The lights of Oxford were streaming past the train window as I awoke from an odd dream. The particulars of the dream were already lost to me, but I am left with a definite sense that I was frightened and confused. Judging from the looks of surprise on the faces of the two people sitting opposite me I had shuddered awake in some odd fashion, and I was left feeling incredibly self conscious.<\/p>\n
The train was nearly back at Reading, so I started to put away the laptop and check my pockets, trying to remember eveything with the dim cloud of this unremembered dream.<\/p>\n
The older chap across the table looked up at me;<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you ok there?\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded, my embarassment rising, trying to break eye contact with him rather than acknowledge my odd outburst that had piqued his interest.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just that you were muttering a name under your breath. I mean, who is Deirdra?\u201d<\/p>\n
Suddenly the dream came rushing back to my mind, and I was lost in the dark calling out \u2018Deirdra! Deirdra\u2019, and I could smell the distinct odour of fresh blood nearby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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