She woke up at the middle of the night. The reason was a scream; and she still wasn't able to figure out if it was her's or of someone from the dream.
She got up from the bed and strolled around the little room in which she had somehow accommodated a bed, a closet and a bookshelf. While she looked around she made a note to fix the wallpaper which was peeling off from the wall artfully concealed behind the bookshelf.
She walked into the lobby cum kitchen cum dining area, all of which opened into a small balcony. She trotted up to the balcony for no reason.
When finally in the midst of the autumn breeze, she looked below to find out if anyone on the road had screamed causing her peaceful hibernation to end.An illusion caused her to see two feet sticking out just a little way back from the parapet. She leaned on the railing.
The skin of the stomach could feel the cold of the metal. In a few seconds, her inclination caused her to lose her balance and not much later she could feel the air rushing through her hair. A piercing scream left her mouth.
She lay down with blood streaming out of her brain. Her eyes were crying red. Now she had realized whose scream had ended her dream.
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