I dream that I wake up. Room is dark but the
cell phone's light is bright. Same familiar ring. Lean over to the nightstand. Reach for it. Answer, "
Hello?"
Somebody is on the line, but I can hear nothing from them except their breathing, faint through the phone. I can hear them,
barely, but
they know that I know that they're at the other end.
Eerie music is floating through, but they still
won't speak.
I dream that I wake up and
it happens again.
And again.
Again.
(Still in REM.)
The music: Is it violins? Cello? Is it keyboards?
I don't understand! What is it? I just know that it puts me
on edge.
When I speak, my voice
echos. My voice echos, but
I am awake!
Why is this happening? I'm awake, aren't I?
I dream that I go to my parents. I tell them what's happening. My dad asks if I've been drinking
grapefruit juice.
Have you been getting your Vitamin C? Maybe we should take you to the hospital and stick an IV in you.
And then I truly wake and feel panic (
Am I still sleeping?), but it's quickly washed away with relief when I
know I'm no longer sleeping.