Cindy's POV
After Lily and Daisy left my place on Saturday. I retreated back into my bedroom. I needed some time for myself. I told my parents I didn't want to be disturbed because I had a headache and needed to rest.
I know Lily and Daisy were not telling me the truth. It's not like I blame them for hiding the truth from me, we weren't too close for them to tell me everything. Although, I considered them as friends, I thought they would have at least trusted me with things like this. I guess everyone thought I was the spoilt rich girl. I don't really have other friends besides them because people thought I was too classy for them. That's why I'm kind of hurt that even Lily and Daisy didn't think I was their friend too, so they tried to hide the truth from me.
I woke up before both of them did. I had a disturbing dream where I was chasing a girl, and then she fell into a pit. I woke up trying to catch my breath.
These nightmares, I couldn't call them dreams any longer, were becoming too scary. I find myself chasing after some girl, the girl had no face so I am not able to recognize her. But somehow I know she was scared of me. I wasn't able to control my actions. Whenever I have this nightmares, I know it isn't real. But I just can't control anything. Why was I running after her? Why did I poke my nails into her eyes. It was me, but also not me. I wasn't a bad person.
Why would any one be scared of me?
When I woke up from the nightmare, Lily was lying next to me on the couch both of us fell asleep on. She was struggling in her sleep. It was as if she was trying to get things off her body. At first, I wanted to wake her up but I looked down to the floor where Daisy was lying down. She was moving, and I knew she was about to wake up. I still don't know why I pretended to still be sleeping instead of waking Lily up. One thing was sure, Daisy was going to wake Lily up once she wakes up.
So I lied back down pretending to be sleeping.
I heard Daisy waking Lily up and asking her questions.
She asked why she was tossing and turning but Lily didn't give her any answers. I felt the couch shifting and I knew Lily stood up. Seconds later, Daisy stood up and went after her. They both went into the kitchen.
I was curious about the whole thing.
Why was Lily struggling in her sleep and why didn't she answer Daisy when Daisy was asking her questions?
I stood up and followed them to the kitchen.
My intention wasn't to eavesdrop in their conversation but I heard Lily's voice. She said it all started when she started having weird dreams, and that was all it took for me to stay put and listen to everything they were saying.
Somehow, I know if I go in there, they'll stop talking and I didn't want them to do that because I had to know what was really going on with Lily because it might be the same thing I was going through.
I sat on the floor at the kitchen door, listening. Then, I heard Lily call my name. She said she sees me in her nightmares.
Me?
Was Lily the girl I was always chasing in my nightmares?
I was starting to have a headache from all this. I'm not really sure what was going on here. How's all this possible?
I was starting to get sick. As I tried to stand up from the floor, I felt dizzy and somehow tried to find balance but I opened the kitchen door in the process.
I felt like a deer that was caught in a headlight. Although this was my house, I had no right to eavesdrop on their conversation.
I gave the first excuse that came to my mind. Daisy seemed to have bought it. But when I turned to look at Lily, I knew she knows I've heard something. She just wasn't sure how much I've heard.
Daisy was trying hard to cook up stories about everything and I almost laughed at her naivety. Lily and I both knew there was no need for any explanations.
And then Lily asked me to sit and tell them about the whole thing after I told them I had nightmares too.
Honestly, what I expected Lily to do was confess to me after I confessed. Instead, she just wanted to know about my nightmares. I know it's only fair for her to know about my nightmares, since I kind of know about hers now(even though it was by eavesdropping).
I just couldn't tell them yet. I mean, how do I tell her, 'yes, I'm the one chasing after you in your nightmares'. Technically, she already knows that.
I was going to tell them, but only after I find out the cause of all these nightmares. That's why I told them about the woman I'll be meeting with next week. Even before I knew about Lily's nightmares, I've been trying to find answers to my nightmares. So in an article I came across online, I saw this woman's name and address. Her name was Mara Tara Bara, and she lived in the outskirts of the town. She's a dream interpreter. That's all I know. I know nothing more about her, not how she looks like and not even sure if she really was a real dream interpreter. But what have I got to lose? I had to give it a try.
I've relied on the internet for most of my problems. I kept this a secret from everyone including my parents. How do I explain this to them even if I wanted to?
It was Monday evening, I got bored watching the TV in the living room so I decided to bring out my laptop, I plopped into my bed and as usual started surfing the internet, looking for answers.
I came across several articles about nightmares but few caught my attention because they were so similar to what I was going through, similar but not the same. I decided to email them to Lily. She already knows I know so what harm could it cause? I've had her email address since we were in school, so I didn't need to start asking her for it.
Back to Lily's POV
I was ready to go out for dinner with Ziko. We agreed to meet in a restaurant not too far from my place by 8:00pm. It was just 7:20pm so I still had time to while away. I was a legit late comer, I got ready in time but I still planned on going past the time we agreed on.
I took my phone out of my phone and opened instagram, going through memes and the lives of celebrities. I soon got carried away, I checked my time and it was 8:00pm on the dot. Wow, I have to go now.
Just then, I had a beep from my phone, as I checked it I found out it was an email from Cindy Ropes.
Well, that's new.
I tried putting on my shoes as I opened the message, but abandoned the shoe as soon as I read the first paragraph of the mail.
"Lucid dreams are when you know that you're dreaming while asleep. You're aware that the events flashing through your brain aren't really happening. But the dream feels vivid and real. You may even be able to control how the actions unfold, as if you're directing a movie in your sleep."
This was the first thing I saw. They were many more. I was guessing Cindy heard us the other day but my guess has been confirmed. She heard. I still don't know how much she heard but it doesn't matter. I sent a text to Ziko to tell him I wouldn't be able to make it. I know my attention will be divided if I went out on a date with him tonight.
After sending the text to him. I lied down back on my bed and continued reading the remaining content of the mail.