Glyren's POV:
There's no school today, so we did nothing but watch TV, use our cellphones, sing, and act crazy here at home.
"Argh! So bored!" Samantha shouted, messing up her hair.
"Let's go out, ate!" she said, turning to me and pouting. She looked like a duck.
"You have the nerve to suggest going out. Aren't you grounded? You'll drag me along if you get caught," I said to her and continued scrolling through the feedbook app.
"Aish! Oh yeah, that's right," she said and messed up her hair again, then rolled around on the floor. I just shook my head at what she was doing. I felt sleepy, so my cellphone fell on my face.
"Damn! That hurt!" I shouted and held my face.
My crazy cousin laughed at me, so I grabbed the nearest pillow and threw it at her. Bingo, it hit her in the face. Annoyed, I slammed my cellphone on the table and continued sleeping.
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"Hey, why are you sleeping there?" I opened my eyes when I heard that gentle voice.
When I opened my eyes, there was a handsome creature in front of me. He's also the one I saw in my dream last time.
Wait? I looked around and confirmed that I was indeed in a dream. I don't know, but when I'm here, there's something I see to know if I'm really in a dream or not. I can't explain what it is. I just know when I'm in a dream.
"Hey, Miss?" he said to get my attention again.
"Uh! I dunno?" I answered him uncertainly. I also don't know why I'm here. Pft!
All I know is that I fell asleep, then poof! I woke up here in my dream. Weird!
"You're sleeping there, and you don't know? Seriously?!" he said and smiled. Oh my! I don't want to wake up from this dream. I'm seeing an angel.
"Hello? Are you spacing out? Are you okay?" he asked and snapped his fingers three times in front of me.
"I don't think I'm okay anymore. I think you already took my heart," I said without thinking. I saw the surprise on his face, but later he gave me a sweet smile.
"Oh my! Miss, I might get sued for accusing me of taking your heart."
Shit! I'm dead. His laugh is so sexy. But wait? Took?
I covered my mouth when I realized what I said to him. He laughed when he saw my reaction, and I looked away. I know this is a dream, but damn! It's still embarrassing. I wish I could wake up now.
He approached me and sat next to me on the chair. I frowned as I looked at him smiling at me because I felt like he would tease me for what I said to him earlier. It's my stupidity. It's his fault because he's so handsome.
"You immediately had a crush on me? Ayiee!" he teased me.
"No! As if! Are you handsome?" I said awkwardly and looked away.
"No, just a little," he said and laughed again.
Damn, waah! I don't want to! It's embarrassing; I want to wake up because of the embarrassment. I just closed my eyes tightly and wished that the earth would swallow me right now because of what I was doing.
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I jolted up because of my dream. I lay down again and tossed and turned on the bed, causing me to fall on the floor.
"You're going crazy again, ate," my cousin said, biting the mango she was holding.
I'm really curious about what's happening to me. I stood up, took my wallet, and walked towards the door.
"Ate, where are you going?" my cousin asked, so I turned to her. "I'm just going out to buy load."
I'll search for what I'm experiencing. Who knows, maybe there's an answer, right?
I bought load at the store and immediately went back home. I searched about dreams, and most of what came up were 'Astral Projection, Sleep paralysis, and Lucid dream.' Those are said to be the three levels of human dreaming.
Astral Projection or Out of Body Experience is experienced by a person who is between a sleeping body and an awake spirit. Usually, you feel like your body is floating and like you're being separated from your own body. There are also times when you can see your own body and scary creatures. Once you're far from your own body, you'll see that there's a string attached to your body so you can come back again.
Sleep Paralysis, on the other hand, is experienced by people who experience depression and anxiety. It can also be a result of varying sleep schedules or staying up late. People who experience sleep paralysis feel like a heavy object is pressing on their chest or they have difficulty breathing. You also can't move your body as if something is stopping you or you're tied up. No voice will come out of your mouth no matter how much you shout, and no matter how much you fight, you won't be able to get out of your place. You'll also see or hear things around you, like scary things. Others also believe that this is because a demon is visiting our dream and raping the person experiencing it. Incubus is the name for the man who visits the dream of a woman, and subuccus is the name for the woman who visits the dream of a man. Most of those who experience incubus and subuccus are people with strong sexual desires.
Lucid Dream, on the other hand, is a type of dream where you have your own control over your dream and do what you want. An example is putting day and night together. When you're experiencing a lucid dream, you're aware that it's just a dream, and you can manipulate things in your dream without difficulty. 'Dream Manipulator' is the name for the person who can control their own dream. There's also something called 'Dream Traveler' where you can travel to different people's dreams. Usually, people who experience sleep paralysis and astral projection end up in nightmares because of the intense fear they feel. They can't control or realize immediately that it's just a dream, so they end up in heart failure or heart attack.
1. How to wake up from a bad dream?
- Close your eyes for a long time.
- Pray earnestly.
- Think that you'll wake up.
- Move your pinky and thumb fingers on your hands and feet.
- Pinch yourself.
2. How do you know that you're inside your dream?
- Look at the time because the time in a dream and reality are different.
- See if breathing is natural.
- Read, and if the letters are moving or changing, you're in a dream.
- Look at yourself in the mirror, and if your appearance changes or you don't have a reflection, you're in a dream.
- Do a reality check: Ask yourself, 'Am I dreaming?' and when your brain realizes that everything is just a dream, you'll wake up.
"Oh? Awesome! But it's also scary. Is this really true?" I asked myself while continuing to search for information about dreams.
I rested my chin on my hand because I couldn't believe the articles I read from different websites. Samantha, on the other hand, took the pillow and approached me to snoop on what I was reading.
"What?" my cousin asked and peeked at what I was reading.
I gave her my cellphone, and I had her read the post on the feedbook app that I saw, as well as the articles I researched.
"Woah! Awesome!" she said, and amazement was evident on her face.
"It seems like that's what I'm experiencing," I said to her, which made her frown.
"I kind of want to try that. I'll study it," Samantha said softly and giggled softly.
"You crazy! The article said it's dangerous, oh!" I said to her and pinched her side softly.
"Eh! Didn't you read that other articles said that the bad spirits that will take or steal your soul and your body aren't real. The important thing is that you're aware, and you should control your fear so you can control your dream," she reasoned.
"Oh! Whatever, it's up to you," I said, surrendering.
"I just want to learn that. So I can go to my bebelabs in my dream. Jiro my love, I will be able to see you even if it's just in my dream, it's enough," Samantha said like a fool and laughed like a villain in a drama.
"Jiro?" I asked her, puzzled, raising my eyebrow. "Yes. My Jiro Myloves. The handsome artist in Sync Entertainment," she said, smiling.
"Oww, is that a friend of the guy Kie is also crazy about?" I asked her.
"Yes, of course. Yes!" Samantha said happily and even winked.
"So that's why you're both crazy," I said and stretched.
"Yes, I'm crazy about Jiro. Kyah!" she shrieked and seemed to convulse in excitement.
"I don't know about you," I said to her and turned my gaze back to my cellphone.