The sun is shining a bright golden yellow as the three people ramble through the park. One, a tiny tot of around three, is running ahead of her parents, her forest green eyes shining in excitement as she heads towards the clown handing out balloons. She bounds up and smiles a gap-toothed grin at him, murmuring a pleasant thank you as he hands her one, his big red nose reminding her of a cherry, her favourite fruit.
She turns to look back at her parents, only to see that they had disappeared. In their place, a tall chalky-skinned man was stalking towards her, an evil glint in his amber eyes. Then he's right before her, reaching…
"NOOO!"
"Theresa, what's wrong?" Hands shook her back and forth, and suddenly she opened her eyes. Staring down, right at her, were chocolate orbs. She pushed him away and struggled to sit up, clamping her forehead in pain. Every time she had a vision, a tiny piece of her sanity went with it. At least that was how she felt.
"Never mind. Just a dream. Just…" she paused. At first it had been a memory of a time when her mother was alive, but then it had turned into a nightmare. Sweat poured down her face, and she rushed to the washroom, leaving Jay baffled.
Splashing cold water on her shaking skin, she tried to relax and forget about the dream. She was probably just being a Drama Queen…
Click.