Horror Stories from Horrified - Volume One (2)

and the r apid hammer ing r esponse w ithin my ow n chest. My w or ld pr esses in on
me again; ejects me. Ter r or clutches me as I thr ash ar ound in emptiness. I can no
longer hear God. The w eak w or ds inside my chest falter.
I am.
I cr y out. Once.
Am I?
*
The dr eam ended suddenly but Adam was not suddenly awake. He could still feel
the edges of sleep and tr ied to sw im back dow n; but ther e was a cr ack in the
cur tains and a finger of late mor ning sun poked at his face, har assing him
r eluctantly into the r eal w or ld. He stir r ed fur ther , r ubbing at his eyes, and felt
Cassy move beside him. He squir med gr acelessly to face her in time to see her nose
w r inkle in denial of the daylight befor e she pulled the cover s up over her face.
?Mor ning,? he said softly. She made a noise of pr otest.
?Typical student,? he mutter ed and str oked her stomach under neath the
bedclothes.
?S?alr ight for you, dr opout,? she slur r ed sleepily, ?you w er en?t the one getting
kicked all night. Some big dr eams you w er e having; all night mutter ing and
tw itching, keeping me awake. Please tell me I?ve at least slept thr ough my nine
o?clock lectur e.?
?I don?t r emember any dr eams,? he said.
?You ar e joking.?
?What was I saying??
?Nothing, just nonsense w or ds, now shut up and let me sleep thr ough my eleven
o?clock.?
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