Meeting in her dreams
While searching for her keys, Lilly got the feeling that she was being watched. A cold rush of wind blew against her bare skin that made her shiver. Even though the night was her favorite time of the day; there were times when she wished it was morning. In the dark you could never see if there is anything watching you, that's how she felt now. She could feel a pair of eyes boring into her and it made her very anxious and uncomfortable. After a few moments the feeling passed and she forgot all about it. Once inside she continued packing her last few boxes, writing on each of them to remember what is inside them.
Looking back I would never have guessed that my life would turn out the way it did now. I had a wonderful family, but death took my father away from me when I was only 9. We all knew there was nothing wrong with him, but somehow he fell ill quickly and only after a few weeks he passed away. Ever since then it was only me and my mother, helping each other through the pain of losing my dad. Things started to look up for me and my mother, but that happiness was cut short after my mother died of cancer a few months ago. I was totally alone with no family. It felt like my whole family was taken away by unnatural causes, but I knew there was a better explanation for that. I decided it was time for a change, time to start my life over and get my head clean. In my dad's will he left his vacation house in Transylvania for me. We've never been there, but he bought it just in case we would want to go there. That's where I will be living from now on. That's why Amber was so upset with me, but for now, it is the only option. I was never a person to flaunt money, but I wanted one special request done for me. I wanted to have my mother and father buried there in Transylvania, so that they are close to me.
"Stupid boxes!" She hated leaving her old life behind, but she wanted to start over. "Just three more boxes to go then I'm done."
Between the books she found a picture of her family. She really didn't understand why she didn't look like them. Her mother had blonde hair and her father had golden hair, with very pale skin and both brown eyes. She is nothing like them. She has black hair and green eyes, with a very tan complexion. She would always joke around saying she was switched at the hospital, but knew that wasn't true. She just wondered why she didn't resemble them at all.
Lilly only had a few books left to pack and then it's off to bed, because tomorrow was going to be a long day. After a nice long shower she could finally go to bed and drift into a long, dreamless sleep.
The steaming hot water against my skin was so relaxing and it loosened all the knots and cramps in my back. It's been a very stressful day with dealing with unsolved business of my parents, convincing Amber and to top it all; that strange feeling I got when I arrived at my house. I was sure that there was someone watching me, but on the other hand maybe it was just the stress that caused it. While I was rinsing the foam off of my body I could have sworn I heard a door slam in the house. Quietly I turned the water off and got out of the shower. I grabbed a towel on the railing and wrapped it around my body, making sure it is secured around me.
I felt like a total idiot walking thru the house and searching for the source that caused my door to slam shut. I've watched many horror movies and knew this was the classic way to stage a murder or death scene, but luckily I knew that it only happened in movies. After searching thru the whole house I couldn't find anything, but I noticed that my bedroom window was wide open. This was strange because I could recall closing it before I went to shower. The cold wind coming from the window made me shiver and I pulled the towel closer to me while I reached out to close it.
"I thought I closed the window? I guess this was a really long day..." She rubbed her head with her fingers, "I just need some sleep."
Right after Lilly closed the window, the whole room remained icy cold and she felt that same feeling of being watched while she stood there in her towel. Lilly turned around to see if she could spot anything in her room and for a second she thought she saw a pair of eyes in the corner of her room, but when she blinked again it was gone. Her heart was pounding against her ribcage, but luckily she calmed herself down and quickly got dressed and dried her hair. Within 5 minutes she was done and she climbed into bed for a well deserved night's rest.
***
Waking up she noticed that it's still dark, but something was different. It's so cold and she could have sworn she climbed under the duvet to sleep. As she lifted the covers closer to her, she noticed something was wrong.
"What the hell? Where did this lingerie come from? This isn't mine!"
