THIRTY EIGHT

LESLEY

I jerked up from my sleep sweating profusely.

I just had another one of those numerous nightmares.

They were becoming more frequent these days and I did not understand why at all.

Apart from the nightmares, I just kept having this uneasy feeling, I still am unable to place my hands on it.

Not wanting to go back to sleep, and unable to go back to sleep. I climbed out of my bed.

First, I went to the sitting room and looked around. It looked empty, just as empty as I was feeling at that time. I felt empty and worried.

Then I went to her room. It was equally empty. Without her everything was empty.

Her smell was still very strong in the room, it almost felt like she was still there.

I went to sit on her bed and brought out the anklet I had seen there the other day. I brought it to my face and looked at it.

After looking around in her room, looking for nothing in particular. I stepped out of her room.

I decided to go to the rooftop to receive some fresh air.

From there I could see t