I went to the hospital and the doctor who analyzed me said that those where clear symptoms of my sleep depravation, he said he would give me sleeping pills, I told him that I was already using those and gave me the strongest pills there were in the whole pharmacy, he even warned me to not use more than 1 PER WEEK.
I used one when I got home, to my surprise I managed to sleep but only for 20 minutes before waking up just as fast as I got knocked out.
I feel even worse now, I was getting used to the symptoms of the no sleep but now after my "nap" I feel as if I'm in a hangover, my throat hurts, it's dry, and now I have a headache.
I went to the kitchen to grab water, I ended up drinking almost a liter right there and then.
I sit my couch thinking about what am I even supposed to do now.
Just... wait for something to happen... at all?
I mean it's 4 am on Friday, I need to wait for 2 more days (not counting this one).
Can I really do that?.
No.... I can't.
I suppose he won't answer due to how early in the morning is (or late in the night?... I still don't know how to draw the line in that), but I call Alan, expecting to hear his voice once again.
Perhaps a reassurance to my mind that indeed, everything that has happened the last week's was real, that the girl I've been seeing all those times wasn't a product of my imagination.
the phone rings, and nobody answers, I look at my phone but I don't actually see anything, my brain just doesn't want to acknowledge anything happening right now, it's like if it isn't capable of doing basic processes anymore, I feel like I'm fading away into numbness as I just can't handle it anymore.
I dial the number just one more time, grasping what I can from reality with all my strength.
This time, someone actually picks up the phone and I'm relieved like never before in my life.
-Hello?. Cecile?.
-Hey Alan how are you doing?.
-Well I'm... fine but, why are you calling this late into the night?. Not that it bothers me you know.
-Oh nothing really, I just wanted to talk to you for a second.
-Are you sure you're fine?, because you don't sound so.... fine.
-I'm gonna be honest with you, I'm not. I'm not at all.
After that I can hear Alan rushing to stand up from his bed, I could swear I heard him even put some shoes on just to be ready to come rushing to me.
figuratively of course because he can't leave the facility.
He is such a caring person anyway.
-What's wrong?!.
-Don't worry I'm not in immediate danger as far as I know, but I do feel horrible beyond belief.
-What happened, is it a virus?.
-No...no... listen I haven't sleep for 8 days, I took the heaviest most potent sleep pills known to man and only managed to close my eyes for about 20 minutes before waking up feeling even worse than when I took that nap.
-Oh dear that is awful...
-It truly is, do you know what could be causing this?.
-Well I have heard of sleep depravation due to some abilities but most of the time if not every single one you had to have direct skin contact with them, and they're also all dead by now.
-So they were at some point in the facility?.
-Yes, but again, they're all dead. And we haven't gotten any reports of someone else like that existing as far as we know, unless you happened to meet with someone having that ability.
-I though so myself but this started a couple of days before I left the facility, and the only people I interacted with on those days were you, fay and the girl that manages the store where I go to buy my instant ramen.
-Perhaps she is the one (?).
-No, can't be, I have seen that girl for over a decade now, I'm surprised she isn't tired of me going there every Thursday at this point. So no, I don't think there is an available option this time.
-This is weird... there is no reason for you to have such a severe case of insomnia, this NEEDS to be some kind of enemy ability, but getting to know from whom you got it is going to take time.
-I know...
-I'm sure we can figure it out once you get back here, you just need to hold on for a couple of days more, just 2 days honey, I know you can do it!.
-I'm looking forward to seeing you all again, I'll try to endure it but I'm pretty sure it's not going to be a pleasurable experience.
-Yeah, I'm sorry that I can't do anything else to help you dear, I swear I would if I could.
-Don't worry Alan, I know you would...
So... before hanging out. Are you with Faraday right know?.
After I said that I could see blue dots in my rear view, I'm well aware of what those mean. The rest was short after all.
-Well yes, I'm actually in the control room, I was inside with her until she was asleep. She had been like that ever since you left, she can't sleep unless I'm right with her.
-Haha, well I guess I left some shoes to fill didn't I?...
-Well, you did, that is for sure. She's been feeling lonely, well... not so much recently.
-What do you mean?.
-She got a new friend.
-Wait what? how, I thought she was confined from the rest of the facility.
-She is, let's say this new friend was made here. I'll leave it at that.
-What are you talking about, why don't you just tell me who it is?.
-I want it to be a surprise, I think you'll love it when you see it.
-That is if I see it in the first place.
-Oh... right... give me a second.
I hear Alan getting up from his seat and opening the door to faraday, then I hear the camera being used and he gets out of the room and sits again.
Meanwhile I see her in my room sitting right in front of me, in the floor with her legs crossed and hands on her chin looking at me with such sweet eyes.
-Now, take a look at what I send you.
-Alright.
I open the file to see Faraday sleeping on the floor with a...
IS THAT A DOLL OF ME?!.
(Cecile stood up quickly from the surprise, even scaring the imaginary Faraday in front of her.)
-H-hold up when did she make that doll?.
-Early today, well yesterday actually.
-And how the hell did she do it?.
-Transmutation.
-Oh well that makes s- WHAT?!.
Someone bangs on the wall, I forgot I am on an apartment and I can't scream this early.
-Yeah, quite a surprise right?.
-Surprise can't even begin to describe my feelings right now, first of all since when she can do that?.
-Since 2 days ago, well, that is when I discovered she could do that but maybe she could do it from the very beginning.
-WHA!- oh shit sorry I can't scream. What?.
-Yeah that was my reaction too, also, since you can't really scream as you wish why don't we leave this for tomorrow, I could call you early in the morning so you can scream as much as you want?.
-Haha very funny, dork.
-hehe, but no for real don't you prefer if we stop the call now, that way I can even bring Faraday to the conversation.
-That would actually solve some questions, yeah, I guess that's better, so I'll see- hear you later.
-Okie dokie, I'll call you as soon as Faraday has her breakfast.
I didn't point it out but every time he said Faraday a new one appeared next to me in my sofa. Some of them looking directly at me, like the one on the floor, the others just sitting and looking at random stuff in the room.
I take a look at that picture again...
She is not only sleeping with it but hugging it too. I guess she has a high regard for that doll.
-She has a high regard for you, dummy.
That is... correct also.
If we were to sleep in the same bed... would she hug me like that?.
-She would, even more tightly.
Huh.
What a weird thought to have.
Well she loves me, I guess it's natural for her to have me in such a high regard.
-Why do you say that in such a monotone voice.
I didn't even say it but okay.
-You know what I mean, you say that she loves you like it means nothing to you.
Because... well it doesn't.
-That is not true, and you know it.
Well I did lie, it does mean something.
-See, your finally opening up to yourself!.
What I mean Is that it makes me glad that someone likes me that way, it even flustered me a little, that is what it means to me, but that is all, I don't really see her like that.
-Are you sure you don't?.
I'm sure.
-Are you ABSOLUTELY sure that you don't?.
I... am.
-Hmmmmm alright, keep lying to yourself then.
I'm not having this discussion with a product of my mind.
-Who knows your mind better than your own mind?.
Not you, that is for sure, you're my "haven't slept for 8 days" mind, only my well slept and fresh mind knows me.
-What ever you say.
All the faraday's disappear.
I won.
(She keeps looking at the picture, not looking at the doll, but seeing faraday's cute face.)