Characters
A month or slightly more has passed since I had a peculiar dream. It was like I was watching a movie where I could see the character but the character never spoke, they just narrated over top of the scenes. Within a few days of receiving this dream, I wrote down the woman's story with as much detail as I could remember. She is not a character from the novel I'm writing. In fact, I have never seen this woman in any dream previous, nor does she remind me of someone I know. This was just a dream. In years gone by I have experienced dreams wherein a character from my novel tells me about their life. But this was different. A friend encouraged me to post the short story here. Comments are welcomed. I felt it was difficult to truly express the level of sadness she was experiencing. EMMALEE I unlock the apartment door, sighing as I enter. It’s empty. No noises, no smells, no kind of activity. Just deafening silence. I throw my keys down in the fruit bowl. Grabbing t