"Can I ask you something?" Alicia asked.
Ethan looked up. Alicia was standing in front of him. She held a glass of water
"OK," Ethan said.
"Why do you keep looking at your phone?" Alicia asked.
"I'm sorry," Ethan replied. "There's nothing wrong with it."
"You've been staring at it for the last five minutes," Alicia said.
"I'm fine," Ethan replied. "Really."
"Are you still feeling ill?" Alicia asked.
"Yes," Ethan replied.
"Then maybe it's best if you didn't answer any more emails tonight," Alicia said. "You need to relax."
Ethan frowned.
Alicia sat down opposite Ethan and ate her own meal. She took a sip of water before asking, "Do you think that the dreams will stop?"
"I don't know," Ethan replied. "They're probably going to continue until I can figure out why they started happening."
"I'm sorry for bringing this up," Alicia said, regretting it.
"Don't worry," Ethan replied.
The next morning, Ethan woke up early. He got out of bed and went to the bathroom. When he came back to the bedroom, he found Alicia standing in his room. She was dressed in a grey T-shirt and black leggings, with her hair tied up.
Ethan bit his lip and looked away. He tried to think of something else, but he couldn't. He'd forgotten how beautiful Alicia was.
"Good morning," Ethan said. "Are you okay?" Ethan asked.
"I'm fine," Alicia said.
"Do you want me to make breakfast?" Ethan asked.
"No, thanks," Alicia replied. "I'm not really hungry."
"You look tired," Alicia said.
"Yeah," Ethan replied. "I haven't slept well since this all started." At this rate he knew that he'd never be able to sleep again. His mind was too busy with thoughts of the dreams and the website.
"Did you have any more nightmares?" Alicia asked. "How many times did you check your phone last night?"
"Twice," Ethan replied. "Once after dinner and once before I went to bed."
"Why?" Alicia asked.
"I don't know," Ethan replied. "I guess I was checking my emails."
"Maybe you should stop doing that," Alicia said. "You're starting to get obsessive."
"I'll try," Ethan lied.