The Inescapable Dream: Dark Facade

Chapter 3: Revelations

Yuri was ecstatic when Colin and Linda opened the doors to their home. Yuri forgets all about what happened to his parents, and thinks about all the adventures the three of them will have.

Yuri asks Colin later in the day, "Dad, what was it you were about to say at the ambulance?"
Colin tries to recall for a moment, then does so and tells Yuri, "Oh, the Moscow case? Yeah, the victim had their limbs amputated when we found her." Both Yuri and Colin shiver, then Colin continues, "The suspect was identified as Nikolai Itrimov. He was never found, but he was described as a man in people's dreams."
Yuri missed the part about dreams, but never bothered to ask Colin, and thanked him for clearing things out.

Yuri wanted to talk to Linda, but found out that she was on duty. So he went downstairs and watched the news because he was still curious about the results of the investigation so that the world could see what happened. "The investigation of the case of two deaths, Lisa Mikhailov and Chihiro Karahawa, has concluded as a murder-suicide." That Yuri knew, but he stayed on to see what the news had to say. "The police officers identified a child nearby the bodies, but the officers have refrained from letting us interview him..." Yuri was infuriated as soon as it was revealed to him what had happened. He ran to Colin immediately and asked, "Why didn't you and Mom tell me I was going to be asked about what had happened?"

Colin tried to find an excuse and said, "Uhh... We, uh, wanted to tell you, but, uh, we felt like it wasn't the right time for you, be-uh-because we felt like you wouldn't feel comfortable telling the public what occurred."
Yuri understood, yet he was still mad. "Well, you could at least have asked me if I wanted to, but why were you still hesitant?"

"BECAUSE WE WANTED TO PROTECT YOU!!"

Yuri and Colin were in shock, both of their jaws wide open. They heard the door unlatch, and saw Linda in the doorway with shopping bags in her hands. She asked them both, "Hey! What's going on here?" Yuri broke into tears, and ran to the couch and laid down. Linda gave Colin a stern look, dropped her bags and ran to Yuri. She asked sympathetically, "Yuri, what's
wrong?"

Yuri looked up, wiped his tears, and replied, "Why do people think I'm just a boy? Why do they think that I don't know anything? Why do they assume that fact so I don't get to prove them wrong?" Colin walks in as Linda sighed. "Yuri, people naturally assume things because they need answers quickly. When they realize they're wrong, it's too late, and if they have common sense, they'll apologize. So, Colin and I are sorry for not letting you tell the truth."

Colin wistfully nods in agreement.

"Ya proshchayu tebya." [Writer's Note: That means "I forgive you" in Russian.]

The three all hug each other, tears streaming down their cheeks.

Yuri hears the two gunshots again. His smile diminishes as his mind shows the image of the flower field. "That's nothing." As soon as he ignores it, he once again hears the binaural beats.

"AH!!"

He scrunches his face in pain, screeching as Colin and Linda panicked to save him. He kicks both feet in the air.

"MAKE IT STOP!!! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT AGAIN!!!!!"

Colin and Linda rush to restrain the crazed Yuri. They hold down his hands and feet, and get him to calm down.

"Gee, Yuri, what was that?!" asked Colin. "You don't have any-"

He stops as he sees Yuri's eyes roll to the back of his head.

"What the hell?!"

The parents call 911 and get Yuri into an ambulance. On the bed, he starts convulsing and EMTs check his vitals and holds him down like Colin and Linda did.

Yuri was in the flower field again. He heard a familiar voice calling him. He locates the voice of the caller.

It was Wyanne. Yuri stared in shock to find out that Wyanne was in the flower field as well.

"Eno nesohc eht era uoy." She flashes in and out and finally stays as herself.

"Yuri!"

Yuri definitely noticed that something was wrong.

"Yuri, it's Wyanne. What are you doing here, honey?"

Yuri looked in puzzlement. Honey? Why would she call me honey?