When Eyes were Closed

His Worlds - CHAPTER I

"Rin? see you at dawn" tapping his friends shoulder, a two-world traveler asking his friend to watch over his body until he got to regain his consciousness.

He must be safe no matter what. Rin had to protect Dylan at all cost.

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Eyes opened: The two-world traveler went back to the world he left yesterday.

Body trembling - he couldn't move for a minute or two; a normal scene whenever he woke up. Exhausted and dizzy he had a hard time moving his fingertips. He had to wait until his strength returned.

His numbness vanished after a minute, his pulse went back to its normal beating. Little by little, he raised his legs slanting into an obtuse manner. He shook his head and his hands afterwards. He practiced moving his jaw repeatedly. On his own, he survived for a hundred times of sleep paralysis experience.

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He stood up and observed the place he was in at the moment.

The cold wind guided him towards the open window. It was four in the afternoon and the weather excites him even more. He could hear the rhythm made by water rattling in his sight. He could feel the good wind giving him an intimate hug; slow, gentle, and cold.

He breathed in and let the coldness of air enter him. For him, it was a perfect afternoon for iced soda and spicy Korean noodles. He went to the kitchen and grabbed the drink inside his fridge. Boiled water and prepared to cook the food he bought online.

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Dylan

I miss the food my mom used to cook for me. This is one of the things that made me gloomy for living in far off city away from my family. I'm turning 27 on the sixth of June and 19 on the seventh of May. I was born in June and in May. I only have one name, one mind, one face, one body, one soul but I have two worlds. I didn't know how I turned out to be like this, I didn't even have the answer why it had to be me. If I only had a choice, I would probably choose to have a normal life. I envy those who were enjoying their bedtime.

I sleep but in reality, I don't. I never had the kind of sleep like you. My sleep wasn't made for me to rest in a normal pattern; instead, it was only sending me off to another world. I would also like to dream, not the dream I used to have. 

The supposed to be a dream turned out to be another reality the moment I fell into a deep sleep. I also wonder about the feeling of waking up and going out of the building and enjoy outdoor activities under the sun.

If I sleep, I wake up. I sleep on the first of April year 2020 and wake up on the 30th day of March year 1993. Today is April 1st and 9th day of March." If I were to describe what I was, probably I would consider myself as a time traveler and I could do it through sleeping; nevertheless, I believed that there's more behind all these things happening to me.

 Some people may see this cool but they were all wrong. Being different is a curse sometimes. It makes you feel you don't belong to where you used to stand. It gives you anxiety for and stressed you out.

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26th

Dylan moved the curtains to cover the glass window and took off his white thin shirt, pants, and all – exposing his winged sundial designed pelvic tattoo. The room, the bed, the blanket, the pillows, the door, the fish inside the aquarium, the books and the shelves, the food and the fridge, the door and the wall, the curtains and the windows; They all had gotten such fortunate life for seeing a man with a great body and a beautiful face. They could see the brightest star glowing just in front of them – perfection.