Sterling Estate (discontinued for reconstruction)

Chapter 18: Unraveling

Evealyn is starting to grab a hold of her bearings as she strokes Misty along her back. The night terror she had set her brain into a loop. She looks over to Rae who just sat there with a look of worry. "When did you get here?" Evealyn asks, having wondered how she hadn't noticed her coming into her room.

"Just a few minutes ago to check on you." Rae answers "but when I came in you looked like you were struggling to breathe." Rae explains trying to figure out what happened.

"Ah, I must have had a bad dream." Evealyn is unsure if she's trying to convince Rae or herself. As misty purrs under her fingers.

"Are you sure that it was just a dream? You know you can tell me if it's something else." Rae says feeling like there is something else she's not telling her. Wondering what happened in the meridian was affecting her worse than before.

However Evealyn doesn't want to elaborate. As she herself is not sure what had just transpired. "No, that's all it is." Evealyn doesn't want to think about it much further as it makes her feel unsettled.

Rae can see that something is weighing on Evealyn's mind. It's as if she's semi conscious dazed in a dream yet here in reality. Something doesn't feel right but she's not sure if Evealyn would tell her anything. She wants to help but is not sure how. Having seen her eyes have that gray fog over them when she woke up. Wondering if it had something to do with it.

Evealyn eventually opens her mouth to say something but hesitates. She looks over to Rae searching the shallow crystal pool of her eyes to see them asking her to say what she needs. "Rae, can I ask you something?" Evealyn says

"Sure, whatever you need Ev." Rae answers wondering if it has to do with whatever had happened.

"Could you please stay with me tonight?" Evealyn asks, feeling tense not wanting to be alone. Having never asked anyone this since she was a child.

"I wasn't planning on leaving." Rae says, beginning to slip off her fuzzy slides.

Evealyn takes Misty off her lap and places her onto the left side of the bed. Shifting herself a little to make space for Rae as she claims on the bed on her right. Rae lays on her back and turns to Evealyn "is this better?" She asks.

"Yeah, thanks." Evealyn says feeling a little at ease knowing that she's there. Misty curls up near the pillows

"No problem. Now let's get some rest." Rae says, turning to her side facing Evealyn. " And Ev?"

"Hmm?"

"Just know you can tell me anything okay. And I'll always be there if you need me." Rae says

"Thanks." Evealyn says, not knowing much else on how to respond.

Rae yawns, putting a hand under her pillows before drifting off. Evealyn on the other hand is unable to sleep staring up at the translucent blue canopy above. Feeling like if she closed her eyes she'd have to face whatever it was she went through again. Becoming isolated in her thoughts unsure if it was just her imagination or not. She's unsure which one Is scarier. Misty's purrs vibrate in the sheets slowly lulling her to sleep. Misty slowly raises her head, ears twitching having heard something. Her eyes glow like emeralds in the sun and she gets up looking around seeing the crystals move by the window. "Mwrep~"She walks over to Evealyn's pillow and rubs against her before laying on a pillow next to her.

In the morning Evealyn wakes up finding Rae still fast asleep with an arm over her. Her face was smashed against the pillow drooling with light snores. On the other side was Misty curled up on one of the pillows. Evealyn carefully sits up not wanting to wake the two. Yet, she questions when she had fallen asleep as she remembered having thoughts on her mind. What were those thoughts about? Well for some reason she can't quite remember.