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A dark figure

NON-DREAM DREAM LUCID I remember laying in my bed at my dad's house. By the white light coming from the window in front of me, I could tell that it was morning. I also noticed something else in front of me. A black shape. It looked like a silhouette because of the light behind it. However, it did look like a person. The thing talked. It was my brother. I did a nose plug RC just to make sure I was not dreaming. At first, I did not realize it. But I had breathed like it was nothing. I was dreaming! I was now aware that <PERSON> was in my other sister's bed beside me. She was awake, talking to my brother. I had to keep myself calm. "This is a dream." I said to myself out loud. I tried to get up out of my bed, but, it was as if there was a hundred pound weight on my chest. I could barely move one way or the other. I did not want to try too hard, either, for fear of "breaking" the dream. So I tried to through expectation. I looked over to <PERSON>, however, I could barely see her because my fixed neck would not allow me to look that far. "<PERSON>," I said, "I can get up out of bed, right?" I saw her look over at me, "Uh, yeah." she said with a snort. I tried to get up, but to no avail. I was glued to the bed. I tried again. "<PERSON>, I can get up, right?" I said with more force. "Yes!" she hissed. I tried again. I was actually able to get up this time, but very, very slowly. I also found myself unable to lift up my head at all. It was as if I looked down at my navel and my neck became fixed in that position. Frustration overcame me as I slowly made my way around the bed. Suddenly, it felt like something was pulling me back towards the bed, like a magnet. I tried to escape it, but within a split second, I found myself back in my bed in the same position. "I am DREAMING." I said a little louder. "I have control!" I flicked my eyes over to my brother, who was still, creepily, standing in my doorway. "Hey, can you help me get up?" I asked. I saw him move a little, but he did not come near me. I sighed. I tried to think of something that I could use to almost "gravitate" my body towards. For some reason I thought of my computer charger. It seemed to work, and I was suddenly beside my bed with the charger in my hand. However, one of the ends was snapped off, revealing open wire. I do not know why, but an urge overcame me to put it in my mouth. I did, and a small electric shock coursed through my body that started in my tongue. It scared me at first, but I wanted to try again. I did, and held it for longer. It was a very weak electric shock that tingled my tongue, and I could almost imagine the individual currents that were running throughout my mouth and down my spine. I tried to take a step forward, but suddenly, I found myself back in my own bed again. I silently cursed. I had to do something even more rough to get myself out of this predicament, but I did not want to end the dream entirely by doing it. While I was still thinking about it, the dream ended.

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