A satin white wedding dress. A veil of lace. A man in brown. Robots. Christmas. Rejection shot through the heart. A dark blood crimson spider. A flood. A magical blue box –
The dream shifts.
Red. Hot. A molten monster of stone. The rumbling earth. Eruption of flames. Piercing screams. Desperation. A stampede of terror –
The dream shifts.
Tentacled creatures. Cages. Prisoners. A mournful melody. A song. A song inside her head. A lament. Can't get it out. Haunting. Freedom. Voices of joy –
The dream shifts.
Books. A library. The dark. Fear of the shadows. Nightmares in the dark. A marriage. A boy and a girl. Not real. Not real. Not real –
The dream shifts.
Something on her back. Something gone wrong. Can't get it off. Destruction. Death. Left is right. A wolf –
The dream shifts.
The blue box again. Trapped. Fear. A hand. Life. Knowledge oh so much knowledge –
The dream shifts.
BurningBurningBurning.NoNo.Don't take me backNoPlease –
She wakes up with a gasp, sitting up, laboured breathing. Mind floating between sleep and wakefulness. Pain and longing. She swallows, tries to calm her breathing. The glowing numbers of her clock reminding her –
Just a dream.