Chapter 28

"Sarah, do you hear that buzzing sound too?" He thought it might just be his ears but the sound was getting louder by the minute. He got confused when Sarah didn't answer, she hadn't said anything the entire time.

He reached over her shoulder and hit his alarm clock, making the buzzing stop.

Rubbing his eyes, he realized it was a dream. That was weird, he thought. At least he had gotten some sleep and felt a little rested.

When he finally looked at the clock for the time it was only 5am, he got three hours of sleep. 5am, he thought? He would never set his alarm for 5am.

Tonight he’d sleep in his own heavenly bed, it would probably be almost as good as sleeping with Sarah.

Richie stayed in bed a while longer, trying to fall asleep again but at 6am he gave up.

In the bathroom he grabbed a clean towel and put it by the shower before turning the water on and stepping in. One of the advantages of sleeping naked, he thought, he didn’t have to undress to shower or dress after one to go to bed.

He got the water to the right temperature and stepped under the shower head, letting rain down on him, he tried to wash away last night’s dream but not last night’s worries.

He didn’t know what to think of it, it was strange and it all seemed so real. He continued washing his hair and body, staying away from the area around his groin, which wanted attention every time he thought of Sarah.

By the time the room was hot and steamy, his mind was completely empty.

No sooner than when he was dressing his room did his worries return. Only now, he was even more worried. He thought was because in a few hours he’d know and that made him nervous, what would happen?

He made his way downstairs to the living room to watch tv. It was early and this time he really was alone in the room. It was only just getting light outside, with that and the empty room; it gave him a peaceful feeling.

The quiet was nice, much nicer than watching tv with people chatting at the tables. His room had been the only place where it had been completely quiet, until now. The center was always busy, people everywhere and the only place for some peace and quiet was his room. It felt nice to watch tv alone, without anybody else.

Sometimes he needed some time to himself, like everybody else did.

The first person to join him in the living room was Megane, a few minutes after 7am. “Good morning Richie.” She said cheerful as she sat down next to him on the couch. “Morning.” He said, he could say goodbye to his peace and quiet now. Soon he’d be back home and have all the time he wanted, until Sunday.

“Not excited?” Megane asked surprised at his down to earth answer. “Big day today.” She said. Richie nodded, it was a big day, finally he would find out what Sarah’s decision was. His dream crept back into his mind. “Yes very big, exciting.” But he didn’t sound like it, the memory of his dream changed his mood in an instant.

Did it have meaning? He never thought dreams had meaning, they weren’t reality but this was a current event and it seemed so real, so life like, that he hadn’t even noticed it was a dream until his alarm buzzed way too early. Come to think of it, he never set and alarm. Weird, he thought again.

“Richard, I’m talking to you.” Megane said a bit louder to get his attention. “What?” He asked confused, coming back to reality. “What were you thinking about?” She asked him nicely. “I had a weird dream last night.” He explained, still unsure if it had meaning or not.

“Really? What was it about?” Megane asked excited to know. “It was weird I was leavingbut when I got outside neither Jon or Sarah were there.” He started, unable to continue. “Jon is picking you up?” She asked a little more excited. “Hey, you’re a Richie girl.” He playfully scolded her. “Yeah you’re right. What happened then?” Megane asked, her mind back to his dream.

“I found Sarah hiding behind a tree. She came over, we hugged and then my alarm went off but I never set an alarm. I just heard buzzing and woke up.” He explained it all in a nutshell. “That’s weird alright, but it’s obvious what it means.”

“What does it mean then?” He challenged her. “Come on, that’s obvious.” Megane said. “Enlighten me then.” Richie said, if she thought it was obvious what it’s meaning was, he wanted to know. “Okay,” Megane started, “you were alone, which I think might mean that you’re scared to be alone.”

Scared to be a lone? He didn’t know about that.

“It could also mean you’re scared Sarah won’t show up.”

That made more sense to him. He was scared for that, the last few days it was the only thing he thought about the last few days while usually he didn’t worry about things, he would just see what happens. “It must mean that then.” He agreed. “What about the rest?” Maybe Megane was right about dreams having meaning.

“Sarah hiding,” she thought out loud, “that would mean she’s scared, but she was there, so she was willing to try even though she’s scared.” “That’s a good thing.” Richie said, if his dream had meaning, he hoped it would become true.

“A very good thing, you said she thought she wasn’t ready for it, she’s willing to try.” Megane said. “What about the buzzing then?” Richie asked still confused about it. “I don’t know, maybe you just needed to wake up, maybe it set itself, electronics do weird things. Dreams are weird too.” Megane said honestly not really knowing, with a shrug.

“Maybe. Maybe she’ll be there some time my alarm really goes off.” Richie joked. “That could be.” Megane said, surprised Richie thought of it, not realizing he was only joking.

Richie sighed, if only it were true.

“You’ll be happy to see Sarah again, you both will.” She was still sure of it. Richie didn’t understand how Megane was so sure about what would happen between Sarah and him. She hardly knew them, unless she really did believe his dream.

“If she’s there.” Richie pointed out, sounding a little sad but he didn’t want to get his hoped up and be crushed when she wasn’t there. “You’ll see.” Megane said. “She’ll be there. There’s obvious chemistry between you two, I see you together for a very long time.”

“Are you psychic?” Richie asked, still confused by her thoughts. “No, I just know people.” She explained again. “Besides, some people are very easy to read.”

“I’m easy to read?” He asked surprised, he didn’t like that idea, was it easy for other people to read him too? That wasn’t a good thing, especially if he was in public; could people read him then too?

“How many more times Richie? I just notice those things; other people don’t pay enough attention to notice anything.” Megane said when she saw the worried expression on his face appear. “You’re kind of mysterious.” Richie pointed out. “Thank you.” A big smile appeared on Megan’s face, taking it as a compliment.

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