Odd dreams
I have had several odd dreams since the last one, but generally until today I forgot the rest of them. I was at an opera house serving as the ladies maid and secretly the singing voice of the opera star. At the interval I sat with the director, who was also the leading man, and his best friend Paul James. Paul and I got to talking about parts and the director heard me say I wanted a bigger part some day and asked did I have any talent. I said I could sing a little bit then Corde, the star I was singing for, came up behind me and said to get to work because interval was almost over. The director protested, but I scurried off. I could feel his eyes follow me.
After the show we all went back to his mansion where he was housing us. I hid from Corde and found myself in the cold. I was locked outside the house in a garden. I lay down and gathered my dress around me and tired to fall asleep. Suddenly someone lifted me up.
It was Paul James. He lifted me up saying, " George will not be happy about this." I snuggled close to his chest because he was quiet warm and dreamily asked "Who's George?"
"How do you not know George? We talked to him at interval? He wanted to know your name. What is your name?"
I stiffened in his arms. I knew if Corde found out about the fact that George, the director, had admitted to any interest in me I'd be back in the garden for sure. I murmured Lila , which was my sisters middle name.
Paul James laid me on a fancy sofa and wrapped me in a thick blanket. He then left the room. I quickly ran to the next room and shut the door, but it was an error. I had run to George's room. I curled on a couch and fell asleep. I woke up to hear voices above me. Paul said " I have never met someone so skittish" George answered quietly, " I have and I have never liked the reason." I felt another blanket wrapped round me and I fell asleep.
I woke up to see a vocal rehearsal in the other corner, but the director sat with me. He said, " if you want a bigger part may I hear how you sing?"
I began to sing with the warm up and he looked at me astonished. He turned to talk to Paul and I got up to run, but he turned to me and said Isabel, won't you stay with me? I was amazed because he addressed me by name and I stayed. He let me curl up with my head in his lap and I slept peacefully.