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words to me. I filled with a new doubt.
    “I’ll take that chance.”
    “Idiot!” she coughed, and pulled back her oversized weapon, as far as possible. I closed my eyes and waited for her final blow. One-second passed. Then another, and another, but the hammer never fell. From the darkness, a whisper spun through the room and the pain in my chest disappeared.
    “Give me your heart and your soul,” Olivia sang to me. I opened my eyes to find her floating up to me. Her hair trailed behind her as if she were under water. Gone were the fiery red eyes from before, and in their place were big, brown eyes. I stole a quick glance around the room. Felicity was gone and so were the prying eyes of my neighbors.
    “Tell me,” she insisted, softly. Her hands slipped along my cheeks and she smiled.
    “Olivia?” I asked, not believing or understanding this crazy night. Her smile grew wider.
     
    ~ Tell her. ~
     
    I stared into her warm face long and hard. Her smile never wavered.
     
    ~ Tell her Lucas. We can trust her. ~
     
    The voice in my head settled my nerves. I leaned into Olivia, carefully.
    “Okay,” I gave in, with a long sigh. She bit her bottom lip and stepped closer to me. Her face was only an inch away from mine. I inhaled a deep breath and began to speak.
     
    BUZZZZZZ - BUZZZZZZ - BUZZZZZZ - BUZZ!
     
    I sat up quickly in my bed with my arms wrapped around my pillow. It, along with my sheets and mattress, were soaked in sweat. Franticly, I looked around my bedroom, trying to settle my nerves.
    “Olivia?” I yelled out. My room was dark and empty. Everything looked normal, no damage anywhere.
     
    BUZZZZZZ - BUZZ - BUZZZZZZ!
     
    I focused on the unwelcome sound coming from the floor. The buzzing was coming from a crumbled up pair of jeans. It was my cell phone. I reached down to snatch it from the pocket when a sobering thought hit me. It was all a dream. Olivia, Felicity, the pain...it was all a demented dream.
     
    BUZZZZZZ - BUZZ!
     
    Then I remembered I never ever set my phone to the vibrate setting. Never. In my hand the phone kept shaking with a bright red heart flashing along the screen. It reminded me of a heartbeat. Below the blinking image was the word ‘UNKNOWN’ and my cell phone number. How could my phone be calling itself? Even as drowsy as I was, I remembered the collision with Olivia in the auditorium, earlier in the day.
    I had mixed up our phones. She had mine and I had hers. Gently, I swiped the screen with my finger and answered the call.
    “Hello.”
    “You gave me the wrong phone,” Olivia stated the obvious. She sounded annoyed. I didn’t care though, because I was still imagining her from my dream.
     
    ~ Tell her. ~
     
    “Sorry about that,” I said, nervously. My voice cracked.
    “I’ll get it from you tomorrow,” she said.
    “Okay.” I wasn’t sure how to begin, or exactly what to say.
    “Until then...” She tried to end the call.
    “Wait!” I called out, with a clinched fist.
    A few silent seconds ticked by. “What is it?” she finally asked.
    I froze for a moment, scared again. “I wanted to tell you...something...”
    “It’s late. Tell me tomorrow.” Click. The line went dead. Staring at the blank screen of her phone, my heart sunk a little. Maybe I was kidding myself. I had spent all these years a nobody to her, why would that change now? Would she even believe my story?
    “Tomorrow,” I whispered. I let out a long yawn and popped a few bones in my back. With the nightmare still fresh in my mind, I knew I wouldn’t be getting much sleep the rest of the night. Why was Felicity in my dream? I’ll never forget those eyes. A thin chill slithered down my spine.
    I hopped out of bed and made my way downstairs for a much needed drink and a snack. When I returned with my bowl of Cheetos and Cherry 7-Up, I was surprised to see what was waiting for me. Olivia’s phone was lit up with a flashing screen. A new text message had appeared, waiting to be open on