CHAPTER 6

ELAINE (CATHERINE) ...

"Run! Run away! They won't let you live! They are devils! Save yourself! Run away!" ..... My eyes snapped open with a deep blow of breath. Drenched in sweat, I sat up on the bed.

The same nightmare. A panicked tone begging me to run away. The fear in that tone trembles me every night and keeps me awake.

I got out of bed and put on my silk robe before walking out to the veranda and pouring a glass of wine for myself.

Drinking is injurious to health, I know the quote. But in the last few years, I cultivated a habit of Drinking due to stress.

Nothing is new for me. Waking up in the middle of the night because of a nightmare, became a part of my life. It's always been the same one for the last four years. I turned into an insomniac. Went to a psychiatrist, did consultation, medication and whatnot? However, nothing worked for me and I learned to compromise with my situation.

Perhaps...

'Knock~knock'... A knock on the door broke my thoughts as I watched a head s