August Challenge - "It was just a dream"

Awakened from a life of fantasy and dreams, is there nothing more to life?

Reflections on the difficulty of creating yourself and finding your people

Trying this out so I’ll write a glimpse and change up names to protect those in the story.

Lina, who is haunted by disturbing dreams of a menacing figure named Azrael. Her dreams lead her to investigate a series of murders and the disappearance of a renowned psychologist, Dr. Robert Hayes. As Lina delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers unsettling connections between her own past and the dark experiments conducted by Hayes. Ultimately, Lina must confront the truth about her own involvement in the sinister events, discovering a hidden side of herself in the process.

The little girl Helen is entrusted with the mission to save her big sister from damnation. But Helen has played a secret role in this damnation, and she has to hide what she has done if she wants anyone to trust her again.

A woman, born into a world that demands conformity and stifles individuality, dreams of a life beyond the confines of her reality. Despite the generational curse of fear, greed, and worthlessness that surrounds her, she nurtures her imagination, creating vivid worlds where kindness, justice, and freedom reign. As she grows older, she appears to have everything she ever wanted, a loving partner, a beautiful home, and a life filled with adventure. However, the cost of her dreams becomes apparent when her partner's desire for control begins to suffocate her spirit. Torn between the life she has and the freedom she craves, she faces a crisis that forces her to confront her deepest fears and desires. After a fateful encounter reignites her long-buried passion, she makes a brave decision to leave everything behind and start anew. Her journey is fraught with challenges, but she ultimately discovers her true self, finding strength in her voice and power in her dreams. Now, she shares her story to inspire others to embrace their dreams and find the courage to live authentically.

Courtney is deeply in love with her boyfriend, who has been struggling with stress and anxiety. As his worries disrupt their nights and weigh on their relationship, Courtney is determined to be his anchor, offering love and unwavering support. Through heartfelt messages and late-night conversations, she reassures him that their bond is unbreakable and that they will face whatever challenges come their way together. In a journey filled with vulnerability, strength, and commitment, Courtney fights to remind him—and herself—that love isn’t just about the good days, but about standing by each other through the storms. In the end, they find comfort in knowing that, hand in hand, they can weather anything life throws at them.

It was just a dream. Or maybe not? Joelle couldn't remember the last time she could trust herself with her version of reality that she experienced. Is someone after me or am I going mad as a hatter in my own little Wonderland?

It was just a dream the night watchers were flying around babysitting the children, they had big eyes and shining torches, there parents had arranged this without the children knowing! And turned the lights off the night watches would fly around and when they caught the children they would place a watch on there wrist and the children would go back to bed and fall into a rest fall sleep they were so scary the children would freak out and hide like hide and seek bit they would shine the torches 🔦 til they found them, this was just a dream but I’ll never forget it at first I thought it was real and I was abducted by aliens 👽