Everything You Can Imagine Is True - Chapter 4
“People do not see the lights. The red lights means nothing to them”
Tom stood up and gave his hand to the doctor, and they both said goodbye. Tom walked to the door and outside the room. Walked out the building and into his car.
The doctor was on the window, looking outside. He turned around and sat on his chair. He dialed a number on his phone, someone answered on the other side althought noone said a word.
-Ranvier…he has been here.-the doctor said.When Tom finally got home, it was already 8 p.m. Harry phoned him to ask him about the appointment with the doctor, and Tom explained to him the whole situation.
-Hey, maybe I can join you at your house and do something, maybe you just can’t sleep because you’re all day doing nothing and you’re not tired enough to catch some sleep…-Harry said.
-Errr….yeah, you can come to MY house I think….and thank you for calling me lazy…-Tom joked.
An hour later Harry arrived at Tom’s house, but he was not alone, Danny and Dougie came with him.
-We’re not having a party at my house…..are we?-Tom joked once again. -I was about to get in the shower.-he said.
-I just ordered pizza, so you can have the shower meanwhile….-Danny said.
At the time Tom came back to the living-room, the pizza deliverer was already there handing Danny the pizzas. Dougie was with the remote trying to find something good on the TV, but apparently the TV was not working.
-Hey dude, what’s with your TV?-Dougie asked.
The girl who just delivered the pizza looked up.
-Oh yeah, mine was exactly the same last night…something is wrong lately…-she said.
-So we’re gonna stare to a black screen…cool!-Danny said opening one of the boxes and taking a slice of pizza.
-You mean red screen…-both Tom and the girl said at the same time. Tom and the girl stared at each other, meanwhile Danny and Harry shared some looks and after that, they stared at Tom and the girl. Dougie just kept on fighting with the TV and the remote.
-It’s a BLACK screen…-Harry said.
-Oh, yeah….it’s true, sorry haha I don’t know why I said red at the first place….-she said putting the money on her purse and ready to go.
-Wait a minute, it’s red….you said red…-Tom said surprised it wasn’t only him.
-No…I mistaked…it’s black…and…I gotta go now….-she said getting nervous. She started walking to the door, and was about to leave when Tom grabbed her by the arm.
-Wait a minute, you said it was red, didn’t you? Please tell me I’m not crazy….tell me you also saw it red….-Tom almost begged.
All this “mind tricks” as he called them were really getting to him. He looked like an insane person at the moment.
-Sorry…-she said walking out the house and running down the street.
Once she had left, he came back to the living-room, where three pairs of eyes were staring at him in disbelief.
-Dude, you just scared the girl!-Danny said.
-She also saw it red, I know….Harry, where did you order the pizza? I have to find that girl…-Tom said anxious.
-C’mon Tom, she just mistaked the colour…-Danny said.
-No, she didn’t, she can see the red lights as I can….so I’m not crazy…-Tom said.
-You sure about that?-Dougie laughed. They all were smiling at that point.
Tom got nearer to Harry and took him by the shoulders….
-Harry, I’m serious, give me the phone number….-he said in a really serious tone.
Their smiles fade away as they could see how serious Tom was being. Something was wrong, something had changed, and maybe that girl could help him….