IN YOUR DREAMS...

ch 23: An Escape from the dreams

      I was sitting on the sofa staring at the empty room without knowing what to do.I looked at the clock,It was three already.I didn't go for my work too.What am I even thinking inside my head?
   'Okay,look.It has already happened and you can't change it anymore,Jade.So whatever happens,you have no choice than to accept it as it is'.I said to myself.
     My stomach made strange sounds indicating that I was hungry.Ann has gone out to meet her friends.
    I've seen her talking to her boyfriend only through the phone . Doesn't she miss her boyfriend?Like I can't wait to see Shane though we just met yesterday.How does she manage her long distance love so well?What if he was cheating on her?What if he had another girlfriend there in Denmark?Won't she doubt him at all?If I was her,I can't spend an hour without talking to him.
   If I'm like this,Will it annoy him?No,he is someone who fell in love with me for my stupidity.Haha!I now get it,smart and intelligent boys tend to fall in love with stupid girls like me.
  Whatever!I'm thinking rubbish instead of sorting out the real problem.I called Shawn again but this time he answered the call.
   "Hello-",I spoke in a nervous tone."What are you doing?".
  I tried to sound casual.
"Me?I'm a little busy,Jade.There's a good news.May I speak to you later".
   "Huh?Good news!What good news-".I spoke in a hurry,"Hello,hello-".
   He didn't answer me back.He must be really busy then.
   What is that good news?Is it about Shane?Did they find him?
   My head is about to burst now.But I had a wonderful idea to test.I thought of going to sleep.
    Normally,everytime I fall asleep.I tend to have dreams only of him.When he was still in the control of the spell of the pendant,he used to constantly appear in my dreams .But yesterday,I have freed him from that curse giving him the chance to go back to reality  but what if I did something wrong and the curse was still not broken?
   If I sleep now,I could find out if he has escaped to reality or still stuck in my dreams.

    But before that I went on to have something to fill my stomach.I could feel the hydrochloric acid inside my stomach burning up,trying to eat the layers of my belly.I took a bourbon chocolate from the fridge and started feasting on it.I searched for some eatables inside the kitchen.I found a packet of cashew nuts lying on the dinner table.I opened them up and threw them  inside my mouth.
   

      You always told that I was like the waves,kept coming back to you each time.But did you even know Shane,that you were the shore and you always waited for me to come to you and  you never left.
    Now I'm like the sky waiting for the moon to appear at its fullest.

I lay on my bed,staring at the ceiling with a worried face.The house was too quiet to be called a home and the silence added to my worries.I tried to distract myself and change the direction of my thoughts which only made me think more of him.Finally after an hour of overthinking made me tired and I was slowly falling asleep.
     I want to build sandcastles with you like we used to,I want to run along the shores of the ocean and collecting various fruits and studying different flowers,walking on the paths of the infinitely stretched rose gardens and lying down beside you looking at the vast endless sky.
   Shane,Where are you?

     I woke up to a loud voice that echoed inside my ears.
  "Shane-",I got up and sat straight on my bed,holding my swimming head.
  "It's me!",Ann was leaning towards the door,arms folded across her chest.
  "Don't you know anything other than eating and sleeping?",she left the room without bothering for an answer.
  "Well,those are the essential things in life!",I shouted.
  She peeked inside just to make a weird face and stuck here tongue out.
  Ann is someone who is very difficult to understand,atleast for me.Sometimes she's like a typical big sister who you need to go for advice and philosophy lessons and sometimes she just goofs around doing stupid things.

    I stood infront of the mirror,examining myself.I parted my messy hair and wore it into ponytails.
What should I think when I didn't get a dream about him?Does this say that he has escaped from that strange place?
   I was waiting eagerly for tomorrow.I even packed my bags ready for school tomorrow.At the same time,I was peeping outside the window for every five minutes to see if he would visit my house by any chance.
    I'll get to know something if I see Shawn in the school tomorrow.Talking about him,I tried to call him once again,but how dare he reject my calls.Ah!They're making me more curious.If I see Shane in real life atleast for once,I will feel a little relived and happy.I wanted to know if he has arrived here safe.
  I left a text for Shawn.
Me:Are you so busy?By the way,what was the good news that you were talking about?Just curious :)
    
    Just seconds after I pressed the 'send' button,my phone buzzed.It was a text from him.

Shawn:I was a little busy in taking care of my brother who just arrived.I have told about him,right.The one I had told you before,that he had disappeared.He's back again!!:)But,I don't know how!He seems to remember nothing too!But everyone here are happy to meet him including myself.Others I'll say you when we meet.Take care,dear;)

    Dear?Whatever!So,yeah!!
Finally!I succeeded.Mission successfully accomplished.I'm so happy that he caught back with his family again.But what does he mean by ' he remembers nothing!'.
   Ah!Shane must be pretending to have forgotten everything.I can understand 'cause no one will believe even if he says the truth.He must have  been thinking of me too.I want to meet him now,right now.!But I must give his family some time to pamper their lost child who just returned.
   Is he pretending to have forgotten everything just to save me?Why hasn't he come to meet me yet?
   Ah!He wouldn't know the route.That must be the reason.Ooh!I can't wait to go to school.But I'm sure that it will take some time for Shane to adjust into the  environment he missed.
    But that's okay,take your time.I am here waiting for you!!