The Long Lost (ch2) Chapter 2 - awakening Ashley awoke woth a start, afraid of wiat might happen next. But she was also curious. Curious of what might have cause the earth to fall beneath her. Curious of what might be under the earth. Ashley stood up, leaning against the thick tree trunk, thinking hard. She was sure she had had the same dream before, something told her that the dream she had just had was in fact real, not just a mere dream. Without a thought Ashley lokked down at her watch. It was there. On her wrist. Good. It was just a dream. Ashley made her way towards the river. It's surface glinted and glimmered in the sunlight, it looked almosy like a mirror. Ashley stared down at her reflection. She sighed. Deep down, she felt that what sue had just experienced was no dream at all, and that fact annoyed her a considerable amount. Turnong to the spot where she had fallen in her dream, Ashley stared wonderously. Had it been a dream after all? There was no proof of weak earth in the area. What was Ashley doing making so much fuss over what she thought to be a dream anyway? Something had caught Ashley's eye. Something shiny and jagged. That was definately not there when Ashley had arrived at the scenic, countryside spot.