With a gasp, Evelyn flung forth from her bed, drenched in sweat to the sound of her alarm blaring. Her heart was racing at a million miles an hour as she tried to shake the image of the fair being's bright blue eyes growing dim, his intestines splattered across the cold stone whilst fires scorched all around. After several deep, calming breaths, she glanced at her phone, only to flail backwards on her bed in exasperation as she realized that it was Saturday and she had left her alarm on.
For several more hours that day, she laid in bed whilst the images of fire, beasts, and death danced through her head. Never had a dream felt so real before.
Eventually, she pulled herself from bed and dragged her feet across the carpet to her room till she reached her dresser. Today was going to be a long day.