Published April 2nd, 2013
Description:
What would you do if you
could see other people’s dreams? If you could watch their hidden
fantasies and uncover their deepest, darkest secrets…without them ever
knowing?
Sara Barnes is about to find out. She thought that all she had to worry about was final exams, Christmas shopping and deciding whether she likes the cute freshman in the next dorm who’s got a crush on her.
But when she starts seeing dreams that aren’t hers, she learns more than she ever wanted to know about her friends, her classmates…and a strange, terrifying man whose dreams could get Sara killed.
“Dream Student” is the thrilling first installment of the Dreams series.
Sara Barnes is about to find out. She thought that all she had to worry about was final exams, Christmas shopping and deciding whether she likes the cute freshman in the next dorm who’s got a crush on her.
But when she starts seeing dreams that aren’t hers, she learns more than she ever wanted to know about her friends, her classmates…and a strange, terrifying man whose dreams could get Sara killed.
“Dream Student” is the thrilling first installment of the Dreams series.
Excerpt:
There’s someone in bed
with me. Someone’s next to me, someone
warm and soft and he’s – wait a minute, that’s not right. There isn’t any “he” at the moment for me to
be in bed with.
She. It’s Beth. She’s in bed with me – I don’t know why, I
don’t remember – and then it all comes back in a rush. I had a nightmare, I freaked out, and she
decided I needed to be held. Except it
isn’t helping. I sit up, and it’s as
though it never went out of my head - I’m seeing it again, the bedroom, the
man, the…
Beth stirs herself awake,
sits up. I can barely see her; I’m still
in that bedroom, still watching that helpless girl scratching and clawing and…
Beth fades in and out of
view; for a moment I can see her more clearly.
Her eyes narrow, focusing on mine.
Then she’s gone again, and I’m watching the – the – the murder. That’s what it is. I can’t get it out of my head.
I feel – what? A hand, soft, gentle, on my cheek. It’s Beth.
She’s back. She’s moving towards
me, her face is just an inch or two away from mine, her lips are…
“What the hell are you
doing?” The bedroom and the man and his
victim are gone, and Beth is suddently three or
four feet away from me, her hand up, bracing
herself against the wall. My hands are
out in front of me; I must have shoved her away into the wall without even
realizing what I was doing.
She’s staring hard at me,
right into my eyes, trying to see if I’m back
here with her, if the nightmare is out of my mind. It certainly is. She stares for another moment or two and
then, without any warning, she dissolves into laughter. “You should – God, you should see your face
right now!”
I don’t really see what’s
funny about anything right now. “What
were you doing?” I snap at her, breathing rapidly.
She needs a few seconds to
recover her composure. “You were gone
again, and I felt like I had to do something
to bring you back. It was either that or
a good hard slap.”
My breathing slows; it’s
almost back to normal. “I guess that
makes sense.” I think I might have
preferred the slap. But I have to admit
that her way did work; I’m certainly not thinking about the nightmare now. I'm pretty sure she's driven it away for the night.
About the author:
J.J. (James) DiBenedetto was born in Yonkers, New York. He attended Case Western Reserve university, where as his classmates can attest, he was a complete nerd. Very little has changed since then.
He currently lives in Arlington, Virginia with his beautiful wife and their cat (who has thoroughly trained them both). When he's not writing, James works in the direct marketing field, enjoys the opera, photography and the New York Giants, among other interests.
The ‘Dreams’ series is James’ first published work.
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