Chapter 1 | The Danger of Dreams

My name is Lucille Cutter but I'm usually called Lucy. I am what is known as a lucid dreamer, lucid dreaming is where the person dreaming is aware they are dreaming and can exert some form of control over the dream.

In my dreams I can control some things but my dreams are different... They hurt me.

When I dream I can get hurt and when I wake up I feel the pain, there is no physical mark but I feel the immense pain. I've had tests done but no one knows why it happens only that it could kill me.

You maybe thinking that as long as I don't do anything dangerous I should be fine... Right?

It would if 'he' wasn't in my dreams stalking me...

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