!¨
She looked at me -disappointed- and said with a cold voice:
"I told you not to do it"..