Submitted to: Contest #295

Dream Frames

Written in response to: "Write about an everyday object that has magical powers or comes to life."

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Fantasy Funny Suspense

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Hey, guys! So, I know you’ve been waiting to catch up with me, and I’m sorry for not posting, but…well, stuff’s been a bit all over the place. Anyway, I’m back! And doing a new get-ready-with-me and chat. I’ve got a long story today, so all products will be listed in the comments with timestamps and some info later.

So, I’d say the biggest thing that’s been going on lately is my new glasses. Do you like them? They’ve got that, like, gold-rimmed thing I love. You’ll never guess, though: I went to the optometrists near my house and this lady, she was super nice, she’s like ‘Oh, hey, you’ve got an astigmatism.’ and I was like ‘What?’ Look, I know my eyes are messed up, but astigmatism’s a long word I don’t understand. And so she explains it to me, and it’s basically like, my eye, like, sheath, I think, I’m forgetting the word, but the sheath is too long? And so she goes ‘You need new lenses.’ and, I guess, fine?

So I’ve got to go, in my brand-new heels, just tottering around and getting gum on my stilettos all the way to the glasses frames people. I know, so many people in the comments have told me to get contact lenses, but I think you just don’t get how cute glasses are. They’re such a good thing to style, and fake glasses are just tacky, so…deal with it. And the frames store is so cute and right next to the bagel place, but anyway. I pick out these babies because I deserve some cute glasses, and the guy at the counter’s like ‘It’ll take two weeks,’ really intense and I go sure.

I wait two weeks, then, and that’s probably the last time I posted? You know that video about my favorite perfumes? I posted that, like, the day before I got my glasses. Anyway, they arrive, and I put them on, and things just feel, like, that normal weird when you get glasses? Sorry, guys, I know some of you don’t wear glasses, so I’ll just explain this to you real quick. When you get new lenses, your eyes need to, like, adjust, so you end up feeling weird for a few days. For me, I always look taller in the mirror when my eyes adjust. So, you know, it’s not so bad. But, it normally goes away.

For this one, my eyes kept feeling weird, though. Oh my god, and, like, on another note, I had the weirdest nightmare that week. I’d gone out to a party, and I just fell into bed, glasses on and all. And then I saw a dark room, and this goblin thingy came out of nowhere, and I was fighting it and fighting it and it went on for way too long. And then I‘m like, clawing at it and scratching at it and then I hear a voice? It’s from the goblin? It’s like, ‘Julie, stop! Julie!’ and it sounds exactly like my roommate? So I break out of whatever trance thing I’ve been in and she’s standing in front of me with like, white lines all over her face, and my acrylics are all messed up. And the lines are, like, the ones you get when you scratch your nails on something. I get the picture, and I’m, like, kinda freaked out, so she opens the mini fridge and gets me some water.

I’m like ‘I’m so sorry.’ and Katie’s so nice, you’ve seen her in my vlogs, she’s all ‘Oh, don’t worry, you probably didn’t get enough sleep and these cuts aren’t deep anyway.’ And so we just mourn the loss of my nails for a sec, ‘cause they were the really nice princess-core ones I got done. Anyway, that was really weird, but like, the bigger problem at hand is that I was still getting vision issues.

I got this new symptom I’ve never gotten before: I was seeing, like, flitting shadows around corners? I’d be walking and woosh, and then the thing was gone. It was making me feel really freaky. I think part of it was I’d had this other weird dream about these snake thingies that kept on circling me, and the shadows felt like those. Maybe it was, like, residual trauma? I dunno. Anyway, what do I know about trauma, I’m an econ major. Okay, Julie, back to the glasses drama.

I’m feeling so on edge that I can’t sleep, right? I’m in the middle of class and it’s just like, ‘Bye bye world! I’m going to go sleep despite the venti latte I just chugged!’ I keep on taking, like, ages to wake up from my nightmares. And that thing that happened with Katie just keeps happening. I swear, that’s why I need so much concealer, I’m not getting any sleep.

It’s, like, such bad luck that this whole waking nightmare thing just happened to happen right when I’m getting my new glasses. I mean, I feel crazy during the day, and then I go to sleep and…wait, what is that? I think there’s something in my mirror, guys, let me just…

Huh? Is that…oh my god, no no no no no.

No. Nope. That’s a dream, that’s a dream, that’s a dream. It’s that weird serial killer face I saw in a dream. This is not happening. Ahhhh!

Okay, Julie, pull it together, just, um…just let’s take a sec, let’s, let’s do that calming head massage. Ugh, these glasses are in the way! Okay, just get-get them off and do the thing, and everything is fine, you’re fine, you’re just hallucinating. Breathe. Breathe. And open your eyes…gone!

It’s gone. Guys, I’m sorry you had to see that on my live, that was just, like, so totally random. Oh, I forgot my glasses, let me just put them on. I’m such a total klut-oh my god, there it is again! Uh, calming head massage, calming head massage, let’s get these guys off.

Ah. Okay. That’s better. Hoo, guys, I’m actually so sorry. That was not what I was planning for this live. Oh my. Ugh. The comments are blowing up, though. I guess that’s good.

Let’s take a look, I know you guys always want to know what I’m using, like, immediately. This bronzer’s really good, actually, it’s from-wait, what? Clair3 says ‘Put on your glasses and look for the guy and then take them off.’

You know this isn’t a set up, right? I just do, like, vlogs. I’m not joking, I swear.

‘I know you’re not joking. Just do what I ask.’ Clair3, again? Girl, you know what? Fine. Anything for my followers.

So I’ll just put these on again and look for…oh, that’s him. That’s definitely him. Okay, you can do this Julie, just breathe. Here, I’ll take off my glasses and…he’s gone? Wait, what? That doesn’t make any sense. That can’t be real. Why did you ask me to do that?

Clair3? I did what you asked, I’m just asking for some, like, whatever it’s called…quid pro something? I-oh here, okay. Here we go. ‘Hard to explain. Out of interest, did you fall asleep with your glasses on every time you had a waking nightmare? ’

I guess so? What does that have to do with anything? I mean, I went out to these frat parties that the guys next door have. There’s always good beer, and…okay, new comment.

‘Knew it.’ But, like, what do you mean? ‘You’ve been sold something very dangerous. I’m going to need you to stay right where you are.’

Right where I am? Why would I need to-oh, what’s that? Someone’s knocking at my-

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Posted Mar 29, 2025
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