Lost in Dream - the catcher

Chapter 3!!

I wake up on the floor in what seems like a puddle of my own tears.

Really it's just a few wet spots on my shirt and the carpet.

Once again no dream. No nightmare. No nothing.

--KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK--

I jump slightly as I hear the banging on the door.

I know what this means. Before even thinking about it I'm running into the back of my little house unit and hiding in the closet.

Someplace in my mind I know that the closet isn't gonna save me but a girls gotta try!

Just as I get into the back of the closet I hear the door being busted in and I cover my mouth to keep from screaming.

--THUD THUD THUD THUD--

I can hear his footsteps.

"Come on Miss Farewell. We can't keep playing this game." He calls out. He comes once a year to take me to see the council...and every year I hide. I never wanna see those monsters again.

I look up at him as he yanks the closet door open "really? of all places to hide you choose the closet?" he says as he shakes his head and makes a huff of annoyance.

"Hey. Be thankful I didn't hide in the cabinate again. You had a heck of a time getting me out of there!"

With that he places the restraints on my wrists-no need for more than that I don't fight it anymore-and leads the way out the door and into the hallway of the council facility.

I sometimes forget that I live in the same building where they chose my fate. I look around at the gruesome articals on the walls of the hallway depicting recent witch murders and extreme crimes.

...And then there's my crime. I read the headline: "POWERFUL DREAM WITCH USES MAGIC TO MAKE DREAMS HAPPEN"

Well, that's a bunch of bull crap. It didn't go like that....but we will talk about that later.

Finally we reach the door to the main chamber and he pushes me inside; I fall onto the hard ground landing on my knees in front of my captors.