Alex stretched and checked the time at the bottom of the computer screen.
"11:03. Great, I should have this done at about 2 in the morning."
Sighing, she reached for the next item to be catalogued, but instead of a
crystal candlestick, she found a silver chain. Puzzled, she checked the list
on the desk next to the computer screen.
"Where did you come from?" She asked the necklace as she held it up for
inspection. The thick silver chain held a large round stone encircled with
diamonds. The stone was a deep red and seemed to give off a warm, radiant
glow. She checked the list again. No necklace. No jewelry at all for that
matter. How did it get in here? She wondered. The necklace glowed brighter.
Mesmerized by the soft glow, Alex opened the chain and slipped the
necklace over her head. It's not like anyone will know, she thought to
herself. The glow rose to a blinding radiance, then everything went dark.
"Wake up my love."
Alex stirred to the sound, but remained asleep.
"Alex, I've come for you." The voice again. Alex stirred once more and
opened her eyes. How did I get here, she thought. I don't remember coming to
bed. She glanced around the room her eyes adjusting to the dim light in the
room. In the doorway to her bedroom, wait, this wasn't her room, stood a
dark figure.
"Where am I?" she asked it.
"Why, in bed of course." The voice answered, seeming as confused as Alex.
"But this isn't my room."
"This is your fantasy."
Alex looked around again. The dim light in the room came from two large
candles on pillars at both sides of the top of the bed. A light, silky
canopy surrounded the bed, shimmering in the glow of the candles. The sheets
beneath and around her were also silken. The carpet was plush, the color a
deep red, the red of the pendant. Remembering the pendant, Alex put her hand
to her chest and felt it there, warm and surprisingly light.
"How did I get here? Who are you?" she asked, a slight edge of panic mixing
with the confusion in her voice.
"I brought you here." The figure replied. "And I am your fantasy." With
these words, the figured moved from the darkness of the doorway and into the
light of the candles. He was the most beautiful man Alex had ever seen.