Dream Of Waking
Posted by admin on April 19th, 2012I awoke one night, lying face down in my bed, unable to move.
This had happened to me before many times. I was told by a doctor that it was sleep paralysis, and that it could be triggered by changes in sleeping pattern, stress, falling asleep in a certain position, eating certain things before going to bed, alcohol consumption, etc. Sometimes, I saw things. They varied from innocent kittens at my door to terrifying demons clawing at my flesh. These were called hypnagogic hallucinations, and were normal, I was told. Just a disturbance in the REM cycle, nothing to be afraid of…
This particular night, and the events that followed, were different.
The window beside me was open, a cold breeze blew the curtains above me. I hadn’t gone to bed with my window open. I felt as if I was being watched. Through my periphereal vision, I saw a little girl standing in my window. She had soft looking black hair, fair skin, and wore a white dress. Smiling widely, she pressed her finger to her lips.
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