In Deepest Minds: Book One

Chapter Nine: Shattered Glass

A few days later, we had fun. I listened to the teachers and all and can't remember my dreams from later on. But it was a fun weekday and now it's weekends. Now I can rest and...

...Wait, something's ringing and it's my phone. Oh, it was just a Facebook message. The wait is that Lucy and was she inviting me to some sort of... just... I guess I should read this one before I assume.

Hello Carl :D

I invite you to a sleepover today. I promise it'll be fun.

There are a lot of things we can do. Like video games, comics, manga, and so on...

I also invite your other friends as well.

So if you're free come and join us then.

Oh, it's a sleepover. At Lucy's house. Like it's just the first week of school. Why'd you invited us to your house immediately? I guess I could ask my mom the permission to go out then.

So, I went downstairs, and then I just have to convince my mom about this one.

"Mom," I said and then I cleared out my throat and then I collect all my courage to tell her this "can I go with a sleepover with my friends tonight?"

"Carl," said my mother. I think she's going to say know. I can see it in her eyes and I can see the disappointment on her face "I'm sorry but you're not allowed to go to the sleepover tonight."

Well, I guess I have to accept the fact that I can't go to have a sleepover with them tonight. I guess I have to go to sleep and went to bed tonight.

I texted Lucy that I can't go to her sleepover and then Chris and Kelcy are the only people who are allowed to go to the sleepover. I guess Andrew is not allowed either.

I tried to find a way to fall asleep but nothing worked. I feel restless. So I went on to my PC and browse through the internet. I only saw a few people online. But I think that they're having fun with their sleepover or something like that.

I find it hard to fall asleep. I think what my parents said is that I have to close my eyes to fall asleep. I guess I should try that one out. The reason I don't mention my father so much is that... he's gone... like he's dead. In some sort of sickness. I know it was sad but I just want to add it to you. You know it may lead to some certain things that will happen about my dad.

As I close my eyes I opened it again only to find myself in a room. A room filled with glass. Some of them are damaged already I think someone tried to fix those glasses before but he or she managed it somehow.

I keep on exploring the hall full of broken glass. I see shards of glass onto the floor and then as I hold the broken glass. My hand won't bleed. I guess I know that this place is just a dream to me I guess.

And then as I walked past these broken glasses I saw a little girl crying on the corner. She has long black hair and it reminds me of...

Wait, is that... young Kelcy? In my dream?

"Hey," I said to the little girl "what's wrong?"

"It's just that... I can't find them," she sobs, I think I'm getting a deja vu on this one. First I was trying to help my young self back into the playground and then next was to help the young Kelcy went back into the playground once more. What is the meaning of these bizarre dreams? "I'm lost, can you help me, mister?"

"Yeah, I can help," I said and then the little girl hold my hand.

The glass turns into a mirror and then I saw a broken mirror in front of me. As if I was seeing what my true self is... just like the mirror. Broken on the inside. I know it may sound cliche but that is what I think it is. A broken self.

"Are you alright, mister," said young Kelcy

"Yeah, I was alright," I said.

We walked into the hallway this maze is just filled with mirrors, a maze. I can't believe I'm stuck in a maze. But I know this is one of my most bizarre dreams. I feel like I don't want to wake up from this one.

We walked and walked until we found a door in front of us. This must be where she is. So, I opened the door and then I saw. The thing that Chris did all those years ago.

I know what he said behind Kelcy's back but I told her the truth and he keeps on calling me the snitch even though I snitched Chris about it. I don't remember what he said but I saw some dark aura surrounding young Kelcy and then I... suddenly... everything went black muttering some words 'this is all your fault' or something like that. I covered both my ears to cover up those voices. But I can't handle it anymore

"AHHHHHHH!!!!!"

I screamed at the top of my lungs and then I thought I woke up from the real world. But I was still in the dream world and I was back. From the blank space.

A saw shards of glass on the floor and I can see the reflection on the glass. I just realized that it was a mirror all along. We've been looking in a perfect mirror just to see the best versions of ourselves. But

A broken one makes me realize all the flaws that are in me. All the mistakes that I've done before.

I don't know if time affects the dream world but it seems I'm in some sort of labyrinth. The labyrinth of my mind.