Nightmares

Emma wore black and green pajamas with the words 'Wake up at 3:00 to meet Lucifer' printed on the back.

After tossing and turning for about five minutes, she got up to check the time. It was 10:45 PM.

Despite feeling sleepy, she couldn't fall asleep, so she read one of her favorite stories on Webnovel.

After reading for an hour, she finally drifted off to sleep, forgetting to turn off her phone. She had received three messages from her dad, but since she was asleep, she had no idea about them

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IN EMMA'S DREAM

A small girl stood in front of a yellow painted house. The house looked old but beautiful, with a kind of storybook charm. Beautiful flowers and trees grew around the house, adding to its enchanting appeal.

"Sister! Sister! Where are you?" the small girl called out for her sister in a way that sounded like she was eagerly waiting for her. "Tania, where are you? Can you just come out and stop these games already?" Little Emma called out to her sister with a worried look.

She was really scared because it was already dark, but the bright street lights in the area helped her see well. Emma had gone to the old house of her parents where she, her brother, and her sister grew up together, as per the request of her sister.

She had found her sister somewhere and asked her to at least talk to her. Tania told her to "meet me at our first house," and Emma did exactly this.

Here she was waiting for her sister, feeling a mix of excitement and apprehension.

After waiting for an hour, Emma noticed the streetlights flickering and a car driving towards her. She covered her face to avoid the glare of the headlights on her glasses.

Emma was expecting to see her sister, but instead, she saw a lady holding a knife. She couldn't see the lady's face, so she moved closer to get a better look.

As she approached, she saw a man standing behind the lady, also holding a knife. Emma had a feeling that she knew the man and that the lady did too.

After looking closely at the duo standing in front of her for a while, the streetlights went off, and all the lights on the street went black. Emma looked up at the sky and saw that the only source of light was the moon.

The darkness made her feel uneasy, and she wondered what would happen next.

Emma looked up at the sky and saw the moon shining brightly. She noticed that it was a blood moon, which made her feel uneasy. She also noticed that there were no stars in the sky, which was unusual.

When Emma turned her head to look back at the duo, she was suddenly stabbed by the man who was standing behind the lady. She looked at the man's face with a pained expression and noticed that he was wearing a mask.

However, she could recognize those black eyes staring at her expressionlessly.

With just the man's eyes, Emma immediately knew who he was and guessed who the lady was as well. She felt a sense of dread wash over her as she realized the gravity of the situation.

Emma's tears flowed freely as she crumpled to the ground. The man had stabbed her in her weak point, and she cried out, "Why would you do this to me? I have done you no evil, and I've always loved you like you were my own older brother. I supported you instead of my own sister, so why?"

She kept asking why, but instead of getting answers, she got stabbed deeper, and Emma dropped to her knees.

She clutched her stomach with blood oozing from the wound. Just as she was about to try to stand up, the girl came over and kicked Emma right in the place she had been stabbed.

Emma screamed in great pain, but none of the duo helped her. After watching her cry and bleed for a while, they left the scene in their car.

After they left, Emma tried to stand again, but then she saw a half-human, half-snake hovering above her. She tried to escape, but before she could, the half-snake attempted to bite her.

Emma woke up to find out that her nightmares had come again.

Emma woke up with sweat dots all over her forehead, despite sleeping under the air conditioner. She took a glass from her table and filled it with water. After dropping the glass, she stood up to go have another cold shower.

When she finished in the bathroom, she put on a bathrobe and went to the mirror to check the mark on her stomach and arm.

She brushed her hand on the scar on her stomach and smirked coldly. "I will find you soon. You can run all you want, but you can't hide." She closed the robe and went back to bed to get some sleep.

Before sleeping, she checked her phone and saw the messages her dad had sent. She read the messages and smiled. She replied to him and then video called him later. He picked up at the second ring and smiled immediately when he saw her face.

They talked for a while, and then Emma said, "Dad, you want me to get my favorite bands to help us model for our new set of clothes, right?"

Her dad smiled. He wasn't surprised his daughter knew him this well. "Well, at least you understood what I meant. And also, it's not now. We haven't made the clothes yet, so they can't do it now. Still, get them to be our models without paperwork, and when they agree willingly and happily, then they'll sign the papers." Emma nodded in agreement and asked about her mom.

Her mom appeared after two minutes of waiting, and they talked even more than the daughter and father. Emma helped her mom get ideas for her cooking shows. She gave her some tips, and then they talked about her new recipe books. They all said their goodbyes.

Emma knew she wouldn't be able to sleep anymore due to her nightmares. So instead, she planned how to persuade her two favorite bands to be models for her dad's company's brand wears.

If she could pull this off, it would be a great way to start her alone vacation.