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I released Grace and bellowed at her:
“Go!”
She refused, and filled her lungs with air once more and screamed at the beast holding me.
It wasn’t just a scream, I realized.
It was something more.
There was something beneath it, underneath it somehow.
A shockwave from the noise struck the creature and it lost its grip on me.
Grace grabbed my hand and together, we shifted out of there.
Even as we did, the world around us shifted dramatically, like someone had grabbed the giant blueprint plans beneath our feet and jerked it.
We jolted forward into the darkness and I didn’t know if we were going to remain there forever or if we would make it back out on the outside.
* * *
Getting booted from a dream is like getting pulled out of deep water.
There’s a rush, a strange blend of weightlessness and disorientation, and suddenly, you’re back in the encompassing void of the dreamworld.
We fell hard and slapped headfirst onto the plain white floor.
I reached for Grace to check she was okay before getting to my feet.
Uhah’s groggy voice rippled through the darkness. “Who… Who’s there?” he rasped, a hint of annoyance in his tone.
He strained to look around, but to him, we were mere shadows, imperceptible and indistinct.
Frustration and fear flickered across Uhah’s face. “Show yourselves!” he snapped, swiping at the darkness like someone shooing away an intrusive fly.
His eyes were groggy and heavy with sleep, and soon, weariness overtook his curiosity and trepidation.
With a grunt, he rolled over, pulling the blankets closer, and within moments, was lost once again in slumber.
The darkness churned, and a familiar nightmare began to take form around him.
I felt a tug on my sleeve and turned to see Grace, her face a mixture of determination and concern.
“Should we try again?” she whispered, her eyes darting between me and Uhah’s recumbent form.
I hesitated.
The pull to delve back into the depths of the dream, to try and solve the enigma that had stumped us, was strong.
As I replayed our recent experience in my mind, I shook my head. “We’ve pushed enough for today. We need to recoup and strategize.”
She gave a sigh of agreement, but her gaze lingered on Uhah. “It feels… wrong, leaving him like this,” she murmured.
I gently took her hand. “We’ll be back. And next time, we’ll be prepared.”
She nodded, though I could see the doubt clouding her eyes.
As we prepared to navigate away from the dreamworld, something caught my attention.
