Brilliant red and yellow flashes of light strobed, illuminating the damp dark stone walls, as dark silhouettes of nude bodies entangled together slow dancing at their own seductive tempo around her. Her heart quickened in realization she was unable to move, bound tightly at her wrists and ankles, she pulled against the restrains. Sweat beaded up on her flawless creamy white skin as flames licked at her with sharp vicious tongues. Trying to scream but her voice wouldn't emerge, silenced, eyes darting from side to side, every muscle ridged in her body, heart beating out of her chest, mind racing looking for reason to find nothing.
Against the wall, she saw him move, a tall, dark, monstrous shape, snaking his way through the melding bodies and flames. The overpowering need of flight was taking over her body and she flailed against the stone bed that she was strapped to, not finding a voice within her to scream for help. Flames more intense mocking her every movement, he crept in closer moving his beady black eyes over her luscious body, analyzing her long reddish brown hair and striking green eyes, wild with terror, to her full lips bared showing her brilliant white teeth, her shimmering skin, glistened with sweat in the light of the flames, taking note of her perfect supple breasts and erect nipples rising and falling with every erratic breath she took, her back was arching, yearning to move away, anywhere but here, her tight tummy, her bucking hips, her sweet bare mound exposed, her long legs, twisting in every direction possible, all the way down to her blood red painted toes he reached out his dark hand towards her legs. Tears poured out of the corners of her eyes, knowing she was about to die by the hands of this creature, not being able to utter a sound, helpless.
A thundering voice erupted from far away in the fiery room, grabbing the attention of the creature, pulling his hand back and adjusting his posture to more of a crouch. Confused, she looked into the direction of the voice, not seeing anyone or any thing. A low rumbling growl brought her awareness back to the creature, just as he leaped towards her with vigor, her muscles tightened and she closed her eyes as her heart lunged into her throat.....
Lucy jolted straight up in her bed, arms thrashing, screaming as she opened her eyes to realize she was dreaming again. She wiped the sweat off her forehead with the back of her hand and took a deep breath and let it out slowly, rolling her eyes and letting out a sigh, she rolled over and fell back onto her pillow wide awake for the night.
Lucy had been in the house for a little over a month now. A beautiful older home nestled in a wooded lot in a small town in Southern Illinois. She had been looking for that 'out of the way' house in an 'out of the way' place for quite sometime and she had finally found it, and cheep too; the house had been on the market for quite sometime. The realtor was more than happy to help make a deal on the home, especially the way the housing market is these days. She found it to be a perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city and had wonderful plans of a garden in the spring. Within, driving distance was Lucy's favorite place to go in the afternoons, the local bookstore with a small coffee shop. She found herself wrapping herself in books instead of finding ways to intermingle with the locals.
Lucy headed to the back of the bookstore to hopefully find some sort of book about dream interpretation. She browsed all sorts of different books that really didn't peak her interest and ended up in the alternative religion area of the bookstore. With her nose in one of the books of spells, she bumped into Cleve. Cleve was the manager of the bookstore and always helped Lucy out when she came in looking for something in particular. She had grown fond of Cleve, her only real acquaintance in the little town. He was young, handsome with tribal tattoos and some piercings. He seemed strong, inside and out and she admired that.
"What are you reading today, Lucy, another 'how to book'?"
"Oh, hi Cleve, No not this time." Lucy slid the book down her side closing it and holding it out of side. She was a little embarrassed by the fact she was reading a book of spells and letting her dreams get the best of her.
"What ya got there?" Cleve asked.
"Oh Cleve, I'm a little embarrassed that I'm even looking at this stuff. It's just that I'm still having these dreams that I can't shake and they are becoming more vivid each time. I know, it's silly, I don't even know why I bother telling you this."
Moving his eyes over Lucy's and seeing her discomfort, Cleve hesitated slightly as he reached out his hand and rubbed Lucy's shoulder. "You're still having those dreams? Lucy, I'm not sure a book like this would help with your dreams, especially if you don't know how to use it correctly."
His touch was warm, really warm and it send a current through her that she wasn't expecting. She pushed back the feelings as she spoke, blushing, "I know, that's why I'm embarrassed. I just have this strange felling." She shook her head and looked deep into his searing blue eyes and giggled, "It's nothing, really."
He smiled, "What are your plans tonight?" Shaking her head with a smile, "Nothing but dreaming about crazy demons eating me alive." Laughing Cleve said, "Lucy, Come have dinner with me." Lucy stammered over a few excuses and finally gave in to Cleve and agreed to meet him for dinner.
They met at the local pizza place, they sat down and ordered some beer and began talking. Cleve asked Lucy about her dreams, wanting to know more. Lucy didn't want to divulge too much more information in fright he might take her to be insane, but he seemed truly interested.
"It's just that each time I dream, something more to the dream evolves. Like a story."
"So, like its working its way up to an ending." Cleve said.
"Yes and ..." she trailed off, not wanting to say the rest.
"And...what?" Cleve said.
"And I feel like the ending is my death and if I die in the dream, I'll die in real life. I'm really afraid." She turned her head to hide the crimson glow of her cheeks.
"So, what is new about this dream, you said they are evolving." Said Cleve.