When dreams come true

A little girl and a little boy about seven or eight years old are playing together outside in the woods. It's a sunny and warm day.

The little pair has reddish hair. The girl wears a long green dress and the boy wears brown pants and jumper.

They are a cute little pair. They are very happy playing innocent games of children.

-Hannah, catch me if you can.

-Luke, that's cheating, you run quicker than me.

-Let's go to the old castle.

-I don't want to. My mother says there lives a witch.

-That's just a story to scare little children.

-I don't care, I just don't want to, okay? Play by yourself, I'm going home.

-Wait Hannah, I didn't want to make you angry. Wait for me!

One girl in front, one boy behind. The two run. When the boy was catching up with the girl, the boy tripped over a stone. Hannah heard a scream behind her so she turned around. And Luke stumbled upon her, making her back hit the ground. And just when they fell, their lips touched.

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Soraya woke away feeling another's lips and weight. When she opened her eyes, Michael was kissing her while he was slightly over her on his bed.

-Good morning, Soraya.

She almost wanted to laugh aloud at that moment.

'Why does he resembles the kid in my dream so much that I can only think of him as cute in this moment.'

It was better for Michael to not be a mind reader at this moment.

Last night they only kissed a little and cuddled to sleep. They didn't want to be apart.

-Good morning.

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-So what are the plans for today?

-You told me this was your first time coming here right?

-Yes.

-Then I should be your personal guide today. Let's go to the touristic places around here.

They toured the capital, walking or by car. They walked while holding hands. After sightseeing for almost all the morning, they arrived at a castle.

'Why do I feel nostalgic so suddenly?'

That place felt extremely familiar to Soraya for some reason. The black stone walls, the small windows, the dark corridors... They visited all there was to visit there, from the last underground till the tallest tower.

When they arrived to the last floor, there was a small window which called to her. She walked towards it and when she touched the cold stone of the windows' frame, she finally remembered it.

'This is the place which appeared in one of my dreams. It was a real place all along. Then, does it mean all of my recent dreams were real?'

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Soraya was out of herself for the rest of the day. She was walking but her mind was elsewere. She had have some very realistic dreams lately. Some of them fun, cute, warm...while the others had sufferings, illness, death...

All was fine before today. She could just take them for simple nightmares. Just bad dreams.

But, what if they were all real?

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-Soraya, Soraya...are you okay?

-What? Oh, we're back already.

They were just in the living room at Michael's house and she didn't remember any of their way back.

-Are you perhaps sick?- Michael put his hand on her forehead in case she had fever. She didn't.

-I'm fine, just a bit tired.

-Tell me if you need something.

-Okay, don't worry.

After dinner, they went straight to bed.

-Hug me tightly.

-Are you sure you're okay?

Michael wasn't an idiot. He knew something was wrong with her since before. But she didn't say anything and he couldn't know.