Pursuit For Lucidity (Crashing Waves) by Marie Jem

Author:Marie Jem [Jem, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-11T00:00:00+00:00

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I decided I would try to sleep in my bed that night. I showered, dried my hair and crawled into bed. I was able to surrender to sleep, but it wasn’t long until the nightmare took over again. I awakened, sitting up in my bed, sweating. Why was Alex in my dream again? I changed into a dry pair of pajamas and tried to go back to sleep, but was unsuccessful. I soon ended up on the not so comfortable couch once more. It was difficult to get Alex out of my mind when I kept dreaming about him.

That morning, I woke up with a sore back from sleeping on the sofa. Katherine called and invited me out to lunch and possibly some shopping. John was working, so she needed some girl time and I was more than happy to accept. It was such a beautiful day to be outdoors, it would be a waste to stay home, moping around all day. I spent the morning doing laundry, washing my bed again, since I was convinced to get every particle of Alex off those sheets. I had become obsessed with washing that bed, thinking if I washed it enough I could eventually sleep in it for an entire dreamless night.

Yoga was in order for my backache and I felt like a new woman afterwards. Katherine texted to notify me that she was on her way. I quickly showered and dressed and waited for her arrival. I called the front gate and asked the guard to let her through the gates when she arrived. I heard Katherine’s car outside and opened the door before she rang the bell.

“Hey, Claire, you look great! You look so much better than the last time I saw you. I’m so glad you’re doing well,” she said, hugging me tightly.

“Thanks, Kathy. I am doing much better and taking it one day at a time,” I replied. Katherine came inside and we caught up on everything that had happened that week. I told her about the false alarm at the police station and how disappointed I was that it wasn’t the right guy.

“I’m sorry to hear that. I hope someday it will be him and you can put it all behind you. I think it was nice of Alex to drive you there. I’m still not too fond of him for what he did to you. I still think he’s a selfish asshole, but he does seem to have a good side to him,” she said. “I wonder if his wife is dying. Do you ever wonder that, Claire? Like, do you wonder how long she has to live and how bad her disease is?” she asked.

“Honestly, I can’t think of anything but them eating together, sleeping together, laughing together. The thought of her dying is nowhere near my mind. I keep picturing them living happily ever after and it’s killing me. I can’t even sleep in my bed because ever since I moved in here, I had gotten used to Alex staying with me,” I explained.

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