He deserves that much.”
She went back to work and told herself to stop thinking about Donnie. Her mind listened and did the best it could.
It was her heart that wouldn’t shut up.
Chapter Three
Olivia found herself dreaming about the same place again the next night. The world was more clear and colorful now. There were all kinds of butterflies around her, and she saw herself running through fields of them. The sky was pink, with purple clouds for some reason, but it didn’t bother her. Even more interesting were all of the stairwells that led up to the sky. She also saw strange rabbits and mice in different colors. It was like some abstract painting or movie, only she was living in it. As she tried to walk up one of the sets of stairs, someone stood in front and blocked her way. She tried to move around him, but he kept blocking her.
“It’s you.” She said, not sure who was stopping her. She got a good glimpse of his face, but saw nothing there. Around them, the rabbits were bouncing, along with some dancing brooms. It was thought she had gone from the strange painting to Fantasia in about two seconds. She turned around and tried to go down, but the figure blocked her again. It was starting to get on her nerves.
“Look, I don’t know who you are or what you want, but let me through!” she snapped. The clouds above her darkened, and she felt some purple raindrops fall on her shoulders. They were staining her dress. That was when she noticed what she was wearing. This dress was something that a princess would own. It was white, and went all the way to her feet. She could feel that she had on high-heeled shoes, and a string of pearls were wrapped around her neck. They matched her pearl bracelet and the pearl clips in her hair. This wasn’t her usual attire. Aside from the fact that she could never afford such things, they weren’t her style, either. She had no patience or desire to dress up this way.
“What’s going on?” she asked the figure who was still blocking her. He didn’t move or say a thing. His face remained hidden in the darkness, but she wasn’t scared. He was annoying, but not an enemy. For some reason, she found herself holding out her hand and waiting for him to grab it. “I’m lost. I want to know what’s going on, and how I can get back home. Why won’t you talk to me? Are you afraid?”
There were no answers, and she still couldn’t move. Her feet felt like they were glued to that step. She could not go up toward the sky or down below. The purple rain was now turning into purple snow. So far, she had no answers as to where she was, how she could get out, or who this mysterious stranger could be. It made her head spin, and she wanted to pass out.
The alarm went off, rescuing her at just the right time, and she opened her eyes. After turning off the alarm and getting the lights on, she looked down at her pillow. She thrashed around a lot at night and her sheets were soaked with sweat, but she was relieved that it was just a dream. But there was no time to think about the dream now. She had to go to work and get something done. Before leaving yesterday, she gave Pam all her scheduling information, and received some sage advice in return.
“I’m glad you’ve made your mind up, honey. The one thing Dr. Vaughn is a stickler for is time. If you are gonna be late, leave me a message. Other than that, I hope things go well for you tomorrow. We have a busy day ahead.”
“A busy day, huh? Wonder how many more files I’ll have to take care of.” She grumbled to herself as she went into the bathroom and washed her face. Her clothes were hanging on the bathroom door. As Donnie had requested, she went with some jeans and an old shirt that she had dug up from her drawers. They were clean, so she didn’t expect to hear any complaints over it. She also opted not to wear any jewelry, save for some small earrings. She saw that Pam had them on yesterday, so Donnie probably wouldn’t mind. After she finished up in the bathroom and put on some perfume, she made her