I trace my fingers over the base of neck, tracing the diamond ruff on it. I trailed my fingers further down to feel the start of the intricate lace pattern. It looked like someone had taken a rose bush and attached it to my chest. The leaves and roses all perfectly place with just the right touch of of sparkling diamonds. I followed the lace to my cinched waist which lead to flowed out to an elegant, A-line puff skirt made of chiffon. The lace pattern continued on the dress like vines until the end. I must say that it was a beautiful rose gold coloured dress that complemented my warm skin tone so well.
Before I knew it I was being escorted to a large ball room by a man I have never met before. He was Adonis reincarnate with looks that could stop traffic. Black hair that shimmered under the lights of the dance floor. Dark perfectly shaped eye brows and a thick row of eyelashes that framed dreamy bed room eyes. The colour was so unique too, an vermilion eyes mixed in with yellow. It looked like someone had managed to capture magma and place them in his eyes. Wait- that is really an unusual eye colour. Is it even possible for someone to have that eye colour.
In the midst of pondering, I was twirled on to the dance floor. I don't recognise the song or dance that everyone is doing but somehow my feet knew what they were doing. Something strange is going on. I glance around and do see a single face I knew in the crowd. In a panic I dart my head around trying to figure out where I am. My eyes land on the man who brought me here. I see him fervently shake his head and a deep frown sets on his face. I starts franticly looking around, as if his lost something important. Our eyes meet and he makes a bee line for me. He stops when he realises that I am in the middle of the dance floor dancing with someone. He grabs the nears person to him, a man in a silver suit who had been looking longingly at the dance floor. The begin dancing on the floor. I lose him in the crowd as we spin and switch partners. What is going on and who is that man. We keep dancing and come across each other with different partners. It is like something is stopping us from meeting. Every time we should which to being each other's partners someone cuts in. He groans in frustration and ... just stops dancing... in the middle of the dance floor. He takes a step, grabbing my hand off the persons shoulder I was dance with and says, " It's not time for you to be here yet", and pulls me completely out of my partner's grip. I loose my footing at the sudden action and fall in his arms in the perfect dip. The music suddenly stops and colour starts draining from our surroundings. Everyone is frozen, not in there dance poses, but facing- or rather staring at us. When did they turn to us. What is going on here, where am I. Before I have the chance to voice my questions that dark hair whispers beside me ear, "go back now", and blows the hair that had fallen in my face out of my face.
Suddenly I am met with complete darkness. I can feel something watch me. I try to open my eyes but I can't. What's going on why can't I move. It feels like whatever is in the dark is coming closer. Oh no it's coming from the hallway. Are my siblings alright. Is this them trying to play a prank on me again??? I try to roll over to face my door, but I don't move. Nothing will move. Not my finger, not my toes, not even my nose will crinkle. "HEEEELP!", I scream out but the sound is only in my head. My mouth is not opening. I can't even muffle out a scream. I am so scared. I hear my door creak. There's nothing there but I can hear the foot steps getting louder. Please someone help me I think to my self and I squeeze my eyes. My eyes are heavy and I can't see anything, they must be closed shut, but they why can I 'see' everything. I can't even turn that off. What ever was coming started speeding up and stopped at my door casting a shadow into my room. Oh no, it's here. Please don't hurt me please. I try screaming for help again, but still nothing comes. Please someone help me, I don't want to die like this, defenseless and not even able to put up a fight. Please help me, I don't want to die. Just as the shadowy figure started creeping in my room, my eyes flew open.
I woke up with a start in a pool of sweat. I quickly shot up grabbing one of the textbooks on my bed side table as protection and faced my bedroom door. It was closed. There seemed to be nothing there. For safety measure I threw my textbook at the door and quickly turned on my bed side light. I darted my eyes frantically around. There was nothing in the room. Just as I was starting to calm down, my bed room door flung open. I throw the nearest thing to me, another textbook, hitting ... one of my elder brothers in the face...
Another one of my brothers pushed him aside, dashing in with a light saber and another with a cup of tea. They stopped and looked at each other. They then looked around my room and saw my two textbooks on the floor and then looked at each other once again.
"Please don't tell me you came running to my room just to reenact the spiderman meme," I said facing palming myself. Olavo retracted his light saber giving my room another once over, "I heard a loud bang and thought someone had broken in". I shook my head "and you thought your light saber could have helped?", I said gesturing at his now retracted light saber. I looked over at Sanzio and his cup of tea, "and you?" "I saw Arnaldo waddle towards your room after the bang so I went to go make you some tea my dear sister," he said coming to give me a side hug and passed me the cup of tea. Hmmm the smell of Rooibos vanilla is what I needed after that nightmare. "Did the studying get you so frustrated that you much that you had to throw not one but two textbooks at 2am in the morning?", Arnaldo chirped rubbing his head where the book hit him. I sighed look down at my tea, "No, I had an a nightmare", I said under my breathe. Sanzio hugged me tighter while Olavo picked up my thrown textbooks placing them on my study desk. "This is what happens when you, a Dean's list student, stresses themselves out so much before finals-" this time Arnaldo's face was met by a pillow thrown by Olavo stopping what else he was going to say. Olavo started dragging Arnaldo out of my room much to his protest. Sanzio ruffled my hair and kissed me on the forehead. " Drink up your tea and go back to bed, didn't you say you were going to campus tomorrow to study with Ellie? Although mom keeps telling you to be more fashionable, I don't think she meant caring bags under your eyes" he said giving me a cocky smile. I downed my tea and handed him the cup. He jokingly glared at me and took the cup. He gave my room one last glace over before leaving my room.
Yeah sleep, I do need to get back to that. I have a busy day studding and work on campus tomorrow. "I don't know how I am going to go back to --" a large yawn interrupted my train of thought. My eye lids felt heavy and I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
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