It was only eight pm, but the events from the past few days had exhausted Evan. He took off his clothes and got into bed. He closed his eyes and tried to catch the sleep.
Erin appeared at the end of the bed. A faint and compassionate smile appeared on her face. Poor Evan, she thought. She wandered towards the bed and sunk down. She reached out her hand and touched Evan’s cheek.
It was as someone was rubbing an ice cube against his cheek. Evan woke up, but there was no one there.
Erin leaned towards him and whispered: “Open your eyes”, but Evan only felt a cold wind. He stepped out of bed and walked to the window to check if it was open. It wasn’t. When he turned around he saw the bed had capsized. He shook his head and rubbed his eyes and when he opened them again the bed was standing in its usual position.
Evan quickly left the room and headed to the bathroom. He was hallucinating. He needed something to sleep. Erin followed him and yelled at him, begging him to see the truth. But try as she might, she could not make Evan hear her.
Evan entered the bathroom and opened the mirror cupboard. He took out the sleeping pills and poured a glass of water. He swallowed two pills with water and closed the cupboard. He startled when he saw the words written with toothpaste.
‘I AM DEAD’
Evan quickly turned around to see if anyone else was around, but he was alone. He wanted to leave the bathroom, but the door was locked.