The whispers in the dark

I gasped for air, waking up from a strange yet vague dream. My throat rasped as I broke out in sweats. I turned to my side, only to realize Sam wasn't beside me.

'Where did he go?' I wondered, closing my eyes as I calmed myself down. My head throbbed, but the pain was bearable; I'm already used to it. When would this dream stop?

It had been half a year since I became an official member of the Order. For half a year… my dreams and nightmares had been increasingly troublesome. It would leave me with a terrible headache I had to endure all night or day.

At first, I thought because of the constant change in my schedule, as I sometimes had to work at night and sometimes get assigned to work during the day. But the more I thought about it, I was fine until that night.