. . . . in which i think i have awoken, everything is exactly the same, i hear a noise from outside the bedroom like a lowpass filter being rolled off, suggesting a door that has opened, i try to figure out which one it is, i hear noises, i am unsure whether to hide or remain perfectly still, but unfortunately i do not have a choice in the matter, i am now aware that the bedroom door is open and amanda has entered, though there is something eerie about her, she is neither threatening nor reassuring and does not say anything, she is dressed in pure white, i am not completely sure it is her, i try to indicate that i am in distress but i cannot talk so i try to scream instead, i am aware now there is an amber light outside the window blinking on and off, still trying to scream or move and nothing is happening save for the most muffled of strangulated noises . . . .
paralysis