Chapter 1 Part 3 - Sleep
-Not for children or those who are easily disturbed.
I know, I know. Then I see another popup. I haven't seen it before.
-Can you hear me?
-Is this working?
That's weird. When I watched the Let's Play that popup didn't show up. I left-click my mouse to continue.
It doesn't work. I press space. Still no dice. I guess the game crashed.
-Listen. This is really important, so, like, write it down or something.
What the actual fuck.
-So, I want you to, like, go to bed.
Um…
-Trust me! Keep your computer on though!
"Kinda sketchy..." I said that out loud for some reason.
-Yeah, sure. But just trust me! You won't regret it!
Whoa. holy shit.
"Alexa, is Amazon HQ messing with me right now?"
The Echo responds typically with a simple, "Sorry, I'm not sure."
Not sure what I expected.
- Yeah, this isn't a joke! Just go to sleep.
Ummm… Okay. It's 3 in the morning, so I need some sleep anyways.
I collapse in my bed with the monitor still on and fall fast asleep.
A dream. Looks like the same one. It always ends right after I find my family dead on the floor. But this time, I find myself in a house I haven't been in before. I know it's a dream, since you kinda get that 'dream' feeling that you can't really explain. I start walking around, looking around to end the dream. They're nowhere to be found, so I open the door to head outside…
...Or so I think. My family's dead bodies lie on the pavement. I open my eyes.
To pain. Static fills my ears, I want to scream but I can't feel my mouth.
White noise.
For a split second, I swear I can hear a voice in my head, saying:
"Now we can be togethe r"
"F"
"O"
My eyes shoot open. I find myself in the same house I was in in my dream, My ears still ringing from the static. This must be a dream, but it doesn't feel like one. I take my "dream test"
Step 1: Pinch myself.
Nope. My shoulder feels sore from the pinch.
Step 2: Masturbate.
Just as I'm about to continue the dream test a cell phone nearby buzzes incessantly. Labeled on the alarm is an easy-to-understand word.
"School."
Dammit. Some dream this is.
I check out my closet. There's a school uniform in it. I look outside the window to see plenty of kids, many with whimsical-looking hair dye, wearing the same uniform. I slip it on and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Looking in the mirror, I look like some stereotypical anime guy. I'm not really fazed by this, since I always end up with weird dreams. This is the first one that's failed my dream test, but I guess there's a first time for everything, huh? I shove a strawberry Pop-tart into my mouth and head out to school. I don't actually know where it is, so I just follow the other kids. Suddenly, a shiver goes down my spine as I get startled by the sound of a yelling girl.
"Heeeeeeey!"