REVERIE: Twisted Reality

Day 42: The Entries of Archive Four

Alexandria Lennon

It's way past midnight when Joker and I came back to the mansion. 

He walked to the door of my room. 

I faced him and said, "I'll see you tomorrow."

Just as I was about to enter my room Joker spoke, "Um..." 

So I faced him again and waited for him to continue. 

Joker was acting weird again. He was twitching his left foot and twiddling his finger while avoiding my gaze.

'He looks like a girl acting cute in front of his crush.'

After a few seconds of acting weirdly, he finally said what he wanted to say, "I know this is gonna sound wrong but can I stay in your room?" 

He even pulled his hair behind his ear and did puppy eyes.

I looked at him unsurely then answered in a straight face, "No, I don't think so." 

He was slack-jawed by my answer and he whined, "You didn't even hesitate or at least think about it!"

"I don't need to hesitate or think about it. It's an obvious no." I stated in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Well, can you stay with me in the living room like last time?" He's pushing his luck. 

I glared at him which made his smiling face turn into an embarrassed expression, "Right, that was too insensitive of me."

'At least he's aware.'

Joker pulled something out of his pocket and gave it to me.

"Here take this. I know I already gave you one but it's better to be sure than sorry." He said and handed me a neon green-colored butcher knife like the one he gave me the last time.

I accepted it so that the conversation would not continue any longer and said, "Thank you. Goodnight."

- 

I turned to my other side and tried to sleep but I was restless. 

So I decided to go to the library to let my thoughts flow freely.

Joker brought me out of the mansion and it was so different than when the Duke brought me out.

Does that mean my reverie is finally stabilizing? 

Is that why there were fewer nightmares and no more nightmare surges?

I hope that was the case.

I picked a new shelf and a new book and started reading it,

 Subconscious Chronicle Entry (Reverie) Archive 4. 1st Shelf

"You were finally being honest with me... Prince of the Broken Throne." I said quietly.

"... So you already know," He said quietly in a sad gentle tone. 

He looked at me pleadingly and asked, "But why do you have to let it all shatter so fast? 

He looked at me wide-eyed and asked, "Why are you so persistent in going back to reality when all there is out there is misery and hardship?"  

'He's unstable, I have to act quickly.'

I took out my knife and tried to stab him but all I felt was dizziness and I collapsed on the floor. 

In my blurred vision, I could see him looking at me with... sadness? 

"So it's come to this again. Why do you want to leave so badly? Isn't all this your dream?"  I heard him ask. 

"The house, the luxury, me...but it does not matter. I'll repeat it all again and again and again as long as you're in your reverie. I am sure that in one of those tries you'll finally be content to stay here with me."

Before I could close my eyes, I saw his tired and pained eyes looking down on me.

-End of Entry-

The Prince?!

I read everything in that Archive and I found the same entries! 

It all contained the same entries!

I thought I've only been in this dream twice or thrice but I was wrong.

I've had this dream a hundred times!