"No, NO! Seiko, why?! Why did you leave me? Why would you hang yourself?! I thought we would be together, forever. Please, Seiko, say something to me!"
"SEIKO!" Naomi shouted as she woke up. She was hyperventilating and sweating. "Why is this happening? Is it possibly something I'm eating before bed? Whatever it is, it needs to stop." She said, obviously very upset about these dreams. She couldn't figure out why this was happening to her. She would probably be able to think more clearly if she had more sleep. She looked at her phone and thought about calling Seiko, and then figured she was probably asleep by now. She probably shouldn't wake her up. Naomi sighed then turned over in her bed. She didn't know how she could sleep now. She didn't want to dream about that again. But as the time passed, the temptation of sleep made itself too great for Naomi to bear. Eventually, she found herself falling asleep, once again into a nightmare centered around Seiko.
Naomi woke up once again in the morning, with a feeling of anxiety. This time, she got ready even faster for school and skipped breakfast entirely. Instead of going over to the school, she ran to Seiko's house and completely ignored her fatigue. She got there just as Seiko was leaving for school. When Seiko stepped out the door and saw a breathless Naomi, she immediately got worried and began riddling Naomi with questions, "Are you okay? Why are you here? Why do you look so tired? Did you run? Do you need some water?!"
Naomi waited a minute to catch her breathe and then proceeded to speak, "I'm fine, I'm fine. I just wanted to make sure you got to school safe this morning." She said as cheerfully as she could.
Seiko smiled got excited, "You wanted to make sure I was safe? You were worried? About me?! Naomi was worried about me! I feel so special!" Seiko ran over to Naomi and, once again, hugged Naomi in her special 'face to chest' way.
This time Naomi played like she was uncomfortable with Seiko doing this, but in her mind, she was glad Seiko was safe. Should she tell Seiko about the dreams? No, then Seiko would worry about Naomi getting sleep and whatnot. For now at least, she would keep it secret from Seiko.
That day, Naomi once again found herself not being able to focus. This time though, she couldn't get the dream out of her head. It played out over and over again in her mind, a horror that wouldn't end. It was so vivid it felt almost real. But that was impossible. Seiko was here, and alive, and happy, and well. So what was up with these dreams?