'Will he like this dress?' she wondered even if she knew that he didn't give a damn about her dressing sense. She was so damn excited as if it was her first date ever. He was coming back after two weeks. They had never been separated for this long. She wanted him so bad that it hurt. She heard her phone ringing. 'This is Teresa Lisbon. I am busy at the moment. Leave your message.' Then she heard her caller's reply 'Hey Resa . I miss you. Now listen and do not freak out. Ok. I am not gonna come tonight. I am sorry. Don't be upset. I will make it up to you. I promise.' ' Promises, promises' she thought to herself ' God I hate you.' 'No you don't hate me and stop rolling your eyes . When I return, I have something for you. It's a surprise. I love you.

P.S: Its not what you are thinking it is.

'That jackass.' She thought to herself smiling like a fool. Suddenly she heard some footsteps . Will people ever live her alone? 'Who is it ?' she said walking towards the bedroom door. ' Hello?'….

Life is a mess. She was the best example for the cruel joke of life. Nightmares had to stop. But these dreams still haunted her and never seemed to end. She was a woman who liked everything under control. Whose life was figured out. Some may call it boring but it was safe. She was never a 'just go with the flow' kind of person. She just wanted a safe and secured life and considering her condition it wasn't too much to ask. Yeah she was a control freak . But these nightmares seemed to break through her cool exterior. It was starting to get on her nerves.

'Reese?' said Tommy a.k.a. Thomas Lisbon , her younger brother. ' You awake?'

'Morning.'

'Nightmares again? You were screaming in your sleep.'

'They are nothing'

'Keep telling yourself that. You need to see the doctor. Anyways breakfast is ready. Stan left for work. James is waiting downstairs for you.'

'Yeah I'll be downstairs.'

'Morning James'

'Morning T'

'So you still going for the interview T?'

'Yeah. I told you my decision yesterday. What is the point in bringing that up again?'

'We care for you T. You cant blame us for doing that. You don't really need a job.'

'Will you all stop treating me like I am fragile? I should be the one taking care of you all and not the other way round. I don't want to be dependent on any one of you.'

'Fine. Do whatever you want Reese but keep in mind that we are always there for you.' said Tommy. ' We should get going James. We are getting late. Bye Resse.'

'Bye T'

'Bye boys.'

Funny how the world sees you and how you really are from inside. People thought that he has everything. But only he knew that how the things really were. Those memories were so deeply sealed in his mind that he could not forget them. He used to be the carefree, delirious with joy kind of person that everyone envies. Those days were long gone. Nothing could make him feel that way again. He was breathing but not living. It felt like a void inside him slowly threatening to eat him inside out.

Suddenly he felt his phone vibrate. Cho. Great

'Morning Cho'

'You do remember that you have a office to work right?'

He glanced at his watch. It was almost noon.

'Yeah … I have a meeting. See you later.'

' You are not getting away with it that easily. The people are here . They are waiting for you.'

Just Great!

'You are supposed to be here. Where are you anyway?'

'You can take it. I trust your decision , Cho'

'Okay. But you are taking final decision in this matter.'

'Okay Boss. See you later.'

Poor Cho. He had to work overtime because of him. But even if he had been in the office, he could not have worked. His mind kept wandering on its own. His life was worse than a train wreck. What was wrong with him?