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could get lost in them forever.
    I wanted to talk to her. Twice I tried to say something. She didn't hush me, but she looked sad for a moment when I failed. Then she reclined next to me, her entire body pressed along my length, her head on my shoulder, and continued to touch me, humming and speaking her words.
    I couldn't see what her hand was doing, but I could feel as she lightly touched my skin, drawing little figures with her fingertip. She drew fingers on my stomach and on my ribs. One on each leg. She teased my belly button for a moment, then her hand slowly worked towards my chest.
    She drew figures on my breast, playing with the nipple. It felt amazing.
    She kissed me, her hand still on my breast, and I woke.
    * * *
    "So," said Beth that night. "Any good dreams lately?"
    Even over the phone, I blushed.

Invasion
    My dream Saturday night felt like it went on for hours. I held her hand, and she looked so pleased. As always, Dream Petra hummed and sang her words to me while stroking me. I looked up at her from the floor and tried to smile.
    It must have worked! As suddenly she offered her own radiant smile and caressed my lips.
    She continued to caress me, and she looked so amazingly beautiful. We were holding hands, and I used a finger to draw a straight line on her hand. An "I". Th en I drew an "L".
    Suddenly she appeared startled and looked away. She stopped humming. She squeezed my hand tightly then looked back at me, her face full of concern.
    "Felicia," she said. It was Petra's voice, and the first time she'd said any words I had understood except "Mine". She continued. "You are in danger. You need to wake up. Y our cell phone is on your night stand. Grab it. Arrange your pillows under the covers so it looks like you are still there, and hide between your bed and the wall. Not in the closet or under the bed ! He'll look there. Call 9-1-1 and be very, very quiet. Wake up now!" She slapped me.
    And I woke.
    The dream was still fresh in my mind. I reached over and grabbed my phone, then I heard a noise. Someone was in my apartment! He had bumped into my sofa and swore quietly. Oh shit! Oh shit!
    I arranged the pillows the way Dream Petra had told me, then crawled between the bed and the wall. I woke my phone and dialed 9-1-1.
    "9-1-1-. What is your emergency? " came the voice over the phone
    I spoke quietly into the phone. "Someone is in my apartment! Oh god, someone is in my apartment!"
    I heard footsteps in the hallway. My heart was pounding a hundred miles an hour. Afraid he would see the glow of the phone, I jammed it against my chest. Holding the phone in one hand, I slammed my other hand over my mouth to hold back the screams.
    I heard him approach the bed. I was sure he'd hear my heart beating in my chest.
    There was a thump! As he hit the bed. Then he swore and ripped the covers off the bed, tossing them over my hiding spot, further concealing me.
    My bed has a dust ruffle. Even with my eyes near the floor, I couldn't see past it, but that meant he would have to pull all the covers off where he had tossed them and look between the bed and the wall to see me. The bed creaked, and then a voice from near the floor said, "Shit! Where is she?"
    The bed creaked again. I kept my hand pressed against my mouth. I followed his footsteps as he walked over to my closet and slammed the door open. There were rustling noises.
    I heard the sirens. My apartment building was only two blocks from the nearest active precinct house. The sirens stopped outside my building.
    "Shit!" he said again. I listened as he ran from the apartment, slamming my door against the wall on the way.
    I pulled the phone back to my ear. "Are you still there?" I whispered.
    "Yes, Ms. Connor. The police are inside your building and approaching your apartment. Are you safe?"
    "I think he ran. Oh god, I think he wanted to kill me."
    And that's when I started to scream.
    I heard heavy feet in the hallway, then a shout of, "Police! Police!" I continued to