Before I Wake : the Nightmare Chronicles by Kathryn Smith

Author:Kathryn Smith [Smith, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

What the hell was I supposed to do with this?

After hanging up with Joy, I sat on the couch trying to

figure out if I should tell my mother and Morpheus what the

family had planned. I couldn’t confide in Lola since she

seemed to think I was sane, and I didn’t want to do anything

that might change that. I told her that they were calling in

another specialist, and that was it. She thought maybe I was

afraid to get my hopes up. She was partially right.

Was it wrong of me to hope that this neurologist might

actually succeed in breaking the “Arms of Morpheus” spell?

My mother was happy where she was, but I wanted her to

face the family she’d abandoned. I wanted her to face the

pain she’d put them—us—through.

But I also didn’t want anything to jeopardize my standing

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within The Dreaming—not that I had any plans to spend a

lot of time there, but if Mom woke up, Morpheus might de-

cide she was more of a priority than apprehending Karatos.

Or worse, he might decide to go all vengeful on my family. I

wish I could say I trusted him not to be so petty, but I didn’t.

He was a god, and gods were known to behave like over-

grown children.

I was going to have to tell them. I didn’t want to, but it

would save a lot of trouble in the long run. Chances were

that the specialist wouldn’t be able to wake Mom up after

all. My father was all-powerful when it came to dreams, and

I had my doubts that any mere mortal could stand against

him.

Of course I could be wrong. If a dirtbag like Karatos could

fool him, maybe Morpheus wasn’t as bright as I thought.

Either way, it sucked. And I was on my own.

Lola decided to take a bath, so I called Julie to make a

date for the weekend. She and Joe were headed out of town

on Friday, so we made plans to do lunch after they got back

instead.

I wondered what Noah was doing Saturday night. Not me,

that was for certain.

Had I been out of line with him? Didn’t I have a right to

know if a guy liked me or was under supernatural infl uence?

Normal people didn’t have these worries.

I went to bed shortly after saying good night to Julie. As I

walked down the hall to my room, I could hear Lola snoring

gently in hers.

I changed into my boxers and tank top and climbed into

bed. The sheets were a little cold, as was the temperature in

my room, but I pulled the comforter up under my chin and

snuggled down. I would warm up soon enough, and there

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was nothing better for sleeping than a warm bed in a cool

room.

Instead of waiting for the veil of sleep to transport me to

The Dreaming, I decided to try meditation. I should be able

to cross over when awake. Having to be asleep was just one

more thing holding me back from my true potential, plus it

put me at a decided disadvantage.

I emptied my mind—not an easy task for me. Then I

imagined a lovely warmth entering through my toes and

working its way up to my head.

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