Sleep On It

Train ride

I open my eyes

I am in a bed
I sit and look around

This is my room

I look at the walls, all covered by paintings, mirrors, and many other old objects
I look again

I am deeply judging and reconsidering my choice of decoration
Both at the same time

I sigh

I look at the clock: 7 am
I have to leave home by 8

I close my eyes

ME: Five more minutes

One-minute passes
Pure silence
My favorite part of the day
Then another minute

Suddenly

A laugh
I hear a tiny laugh
Not mine
Someone else's laugh

I can feel my heart pounding
I panic

I open my eyes

There she is

On the ceiling
A woman
Wearing a white dress

There is a woman, wearing a white dress, lying on my ceiling and watching me sleep
And she is smiling

I try to stay calm and not show any signs of panic. Because this is how people die in movies like that...

I close my eyes

ME: I am dreaming.
WOMAN: Hehe, no you're not.

I open my eyes

ME: What did you just say?

She does not answer

I look at her and her white dress

Now that I see it... she doesn't seem very scary
If anything, she actually physically looks alright. Nice, and clean
And I like her dress too

To be honest, I am more terrified by the fact that she is lying on my ceiling and that she seems to be enjoying watching me sleep
I mean, who does that?
Mom?

I look at her
She does not look like my mom

I take a deep breath and finally ask

ME: Who are you? Do I know you??

Still no answer
She keeps on smiling

Ok...

I look at the clock: 7:30 am

Alright, that's it
I am going to be late now

ME: Ok, I am sorry but you have to go. I am late for work because of you. I need to get ready, and you need to leave me alone. Now, whoever you are, or are not, I know you are not real. No one can just lie on the ceiling like that. That's insane, and not a cool insane. No. A stupid insane. So, I am just going to ignore you and get out of bed. And you...