My Sleep Paralysis Demon

02- Lady

I already hear some complaints among the nurses, even so, we are getting paid extra, so I think that it is not so bad.

But this bad feeling isn’t erasing, I don’t know.

“Ah great! Not on a night shift. I think I will get extra sleepy during work” Lei let out a big sigh, well it is true, she is an anime watcher and novel reader after all, she is used to staying up all night.

Lei also said that she has crush on theo too because he looks like the favorite character in her favorite novel but she knows that admiring him from a far is her limit. We are the same.

I used to read stories back then but not much in the present, I become really busy in this work that I don’t have the time to do any of that. I miss it though.

“I am going to bring coffee tomorrow Lei, wanna share?” I asked, Lei give me a puppy look, how cutee, her brown eyes and her blond hair makes her look like a real puppy.

I kinda want to pat her hair hihi,Lei cutie.

“You sure Zia?” I give her a smile with a nod.

“Yaaay! Thank youu bestfriendd!” Lei hugged me, I hugged her back.

“Let’s get going Lei, I will also buy a coffee along the way” I said, “Ohh, I remember that my baby Cassio is waiting for me!” The male lead of the current novel she read, she tells me every time she read a great novel and an anime, and it is Interesting to me too.

“Bye Zia!! Let’s do our best tomorrow!” Lei waved me goodbye and hurridly ran towards her car.

I guess I better get going too then, and oh, I will go to grocery too.

“Would the universe be angry if I wanted to be with you” ..

“Would the Gods be angry If I decided to love you”..

I sing my favorite song “Forbidden” as I walk through the hallway.

“Oh oh, darlin I cant get you out of my head”

“Please tell me, there is no end”

“Even if our love is forbidden”

“Even if..”

Is that Theo and Elize? Ahh, yeah, they are going to get dinner tonight.

“Hey,Zia!’’ Oh no he saw me. Geez. When did Elize get the time to do make up? Well I admit she looks good on it, her long curly hair, and her bright brown eyes, if she is not crazy and annoying, I will think of her as a model. But no.

They both look good, they have the same hair color. Why is that making me sad? Get a hold of yourself Lizia!

Theo approached me, “uh hey theo” I give him my usual smile. I can already sense that Elize is stabbing me in her mind.

“Let’s do our best tomorrow Zia” Theo said with his dazzling smile while holding my hand. Too bright, his smile is too bright, goodness.

“Yes, we can do this!” I will surely have a goodnight sleep tonight kekeke.

“Ahem!” Ah yeah, there’s Elize. “We better get going my Theo” Elize wrapped his hands around the arms of theo.

Omg this woman, claiming theo, how thick is her face?! Thicker than the dictionary I suppose.

“ I will also get going theo” I withdraw my hand from his grasp, nooo.

“Ah yeah, be careful on your way Zia, see you tomorrow” we wave each other goodbyes.

Time to get coffee! Fortunately, there is a nearby grocery near the hospital I worked in. It is only 4 minutes walk, I am just going to walk, It is also an exercise.

2minutes of walking later…

I think I am almost there, I think I will also buy many snacks and my own first aid kit, just in case.

“I don’t know what the future holds”

“I just want to with you when it unfolds”

“What really is love? What really-”

“THE END IS NEAR!! HAHAHAHA” wow, that give me a quite a shock. An old lady just starting screaming, I think she suffers from a mental illness, I always feel pity for them.

“THERE ARE ALL COMING TO DEVOUR US ALL!!!” Who?

“HAHAHAHA!”

“HAA— HAHAHAHA”

“YOU HMMMMM HAAHAHAHA, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAW, SOME THING IS BETTER UNSEEN” The old lady approach me suddenly, That was scary. I don’t know if I am imagining it but her eyes suddenly turn into all black but when I gaze one more time, it is normal.

I think I am just really Imagining it, why Do I feel scared? The old lady maybe has a mental illness, calm your heart.

“Uhm, excuse me madam, are you allri-” I didn’t even finish my question. “There she is, get her!!” some mental nurses is rushing to get the old lady.

They dragged her with care but the old lady keep on resisting. “MARK MY WORDS!! DISASTER IS COMING TO US” She screamed with all her might before she was put into an ambulance.

I can still hear laughing from the inside. This is so creepy. I got goosebumps everywhere, the words she has said to me, I know that, but what does she exactly mean by it?

Ugh, I’ll just forget about this after all she is not mentally stable. I can now see the grocery store, I should focus on it.

2minutes of walk later…

Finally, I am here! Okay let’s go get the coffee.

Hmmm I think Coffee Latte is better but Arabica is cheaper and a stronger coffee. What should I get? Honestly, I rarely drink coffee because I don’t want to get palpitations, but in this situation, it is really needed.

“Hey dude have you heard that all of the army forces in unit 2 is massacred in one night?” The guy that is also picking coffee beside me said to his friend. I know ears dropping is bad but what??

“You dude that is some scary sh*t, you are kidding right? One army unit has 100 soldiers or so right?” Yes he is right, one army unit has no less than 100 soldiers. This country prioritize safety of the territory the most.

“Do I look like I am kidding? My older brother is from Unit 1 bro!” I think I am going to puke from imagining all of the blood. I don’t feel so good, what in the world is happening right now?!

“If I were in the army force, I am going to quit immediately bro, I love my life!” I think I am going to do the same.

“Hahahaha! You are a scaredy-cat!”

“Well atleast I will live bro”

I think I am going to get both coffee, I’ll need it.

As I walk through the snack section, I can’t help but to think what is happening. I know that there is a possibility that incident like this will happen especially we are human beings capable of doing something like this.

Humans are a cruel creature.

The minute I get to the snack section, I filled my cart with it. I think I am going to stress eat from now on.

I wonder what will happen tomorrow, is a disaster really coming to us?

Erase, erase, erase! It is better not to think about that, it will only makes me feel uneasy and nervous.

I will get a good night sleep tonight for tomorrow!

10 minutes after…

I am now outside the grocery store, this day is really exhausting. At the end, I almost spend all of my extra money in snacks and coffee. I still don’t have any car but I am planning to get one soon so I always commute in order to arrive in my own house.

My dad has one but I don’t really like to bother him, he is a busy man after all.

“Hey Lizia, long time no see!”