"Fernando." I was awoken by a knock at my door. I looked at time. 4:30 AM. I sighed. "Fernando." They knocked again. I sat up and stretched. The person knocked again. "Alright. Alright. I'm coming." I stood up and walked to the door. I opened it and saw no one. I blinked to make sure my eyes were deceiving me.
But they weren't. No one was there. I looked into the hallway and looked around. No one. I scoffed, confused, and closed my door. I turned around and gasped as I saw a man with piercing, yellow eyes and dressed in all black. "Hiya." He said before driving a knife into my throat.
I sat up in bed, clutching my throat and breathing heavily. I looked to my left and Zoe sleeping. I looked to my right to see my clock. 4:29. But as it read 4:30, I heard a knock at my door. I gasped. "Fernando." I heard my name. I quietly got up and went towards the door. I looked behind me to see if anyone was there.
Nobody. I took a deep breath, swung the door open and punched whoever was knocking on my door. "Oww! What the hell?!" I looked to see Hernandez holding his jaw. "I'm so sorry." I said and helped him up. "What has you so on edge?" He asked. "I had this crazy dream. It's stupid. Wait, why were you knocking on my door at 4:30 in the morning?" I asked him.
"I was wondering if you wanted to get an early workout in so that way we can have the rest of the day off." He said. "Oh, sure. Let me get ready." I said. "Great. Don't forget Zoe. Speaking of Zoe," he stopped me from closing the door. "Did anything...weird happen last night?" He asked. "Well...it was like she was on some crazy sex drive. Couldn't pry her off me." I chuckled.
"So it wasn't just Amanda." He said surprised. "Have any idea why?" I asked. "Your guess is as good as mine." He shrugged. "Hmm. Alright. I'm gonna go get ready." I said. He nodded and walked away. I walked back to my bed. "Baby." I shook Zoe. She moaned. "Sweetheart. C'mon. Get up." She moaned again. Deciding to let her get a few more minutes of rest, I entered my closet and grabbed a pair of basketball shorts and a tank top.
"Fernando!" I heard Zoe yell my name in a panicked tone. I exited my closet and saw her breathing heavily. She saw me and sighed. A tear ran down her face as she held her arms out. "Baby." She whimpered. I walked over to her and hugged her. "I thought you died." She whispered and continued crying. "I'm right here, baby. Don't worry. I'm here, safe and with you." I whispered.
She pulled back and placed her hands on my face. "It felt so real, papi." She whispered. "What happened?" I asked. She let out a shaky breath and said, "I heard a knock at the door. I tried to move but I couldn't. I couldn't talk either. By the time I was able to move, I saw this man. He had yellow eyes. And he was dressed in all black." She explained.
I stared at her in shock. "What?" She asked. I cleared my throat throat and smiled. "Nothing." I pecked her lips. "C'mon. Get dressed. Hernandez and I are gonna get an early workout in so we can have the rest of the day off." I said. She nodded and stood up. She grabbed a pair of leggings, a hoodie, and her Nike slides.
She put her hair into a curly bun and grabbed her phone. I grabbed mine as well and we made our way to the gym. When we got there, Amanda was sitting on one of the chairs while Hernandez was stretching. I sat Zoe down in a chair next to Amanda and kissed her forehead.
I made my way over to Hernandez and started stretching as well. "Hey bro, I know this may seem weird, but I had a dream that you were stabbed in the throat." He said lowly, only for me to here. I looked at him wide-eyed but quickly recovered so Zoe wouldn't notice. "You too?" I asked him. "You had it too?" He asked. I nodded. "So did Zoe." I added.
"Something about those eyes though. All yellow and creepy." Hernandez shuddered. I started to question why all three of us had the same dream. Or was it not a dream? I don't know. Either way it's creepy. I heard giggling and looked up to see Zoe and Amanda whispering to each other while looking at us.
