Dream Of Stars

Blue

I see blue.

Why is everything blue?

My eyes are foggy, I blink a couple of times to clear out my vision. I realize I'm underwater, my arms are loose and drifting, my legs feel like stones weighing me down. I'm drowning, aren't I?

I start panicking, I've lost my breath. My lungs are burning, I don't see the surface.

How did I get here? 

It takes every ounce of strength in me to force my legs to move, I start kicking, desperate to reach air.

I keep kicking, I see light. I'm close.

I'm nearly there when something grabs my ankle, I look down to see there's nothing. I've stopped kicking and I've begun to sink.

I've accidentally swallowed water. I'm now inhaling it.

This is it. I'm a goner.

I scream and open my eyes only to find I'm in my bedroom. Everything is dry, no water to be found.

My door bursts open and my sister looks frantic. I realize I'm covered in sweat.

"Jesus Christ! What's wrong with you!" Adelia gasps, her hands are on her knees and her eyes are wide.

"I- I don't know" I wipe the sweat off of my forehead, my hair is drenched.

"I think I had a nightmare" 

"Are you ok?" Adelia asks

"yea, don't worry, I'm sorry go back to sleep" I apologize, I look at my window to see light outside.

I swing my legs over the edge of the bed and rest my head on my elbows.

Adelia gets up and walks over to my restroom only to come back a few seconds later with a washcloth in hand. She places it on my forehead, drying my sweat. 

"Thank you" I whisper 

She crouches between my legs to look up at me, still patting my forehead. I look up at her chocolaty eyes and notice how her brows are furrowed. I bring my finger to in between her eyebrows and rub,

"Don't furrow your eyebrows, you'll get wrinkles" I smile at her.

She laughs a quiet laugh then gets up and puts the washcloth down on my dresser, 

"When do you go back to work?" she asks,

"Monday, at 9:30 am, why?" I reply

"Today's Saturday, do you want to hang out with me and Steph tonight?"

"No thanks, Olli is coming over later so I'll stay with her." 

"Ok, I'm going to go shower you tell me if you change your mind." She walks over to my door and looks back at me for a second before closing it.

I get up and walk over to my restroom, I look in the mirror only to see that my cheeks are flushed and my bronze-colored hair is frizzy. I quickly undress, take a fast shower, blow dry my hair, and get dressed into a fitted crop top with high-waisted skinny jeans.

Walking out of my room, I see a pair of men's shoes in the hallway.

'Oh no...' right as I was thinking that a guy walks out of the living room.