The Door

by Nelly Asher

  Chapter 7

  Nothing left to close

  Selena kept falling in and out of sleep. She had a hazy dream – or, rather, shredded pieces of a dream. It was impossible to tell what's going on – just some details that were briefly passing and vanishing in the void. First, a knife blade flashed, cutting along the lifeline on someone's palm. A voice said: “Forever”. Then there was a revolver barrel, and a voice saying: “You're sixteen now, you can pick adult toys”. Those flashes were brief, but it seems like everything drags for hours. Sometimes Silver emerged from this drowse, but never woke up completely.

  As she opened her eyes once again, Selena noticed the shapes of trees against the grey sky – the dawn was slowly breaking. Encouraged, the girl decided to finally shake the sleep off. But what will she do in someone else's house at a time like that? Silver still wasn't thinking straight, so the only thing that came to her mind right now is to check on the knife she used yesterday. It was as good of an idea as any, so she pulled on her dress and headed to the kitchen.