Ghost Girl

Our dream has just begun

Nightmare 10 – Our dream has just begun

The sky was already dark when I got to our neighborhood and I was surprised to see both Masayuki and Yuka waiting for me just before the gate of my house.

"Why are you two here?" I asked, honestly bewildered.

"I'm pretty sure uncle and auntie are furious right now. They called me many times asking if you were with us earlier," Masayuki explained. "So we're here to help you with that... If you don't mind."

"Oh right." I checked my phone, which was relatively new since my old phone was crushed in the incident. Sure enough there were missed calls and messages that seemed to continue even after scrolling down four times already. I smiled at them. "I'll appreciate it if that's the case."

"...Reiji-kun," Yuka muttered as she looked at me worriedly. "Do you remember...everything now?"

Yuka and Masayuki seemed to be still awkward around me even though I tried to talk to them as casual as I can. I walked the space in between the two of them, who were nervous the whole moment. When I was behind them, I turned around and then practically threw my arms on their shoulders, surrounding their neck.

Both were surprised as the action I had done was something that I had always did back then.

"Yep, I remember everything now," I wholeheartedly said. "And you two doesn't have to worry about it. I don't mind it anymore."

"...It seems that the Reiji I know is back."

"Mhmm. Thank goodness."

Not all had been solved of course, but it was definitely a step forward again.

All three of us entered the house and my parents greeted me with anger. Masayuki and Yuka helped me calm them down by saying we were together all the time. They understood the situation but their anger had not completely abated.

It was then when I thought of telling them that I recovered my memories.

"Is...that true?" My mother asked shockingly.

"Yes."

That alone made my mother cried while my father stood still as if forgetting all his anger earlier. He hugged me gently. "I'm glad, Reiji. Thank god."

It was kind of embarrassing actually being watched by my friends like this and it took them for a full minute before calming down. It was then when my two friend said that they would go home since it's late but my mother stopped them telling that they should stay for the night. And my father insisted too, surprisingly.

They were about to refuse nonetheless but then I spoke. "Maki, Yuka, will you two stay the night?" It was not a question, it was a request. Both of them were a bit surprised but it seemed soon finally agreed. They told their respective parents on the phone and explained that they were staying over in our house.

My parents had wanted to celebrate the occasion but I insisted that we should just do it tomorrow instead. And then soon, I faced a problem. Somehow all three of us, me, Masayuki, and Yuka, ended up sleeping in my room. We had done this many times when we were kids but we were now young adults.

Yuka ended in my bed despite her refusing earlier. And us, guys in the futon spread on the floor. As soon the light was turned off and we were in our own sleeping space, Masayuki asked.

"Hey Reiji, why did you invite us to stay over?"

From atop the bed, I could hear Yuka shifting her position to hear us better.

"I will try to wake up Yume," I said, still in my futon, as I thought of explaining everything to them. "In this past three nights, I have met her in my dreams. Tonight, I will probably meet her again."