Stay In The Shadows (A WKM Sequel)

Dreaming Awake

I was sure I had fallen asleep a few hours ago, somehow I felt awake, what happened tonight has me shaken I'm honestly surprised I even found a way to go to sleep. I keep thinking how everything happened so damn fast, what I remember seems so vague, was that all that happened? I'm standing in my hallway but I'm sure I wasn't home, I was at Stephanie's so why am I here?. I hear screaming, ours screaming, we sound horrified, but there's more, voices, more voices, flashes of lights surround me, whispers, so many whispers, my heart is racing and my breathing is so out of control I don't know how I haven't passed out yet, then I see him, his standing there but he's not watching the show, he's watching me, looking at me as if he was aware that I'm there. The way he's looking at me, why does he look at me as if we've been the best of friends? I didn't knew who he was and yet I had this feeling in my gut I didn't like. I suddenly feel my lungs stop, I'm choking and he's still watching me, my heart is beating slowly, my visions is blurring and the last thing I see is him, smiling.

I gasped loudly as I'm snapped into reality, I woke up sweating, panting as if I just ran a marathon, I swift my forehead, even my ashy hair is sticking "ew..." I whispered, my voice is raspy, dry, I need water. I walked down the stairs to see I wasn't the only one awake. Stephanie sat on one of her stools, a cup of tea in front of her, it seems untouched.

I quietly sat beside her, she was my best friend and I always knew what was wrong with her but this time it was a whole new level. "I had a nightmare..." I said aloud, my voice is still dry but I hesitate to stand up. I look at Steph and place my hand on her shoulder, she seem to relax at my touch "I couldn't sleep... Jenny I'm sorry ok... we shouldn't had done this, I shouldn't had made you do this... I'm so sorry..." Stephanie was usually your typical red head spitfire, rebellious and unafraid... but tonight she was completely terrified and how couldn't she after what we lived. I leaned closer and hugged her, I wasn't sure why I would say this but I felt like it was the right thing to say "We will be ok..." but Stephanie pulled back and looked me in the eye "Whatever that was it knew who you where, it spelled your entire name Jennifer, the worst part is that we didn't even got the chance to close the line, say goodbye... it... ugh it's to much I'm so sorry..." I quiet Stephanie and I shook my head "Don't think about it, drink your tea and we will go to bed... ok?" I told her but she was obviously still unsure and I couldn't blame her.

After drinking my glass of water we both went back to Stephanie's room, I'm sure I was too tired to keep my eyes open because it felt like in a blink of an eye it was morning. I slept and yet I felt extremely tired. I looked at Stephanie who seem to had found somewhere in the night some rest, so I decided to wake up and make some heavy breakfast for the both of us.

I'm sure it was the heavy smell of bacon what made Steph walk down the stairs and sit at the table. We chat for a little bit, everything seem normal for what was worth, and as much as I hated it all my belongings where back in my apartment. I was confident that nothing wrong was going to happen, or so I wanted to convince myself to. Alas I left Steph's apartment at 12:30, our apartments were not in the same building but we did live near each other.

Of course I was anxious with anticipation, what would happen? What to expect? Would everything be ok or am I doing the worst mistake I've ever done? I was honestly overwhelmed with sentiments, all different, but now that I was face to face with my apartment door I couldn't back down, I had to face whatever was on the other side.