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Celeste Taylor

“I’m in this bedroom,” I started, looking down at my hands as I recalled the latest dream. “I don’t know who it belongs to or why but I’m there with two girls shaking…They’re terrified about something…This was something I never experienced before…It felt like my first nightmare.”

Lowering my head, I tried to think about what I heard. Conversations were going on just on the other side of the wall while I was stuck in this room with the two girls.

“How old were they?”

I looked up for the first time seeing Seth standing completely nude before me. The curly fro draped down his face and features like a plant, his bright eyes were fierce with emotions I couldn’t quite place. Every muscle was etched perfectly into his dark brown skin, and he cracked his neck from side to side as he listened.

“How old were they?” he asked again.

“I don’t know.” I shrugged. “Teenagers at best…maybe a little younger? I’m not sure. They were afraid of whoever was on the other side of talking…A woman was pleading for her life…and…then the door opened… and Bam!” I clapped softly. “They charged in. The mother was pleading…another woman walked in with a werewolf standing on his legs…It felt so real…From the hairy feet and claws on his toes to the contorted face. Another wolf walked in and then another…but the wolf started to say something…the words were kinda muffled. We were all in this room–––”

“Could they see you?”

“No. Not at first anyway,” I said, looking at Seth. “That’s how I know it was a dream. You’re…the only one, for some reason, that I can talk to.”

“What happened next?” he asked with a lick of his lips. He never once blinked nor gaze lingered elsewhere. He was locked in with every word.

“The werewolf attacked the girls…Killing them right in front of me. I’ve never seen bodies and bones snap and break…Skin tearing and eyes just…” I shook my head with disgust. “It felt so real. The other woman drew her fangs and instead of coming at the mother like I thought, her eyes turned red and launched towards me. I just remember screaming and waking up here…” I looked around the forest. “It’s the last thing I remember, being attacked by a vampire.”

I looked at Seth, seeing his eyes become glossy and his jaw slowly circled and jerked to the side repeatedly.

“Wh-what do you think it means?” I asked.

“You think it’s a part of the story you were telling me about? Tale of Three Brothers? ”

“Oh that for sure was the second brother…betraying the first out of fear or pressure. I just don’t know how it relates and where the woman with fangs came from? Anyway…” I sighed as I looked down at my hands. “Just in case I don’t see you in my dreams anymore since they’re starting to change again…I thought I’d tell you…” I smiled. “You’re the only one who seems to enjoy my stories anyway so I’m glad to entertain you. Not really a successful writer in the real world. If I am some sort of oracle like you’re saying I am…then what I’m telling you is only meant for you.”

“A message for me, and a warning for you.”

I rose from the bed with a gasp, air shooting through my nose like someone was forcing me to suffocate from the inside out. I looked around the plain college dorm. The small window had a little bit of light from the natural sunrise in the distance. Touching my neck, I felt something wet as I pulled my hand back to look at my fingers. The tips were bright red as I clamped my neck with my entire palm, feeling blood staining. I looked down at the sheets, seeing a pool of red blood everywhere and began to freak.

“ No, no, no, no, no, no ,” I hissed, flipping the covers back.

I jumped up from the bed. I tried to stop the blood from pouring out when I turned back to look at the bed, seeing the maroon and white sheets stain free. Slowly, I pulled my hand from my neck, seeing bone dry fingers.

“ A message for me…and a warning for you ,” I said out loud, the only thing I can remember and hear in my head. “A message for me and a warning for you…”

Was this about me? Am I the one that needs to be warned? Is this my body’s way of telling me to be careful of Seth and the werewolves?