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To Begin, at least...
It is a kingdom by the sea, a grassy field made for you and me, the gentle sounds of waves on the sand, the feeling of soft cotton on skin.
It is a kingdom by the sea, a time of rest for you and me, a small taste of eternal sleep, a memory to always keep-
Nathan awoke with a start. He had been having the same nightmare for weeks. He was starting to think it wasn't just a nightmare. The same dream, the same words on repeat in his head... it couldn't be just a dream anymore. He ran a hand through his hair, deciding it was time to wake up.He didn't know what time it was. He couldn't see anything. “No- no no no no no no no!” He exclaimed, his hand touching his face. He winced when it came away red. He heard someone whispering-
“It is a kingdom by the sea, a drink to be drunk by you and me, a taste of something grander, the final taste of something grander.”
He leapt out of bed and, despite the fact that he couldn't see, found the lamp next to his bed. The voice kept going, never wavering.
“But this kingdom, ever changing, can be filled with something grander, and yet is filled with painful slander, yes this kingdom by the sea.”
He covered his ears. “Please, please, stop!”
“And this kingdom, ever changing, filled with grander slander as it is, is not a kingdom, nor is it by the sea, is no more than wishful thinking for you...”
He uncovered his ears and whispered, “...and for me.”
The voice was gone. He heard his roommate, Elizabeth, come into his room. “Nate, what-” She stopped dead when she saw his face. His eyes were bleeding and open, his skin pale. He looked like he was going to faint. “Nathan, hang on, I'm going to call an ambulance-” She started, looping her arm around his waist and carefully leading him out of his room.
He shook his head. “Honestly, I'd rather you didn't. What time is it?”
“Three fifty- I'll take you in my car then. You're not going back to bed... If you could see yourself, Nate, you wouldn't be arguing with me.” Elizabeth sat him down in a chair.
She grabbed a paper towel and gently dabbed the blood off his cheeks. Nathan kept trying to get up. “I'm fine- this is all a nightmare, I know it is, I heard her, Beth, I heard her voice again. She wants something from me.” He sounded like he was crying.
“Nathan, she's been dead for months- you have to let her go. You know what the-”
“Doctor said about grief? Yes, I know.” He was shaking.
Elizabeth wrapped her arms around him, rubbing his back gently. “You know she's not angry. The only reason you keep hearing her voice is because you choose to keep her death as a sin in your heart. You have to let her go. She doesn't want anything from you but to be set free.” She spoke calmly.
Nathan let her put him into her tiny car and take him to the hospital. After giving them some bullshit excuse about childhood trauma to his eyes, they finally cauterized them and bandaged him up. Elizabeth filled out his forms for him like she usually did, he yawned and laughed because of the medicine they gave him.