Chapter 18 Nightmares
Grandma was the only one in the family who didn’t hate me because of
Alena’s act.
Unfortunately, her health had been deteriorating, and since six months. ago, she had been bedridden.
She knew how aggrieved I was. A week before the wedding, I came to visit her, and she said gently while stroking my head, “Sweetie, if you don’t wanna marry him, then don’t. If he isn’t the right one, you’ll end up. suffering.”
But back then, I was so determined to reveal the truth and have my revenge at the wedding, so I shook my head.
“Don’t worry, Grandma. I know what I’m doing. Just focus on getting better. OK?”
“Vannah. I’ll at least make it to my birthday. I know how much you’ve gone through after Alena came back. But you’ll always be my precious. and I’ll give you a big gift on my birthday.”
Grandma owned five percent of the company shares. When Alena came back, the others suggested that Grandma transferred Alena the shares so as to make it up to Alena, but she refused them. I knew she did this for me, she wanted me to have something to hold onto whatever happened in the future.
What a shame. Grandma looked out for me for so long, but she could never get to give me the gift.
Kaleb soon dealt with the harassing calls and messages. After this, he
grew more resentful of me.
To take care of Alena, he personally made soup, blew on it, and fed it to her considerately. I, on the other hand, had been forgotten already.
I knew if that ranger had indeed wanted to do something to me, these past few days would have been enough for him to reduce my body to ashes.
I was just a bit curious. How would my family and my husband react when they learned about my death?
Would they regret being so mean to me even just a little bit?
Kaleb didn’t want Alena to be agitated again, so he stayed with her tonight.
At midnight, he was jolted awake because of another nightmare.
“Kaleb, did you have a bad dream?” Alena asked.
He got up abruptly, which woke her up.
He wiped off the cold sweat from his forehead, his face ghastly pale.
“I… I’m fine.“.
Alena walked over to him. “What did you dream about? You look
terrible.”
“I dreamed that Savannah was dead. There was so much blood in the dream, and she kept begging me to save her,” he said.
She patted his back. “Chill, Kaleb. Dreams are the opposite of reality. Don’t you know that? It only proves Savannah is so healthy and happy right now.”
He rubbed the bridge of his nose, feeling exhausted. “I’ve been having the same nightmare for several nights in a row.”
“It’s because you’re so worried about her. Kaleb, if that’s the case, why don’t you get her back? It’ll put my mind at case, too.”
He obviously wavered. “Then…”
Meanwhile. Alena continued, “I hope she’ll no longer be mad at me after she comes back. I was lucky this time, but I don’t always have luck on my
side.”
Hearing this. Kaleb stopped hesitating. He stroked her hair and said, “Forget it. Might as well let her reflect on herself in Lexingham.”
The next morning, the Brook family came to take Alena home.
Dad and Mom looked haggard. It seemed they didn’t sleep well last night, which was probably because they were worried about Alena.
“Dad, Mom, you look so pale. You didn’t sleep well?”
My mom rubbed her forehead. “I had a nightmare. It must be because of the trouble Savannah has caused these days.”
“You dreamed about Savannah too?” My dad looked at her in surprise.
Even Kaleb, who was about to go to work, stopped in his tracks.
My mom said, “Yeah. She faked her death before, right? And I dreamed that she really died.”
Maybe it was nothing but a nightmare if one had such a dream, but two people having the same dream seemed weird.
Suddenly, Alena said. “Could it be…”
Kaleb interrupted her at once, “No way! How could Savannah be dead?”
Alena said. “That’s not what I want to say, Kaleb. I was just wondering… Of all places, why would she go to Lexingham? I heard cults are there everywhere, and they do things to people. You guys have all been uneasy lately, and I nearly died yesterday. Maybe she…”
My mom slammed the table. “No wonder I can’t sleep at night! That damned girl cursed us!”
My dad had always been spineless, and my mom always called the shots. at home. But this time, he defended me, which was quite rare, “We’re family, aren’t we? Hurting us won’t do her any good. Besides, let’s not believe in that superstitious nonsense.”
They left the hospital room, and as Alena walked out, she said,
deliberately sounding innocent and harmless, “Mom, I was just saying. Don’t take it to heart.”
My mom fumed, “I’ll definitely have a proper talk with that damned girl after she comes back.”
I followed Kaleb, and he was dejected and absent–minded all day.
As days passed by, things didn’t get better; instead, they got worse. He’d jolt awake drenched in cold sweat every night.
He still couldn’t reach me by phone. He wanted to fly to Lexingham, but all the flights were either canceled because of bad weather or completely. booked.
As Grandma’s birthday was getting nearer, he gave up on the idea.
Like the Brook family, he firmly believed I’d come back for Grandma’s birthday.
