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gripped her steering wheel and held her car steady as she watched cars crashing around her.
    She forgot that she had her radio on until she heard the announcer say, “We need to call a state of emergency.”
    Sybil could not help but think of Eric’s dreams. She sensed that the disasters in the dreams were connected to the hail storm.
    She drove home at twenty miles per hour as she listened to the hail stones bash her car like it was nothing. “Oh God, I think I need to learn to pray. Lord, take this storm away before I have to go back to work tomorrow.”

 
    Chapter Four
    April 14 th , 3 p.m.
     
    Eric had spent several uncomfortable hours telling and retelling his dream as he remembered it to his sister and the doctor. All three were astonished that every detail of each telling, was exactly the same as the other times.
    Dr. Caladasian looked at Eric suspiciously. “Eric. I have been involved in dream studies for many years now and never has anyone been able to retell their dreams the exact same way, each and every time.”
    “I’m not lying, if that’s what you saying!” Eric’s breathing was rapid and his heart was racing.
    Sybil stood between the two men, hoping that their testosterone would take over. “Gentlemen! Please! We are not here to measure anything, but the dream. I would suggest we take five to regain our composure and realize why we’re here in the first place.”
    She didn’t keep her voice raised, which had a more calming effect on the two men. They both looked ashamed for the way they acted and she smiled when she recognized that fact.
    Dr. Caladasian forced a smile and removed himself from the room.
    Sybil turned toward her brother and placed her hands gently on his shoulders. “We’re doing this to help you, Eric. It’s not going to help anything if you bark back and the big dog. I told you how he gets. He doesn’t believe in anything, unless it’s right there poking him in the gut.”
    Eric couldn’t look his sister in the eyes and seemed extremely anxious. “Look, sis. I can’t explain why I can recite the dream with every detail, all the time. You have to believe that I’m not faking this!”
    “I do. I believe you,” she replied reassuringly. She then looked around, to make sure they were really alone. “I have to tell you something, but you have to keep it between us. Promise?”
    He nodded.
    Tightening her lips, she took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “We have a way to record actual dreams now. It’s just like watching a movie.”
    “Recording?” He broke out in a sweat as if in a panic. “Why didn’t you tell me that before?”
    “Because, Eric, we never tested it on humans. Until you.” She knew that he was going to freak out more, so she did her best to calm him down. “I’m blood. I’m not going to do anything to hurt or humiliate you, Eric. You have to trust me on that.”
    “Oh yeah! Sure!” He started ranting and waving his arms around. “Now you tell me this! What the heck did you experiment on before me? Mice?”
    She remained silent, which led him to believe he was right. “Listen, Eric. We had no idea what the mice were dreaming about. It was beyond weird and incomprehensible. That’s why we needed a brain that we could actually get video we might be able to understand.”
    Eric shook his head and felt like a guinea pig. “I don’t know, Syb.”
    “Eric. Can you imagine how many people this could help, if it turns out to be a success? This will revolutionize how we interpret dreams. This is going to be an extremely useful tool for psychologists and psychiatrists. Think of it, Eric! You could have your name immortalized in a published paper as being the first ever human to undertake this experiment!”
    He started to smile and looked up at the ceiling as if he was picturing his name in lights.
    She looked up with him and smiled as she nodded. “All you have to do is allow us to look at the video.”
    “Very nice, Sybil.” The