TURN ME HUMAN

DREAMS

The night was dark. Rain poured heavily as flashes of lightning filled the sky. The sound of thunderclaps was loud and it would wake anybody. While it rained, Hailey groaned, rolling in her sleep as she had a nightmare. Everything seemed real. She felt like she would touch it if only she stretched her hand and touched it. Unfortunately, fear immobilized her, making her unable to move. Every time she slept, she found herself dreaming of a place. A place that seemed unreal to the world. Her mind was disoriented as she turned around, looking for a poster or something to tell her where she was, but there were none.The place looked empty and destroyed. All that remained were burnt pieces of wood and space.

"Where am I?" She asked herself as anxiety started to get hold of her.

Hailey turned, searching desperately for a door or a road out. The cold air blew against her skin, making all the hairs on her skin stand. Rubbing her hand against her arm, Hailey blew out air as she tried to control her emotions.

"There must be a way out," Hailey said, talking to herself.

Suddenly, Hailey turned and saw a man standing in the middle of the road. He didn't look human. Well, his face did. The man was shirtless, and all over his white skin were blue veins running across. His face looked human, but when Hailey's eyes spotted his ears, he looked like an elf.

Is he an elf? Am I in a book or something? " Hailey said asking herself as she stared at the man standing.

Hailey watched her eyes wide as she saw him crouch down to the ground, making her step back slowly. Anxiety overtook her as she saw the man growling loudly before running at full speed towards her. Hailey screamed, using her arm to cover her face before waking up.

Hailey woke up breathing heavily as she gazed around her room. The room was dark, and the little light she could see was from the flashes of lightning in the sky. This was her room. She was actually in her room. Getting out of bed, Hailey walked to the table, pouring herself some water.

"Hailey, are you okay?" Someone said something to Hailey.

Turning around, Hailey saw her roommate Stella awake glaring at her. Jerking back, Hailey's hand went to her chest.

"Stella, you scared me." Hailey said.

"Why aren't you asleep?" Are you having nightmares again? " Stella asked.

"Nope. Just go back to bed. " Hailey said, turning her back to the window.

The downpour of rain was heavy, and the weather seemed to be stormy. Glancing outside, Hailey saw the flashes of lightning across the sky. The weather seemed stormy, but somehow she felt at peace now that she was awake. Looking down, Hailey spotted a man standing in the middle of the rain.

"Oh my..." Hailey said, covering her mouth quickly to avoid waking Stella again.

Turning back to him, Hailey stood still as she watched the man standing there. The rain poured heavily on him, but yet he didn't seem to care or move. Rather, he was looking at her. Shaking her head in disbelief, Hailey covered her eyes with one hand and counted to ten before removing it. When she opened her eyes again, he wasn't there.

"Hailey Miller, you are imagining things again," Hailey said to herself as she returned to her bed, lying down.

Closing her eyes, Hailey sighed, turning to her side. She was afraid to fall asleep. Every time she closed her eyes, the dreams would come. Seeing herself in another world where everything was empty was indeed scary. Tomorrow, Maybe tomorrow, everything will be okay.

The next day, Hailey sat down in the middle of class, massaging her temples as the lecturer talked in class. Yesterday, after the nightmare, she didn't dare go back to sleep. She could still do everything. It had been so real.

"Hailey, are you okay?" Her classmate asked

"I'm okay." Hailey said briefly before turning to the window.

Compared to yesterday, the weather was bright and clear. The sun shone as if it was trying to give meaning to her life. The teacher walked around continuing to talk, but Hailey couldn't give a damn. Yawning loudly, Hailey laid her head on her desk, closing her eyes. Maybe the nightmares won't come in the daytime either. Their teacher passed by her walking as if he didn't see her, despite the fact she was sleeping.

A few minutes later, Hailey opened her eyes, gazing at an empty classroom. Hailey jerked back to attention, gazing around when she spotted her teacher was still in class.

"Oh my God. What do I do? " Hailey asked herself as she bent her head, avoiding eye contact with her teacher.

"If you are through sleeping, come here." Hailey heard a deep voice say.

Raising her head, Hailey stood up slowly, gazing at her teacher. Even though he was reading a book, she felt as if his eyes were looking at her. I watched her every move. Coming down the stairs, Hailey walked to the front of the classroom to meet her teacher.

"Teacher, I am sorry. It's because... " Hailey said, but stopped as she looked down and saw a book being stretched to her.

"What is this?" Hailey asked.

"You have been sleeping since." I assume that you didn't learn anything that I said in class today. "by Harley Miller." Her teacher said, smirking as he called her name.

Harley stood with her mouth open as she gazed at the handsome man standing in front of her. Although he was her teacher, her heart couldn't help but admit how handsome he was. His skin was so fair that she would also believe that he was a vampire.

I'm from Ireland. My name is Oisin. But you can call me Othniel. " He said, smiling at her.

"Orthniel?" Hailey asked, dumbfounded as she stared at him.

"I can see you were tired." That's why I didn't wake you up. I was being nice to you. I might be the next time. " Othniel said, picking up his books from the table.

"Thank you. And sorry. I have insomnia. I haven't been able to sleep for some days. That's why I slept in class." Hailey said, watching as he paused while wanting to pick up his last book.

"Insomnia? I'm so sorry to hear that. Have you seen a doctor? " He asked, continuing to pick up his things.

I don't think they can help me. Thank you for everything. " Hailey said, smiling as she watched him raise his head, gazing at her.

"You're welcome." She said it in his Irish accent, making her swoon.

"Hailey! Let's go. " Hailey heard her friends say.

They are here for me. Goodbye, professor. " Hailey said, nodding her head before leaving.

Walking down to the door, Hailey tightened her grip on her books. She could barely hide her excitement in front of him. Luckily, her friends had saved her before she embarrassed herself.

Lunch went by quickly, and time passed along with it. A few minutes later, Hailey returned to class. Anthropology was her favorite subject. Studying the past and present of humans Something has always fascinated her about studying history. Her father had advised her to just become a historian, but her heart craved more. More adventure, more fun. It had been her dream to become an archaeologist.

"So that is the story of Illiniza. The magical kingdom: no one knows if it existed or not. " "The teacher said," walking back down the stairs.

Hailey gazed at the teacher, remembering Oisin. Or Othniel. His sharp jawline and beautiful black hair were one of the most memorable things she had ever seen. She remembered she had missed his class, which made her want to smack herself.

After class, Hailey sat down in her room, checking her computer. In class, she had missed a lot, and this was the time for her to recover from everything she had missed. Apparently, Mr. Othniel thought ancient history.

"Illiniza." An ancient city that existed a long time ago. It's beautiful. " Hailey said as she gazed at the picture in front of her.

Many people believed Illiniza didn't exist. Some said it was a crazy legend. But that's why she was studying to become an archaeologist. to uncover truths that didn't exist.

Suddenly, Hailey gazed through her window once more and saw someone standing by the tree outside her window. Hailey's hand went to her chest.

"Who are you?" Hailey asked, whispering, but got no response.

Instead, the unknown man continued to stare at her intensely. His face had been covered by the hoodie he was wearing. Was he a stalker? Hailey stood up, trying to get closer to the window when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Hailey? The door is locked. " Hailey heard her roommate say

Locked? Getting up from her chair, Hailey went to check and saw that the door was indeed locked. Turning back, Hailey looked back to where the man had been standing and saw he was no longer there.