Bad Dreams

A scream echoes throughout the house as the 6-year-old hides behind the couch. His father lay 4 feet away from him bleeding onto the floor. Loud noises come from the upstairs rooms, startling the small child, every time something crashes to the floor. Tears start to stream down the boys face. He hears footsteps coming closer and sees a man peering over the couch at him. He screams as a blade sears into his chest and then falls silent to the floor. The footsteps recede and he lays, knowing he is dying. From the corner, he sees blue eyes watching him. His small hand reaches out towards the eyes, then he falls into unconsciousness.

Min RuYong sits up with a start. His hair drenched with sweat and his heart racing at an unsteady pace. The 26-year-old has had this dream since his parents murder. He tries to steady his breathing and wipes his brow with his arm.

He slowly gets off the bed and walks towards the kitchen. Drinking a glass of water, he tries to get the nightmare out of his head. He remembered the events clearly, but the blue eyes have always been an image that stuck with him as the days went on. He didn't understand why he saw them. Was it a ghost waiting for him to die?

Looking at the clock, he decided he may as well stay up and get a shower. His schedule was full for the day and he needed to meet with his agent company to finalize the agreement for his group. He smiled, the memory of the nightmare slowly slipping away.

His dream was coming true today. He was the leader of the K pop group PYRAMYD. He had trained hard for the last 8 years to get where he was, and their debut was getting close. This was what he wanted more than anything but there was an secret that he guarded intensely. He always worried that one day his secret would be made public and ruin the dream he worked so hard for.

Shin JinNa wiped the counter down at her work place, Cafe-Queen. The 24-year-old sighs deeply thinking about the day ahead. With two jobs and rent due tomorrow, she needed to find time to take a nap between her jobs but that was just not in the cards.

She didn't sleep well anyway. Dreams always crept into her mind. Things that wouldn't seem worth a second thought but would play out in the real world as real events. She could dream about the future. The dreams started when she was 4 years old, but she never acted on them. She never sought out the people in danger to try to save them. She couldn't save anyone, so why should she try.

She looked down at the counter, the towel in her hand had fallen to the floor and she realized she had been wiping the counter with a bare hand. Shaking her head, she picked up the towel and rolled her neck over her shoulders. Customers started to come in for the lunch rush and she got back to work. Three more hours to go then off to pay rent and go to her other job.

A regular customer walks to the front counter. He always buys the same 4 drinks and pays with a high-end credit card. He gives names to put on the drinks, so they don't get mixed up when he delivers them. JinNa writes the names on the cups as she makes them and thanks the man, smiling widely.

The man stares at her, not smiling back, and moves out the door. Continuing her day, she makes multiple Americanos and Lattes for the customers until it finally dies down and she can take a breath.

PYRAMYD's manager, Mr. Kim HyeAh, walks into the dressing room carrying 4 coffee drinks. He shakes his head and turns towards RuYong and the other members.

"That girl would be so pretty... "

The members look at him as he speaks but don't comment back as they really don't know what he is talking about. The floor manager of the venue walks into the room and gives the okay to come rehearse for their show that weekend. Mr. Kim nods and ushers the 3 members onto the stage. Min Ru Yong, Jeon JiYeon, and Sung MiKyo begin their rehearsal and spend the day working to perfect their show.