Wake Up To Reality × Novels & Stories

My body at that moment began to shake, and I held on tightly to him, as I didn’t want this feeling of security to leave me, but as I tried to hold onto him, I realized there was no use, as I was being awakened to my reality. As my eyes began to flutter open, Beta Ryker came into my view, as he says to me, “You need to wake up, we are under attack.”

Then quietly answered: “Because it’s real while it’s real.” The ocean trembled softly. For one impossible second— Luke saw something enormous move beneath the water. Not a creature. Scale itself bending wrong around it. And suddenly— The dream ended violently. Luke woke gasping. The awakened network screamed instantly. “Synchronized subconscious rupture detected.” Across connected realities— Millions woke simultaneously. Terrified. The shard of the eye appeared instantly beside Luke. Not calm anymore. “What did you say to it?”

Before I could finish, he cut me off impatiently, "Yeah, work's calling. I have to go." He rushed out the door, and I didn't press him further. However, my doubts grew heavier. Was he really that busy? I followed him, and that was when I saw the happy family scene I had just described. I lifted my numb fingers and hit record, capturing the entire scene in front of me. When I returned home, I locked myself in my room and played the video on repeat. While I lay unconscious, someone else had quietly taken my place. What was the point of waking up at all?

I disregarded it and snuggled into the seats once more, ready to sail into another dream planet. The tugging continued, followed by a man's voice that sounded suspiciously like the driver. "Small oga, we don reach house. Shuo! You dey sleep like person wey don die. Abi you don die?" There was a long pause in which his last statement was enough to slip me out of dream land and into reality. A loud yawn slipped past my lips before I could stop it. The stretch that followed, released the tension from my shoulders and body. When I deigned to open my eyes, the driver was standing agape, looking at me with wide bulging eyes.

Despair settled deep in my chest—I could already see the miserable fate awaiting me. Then, suddenly, I heard Levi's voice. He appeared behind me and cut through the ropes with a swift stroke. While grabbing my hand, he pulled me out of the nightmare. When I turned back, the Grant family estate was in ruins, overtaken by wild grass and blooming flowers. I held onto Levi tightly, feeling as though all the misfortune and suffering that had plagued me had finally disappeared. That night, I slept soundly for the first time in a long while. …

"If you don't want to live, then you can die too." To my surprise, that one strike had not only killed Tyler but also awakened Evelyn. But Edith had already stopped listening to Evelyn's words. She stared blankly ahead, like her soul had left her body. I followed her gaze. It was where Tyler had fallen. I sighed and left the hospital.

I gasped and clutched my sweaty throat as I woke up from the scary nightmare. Even while sleeping, I was aware that I was physically thrashing my arms around because the nightmare seemed so real and close to what I had suffered last week. I frantically moved my eyes around, relieved that I was in my room and not back in that scary alley with those scary men. My duvet was a tangled mess around my body and my sheets were sweaty. I was breathing hard, aware of my hair sticking to my face and the back of my neck, which only made me feel hotter.

I already knew I’d find myself back in this chair tomorrow night, watching, waiting and wanting more. ***************************** The next morning, I woke to the sound of my phone buzzing, Ryan’s name flashing across the screen. A sudden jolt of guilt ran through me the instant I saw it, the memory of last night crashing back, me sitting in the dark, watching his mom naked, getting off like some kind of horny creep in the shadows. “Yo,” I said, my voice rough. “Dude, you busy? Come over. Got the new Realm of Ruin. We can grind some ranked.”

They were specially crafted for me, designed to work with my music. But how did they get here? The last time I saw them, they were safely back at the villa... But I didn't have time to ask. I didn't have time for anything. A scream cut through the room just a second before the machines blared again. Turning, I saw Allison’s features begin to ripple, her body shaking, her face twisting in agony as the nanobots in her blood consumed the last of the medication keeping her unconscious. She was awake. She shouldn't be awake.

See you later. --- Ariane I wake up with a smile on my lips… until reality hits me like a ton of bricks. My stomach knots, my heart races. This wasn’t a nightmare. It was real. I sit up abruptly, scanning the room with my gaze. Where am I? Where is Marianne? Why am I alone in this bedroom? My heart is pounding. I hope that sicko hasn’t done anything to my sister…