Last night I dreamt I visited an elementary school for deranged children - each child had seen a ghost or had another paranormal encounter. A little girl with a bobbed haircut and blue eyes reached out her hands to me as we stood around a group of kid-sized desks.
My name is Lorelai, I said. Lorelai. At that instant, something grabbed me from behind.
I awoke in a sweat. I gathered my dog George closer. I blinked and was asleep again.
This time, I saw J. He was dressed in a grey suit and a dark tie and was sitting in the vestibule of Deb's apartment building. Yellow marble surrounded him. He looked up at me, but his expression was so sad.
I awoke again with a start.