Jared

I opened my eyes, where am I? I was in a simple room, lying on a cotton sheet.

I saw a fuzzy figure in a chair across the room. The vision before my eyes cleared and I saw Alex watching me. I sat up abruptly as my situation and the whereabouts of reality and my current dilemma rose to the surface.

"What are you doing here?" I yelled at him and tried to command something here to obey me and kill him. "You've betrayed me too many times." Nothing moved. Nothing obeyed my commands.

He smiled at me, it looked genuine. After a moment of thought he said, "Not only is everything in this room a non metal." He smirked slightly at the thought, "But this is a dream. I'm in your mind."

"You won't get anything out of me, even in here," I growled. "You might as well leave."

Alex nodded in agreement, "That's okay brother. I was actually here to help, my bit of penance before I finally leave this world and die."

"What did you have in mind or is this just another trick?" I wondered.

"No trick," He smiled. "You will be moved shortly. I'll awaken you enough to move, the rest will be up to you good man. If we see each other again, it probably would be because you are in trouble."

"Thank you," I felt him starting to leave. "Thank you, brother."

He just smiled, "It will be a pleasure to watch from the next life."

And he was gone. I felt the sleep pulling me back and I let it take me knowing it wouldn't be long now.