If I May Trust the Flattering Truth of Sleep...

[Katelyn Anders]

If I may trust the flattering truth of sleep,
My dreams presage some joyful news at hand.
My bosom's lord sits lightly on his throne,
And all this day an unaccustomed spirit
Lifts me above the ground with cheerful thoughts.

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act V, Scene I

If KK had not known better, she would have said that she was awake. Though she was certain that she was dreaming, everything felt astonishingly real. Warm wind brushed against her face, cool water swept past her toes, and the massive wings on her back felt as if they were truly there, like she was flexing real muscles when she moved them.

KK Anders dreamed of flying.

While she was asleep, she might as well enjoy this beautiful dream. The sparkling brook that she dangled her feet in was cool and pleasant to feel, and the feeling of her wings was even better. She stretched them now, and took off. The stream dropped quickly behind her, as she soared high into the sky and laughed for pure joy.

Then the dream dissolved, and KK was aware of the dorm room around her. For several seconds, the joyful soaring feeling from her dream continued, and she did not open her eyes in hope of keeping it for longer.

Then a jarring feeling of hard, hard ground rose up and slammed against her with a truly world-shaking THUD. Her head bounced off the solid ground and slammed back down again. "Owww," KK mumbled. She still hadn't opened her eyes, but she knew what had happened. She had fallen off her bed in the top bunk.

[Amora Alright]

Nightly Wear

Amora was laying there in bed once again trying to find one way or other to fall asleep. Work was boring and Cross was tiring but not enough to knock her out. She sighed, her eyes looking wildly under her sleeping mask.

Amora bite at her bottom lip trying to think of something that would make her fall asleep... Hmmm GOT IT MATH!

1+1=2
2+2= 4
4+4=8
8+8= 16
16+16= 32...

Her mind started to slip into dreamworld. A land of green and blue with large plum trees. Amora could feel her whole body going limp as her breathing slowed. That's when a sound out of no where catch her ears. A large bang from the basic dorm next door or so from what she could tell. Amora ripped off her sleeping mask and looked around wide eyed. Nothing here so she was right it was next door. She dropped down to the floor and moved quietly to the room. Opening the door slowly to make sure not to wake anyone, she saw a girl laying head first on the floor basically half asleep. " Hey are you ok?" Amora said still standing in the door way looking her over. She moved one foot into the room tippy toeing along. " That was a hard fall...." getting ready for if she needed any help up.

[Katelyn Anders]

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

-Switchfoot, "Dare You To Move"

"Oww," repeated KK as Amora walked in the door. She opened her eyes and glanced around as best she could without moving her head. "I think I'm okay, but I haven't tried getting up yet," she explained in response to the other girl's question. She tried to push herself up, but her aching body protested too hard for her to succeed. She had apparently struck the floor even harder than she'd thought. Laying back down as gently as she could, so as not to offend her body further, she reconsidered. "Okay, so scratch that idea. Could I have a hand?" she asked humbly. This was an embarrassing position for her to be in. She had never fallen before.