Episode 4
The trio walked along the sidewalk in almost silence. Then Jay spoke up. “Do you still dreamwalk?
Julie nodded, looking at her feet. “Yeah. It’s still odd walking into strange people’s dreams and then meeting them on the street.”
“Can you still walk into ours?” Doug asked.
“I suppose so now that you two are closer to me. Distance is a factor. Don’t ask me why.” She paused for a moment. “I’ve been having the same man in my dreams since we moved here.”
Jay looked at her. “Is he threatening?”
She shook her head. “ No, it’s more like I have feelings for him. It’s hard to describe.”
“Try.”
“Okay. He’s about 6 feet tall with short brownish-blonde hair. He’s got a rather ordinary face but his eyes…” she shivered. “His eyes gleam like knives.”
“And you like this?” Doug asked, curiously.
“I don’t know why but I’m really attracted to him.”
“I always knew you were weird,” Doug said with a laugh.
Jay looked at her curiously. “Are you still on your meds?”
She nodded. “All five. Every night.”
Doug put his hand on her shoulder. “Does the Geodon still knock you out?
“For about 4 hours solid. You still can’t wake me during that.”
The trio walked in silence for a few minutes.
“So, you like this place?” Jay asked.
“What? Springwood? I guess. I haven’t been here long enough to form an opinion.” Julie pointed to the boarded up house on the right. “There it is.”
Doug shivered as they came to a stop in front of it. “Place gives me the creeps.”
Julie patted his shoulder. “Luckily you don’t have to come inside. Just call out if you see a cop coming.” She smiled at the two of them then jogged up the path. Curious, she pulled at the door just to see if it would open. To her surprise it did. More than ever she wanted to find out about this house. Inside she didn’t see any of the usual crap she’d come to associate with haunted houses. No broken bottles or cans. No mattresses or remains of food. No one had violated this house. Why? she thought. She realized that the house was basically the same setup as her own. She wandered to where she thought the kitchen ought to be and was rewarded in a few moments.
Julie nodded, looking at her feet. “Yeah. It’s still odd walking into strange people’s dreams and then meeting them on the street.”
“Can you still walk into ours?” Doug asked.
“I suppose so now that you two are closer to me. Distance is a factor. Don’t ask me why.” She paused for a moment. “I’ve been having the same man in my dreams since we moved here.”
Jay looked at her. “Is he threatening?”
She shook her head. “ No, it’s more like I have feelings for him. It’s hard to describe.”
“Try.”
“Okay. He’s about 6 feet tall with short brownish-blonde hair. He’s got a rather ordinary face but his eyes…” she shivered. “His eyes gleam like knives.”
“And you like this?” Doug asked, curiously.
“I don’t know why but I’m really attracted to him.”
“I always knew you were weird,” Doug said with a laugh.
Jay looked at her curiously. “Are you still on your meds?”
She nodded. “All five. Every night.”
Doug put his hand on her shoulder. “Does the Geodon still knock you out?
“For about 4 hours solid. You still can’t wake me during that.”
The trio walked in silence for a few minutes.
“So, you like this place?” Jay asked.
“What? Springwood? I guess. I haven’t been here long enough to form an opinion.” Julie pointed to the boarded up house on the right. “There it is.”
Doug shivered as they came to a stop in front of it. “Place gives me the creeps.”
Julie patted his shoulder. “Luckily you don’t have to come inside. Just call out if you see a cop coming.” She smiled at the two of them then jogged up the path. Curious, she pulled at the door just to see if it would open. To her surprise it did. More than ever she wanted to find out about this house. Inside she didn’t see any of the usual crap she’d come to associate with haunted houses. No broken bottles or cans. No mattresses or remains of food. No one had violated this house. Why? she thought. She realized that the house was basically the same setup as her own. She wandered to where she thought the kitchen ought to be and was rewarded in a few moments.