A Graduation Gift

Chapter 121 The Sleepwalking Young Lady

Cassandra felt warm sleeping in her comfortable bed. However, her blood froze when she caught sight of a figure in the dark from the corner of her eye!

It was looming around the corner. She could not recognize who it was. It was just sitting there quietly, not moving.

Cassandra dared not do anything boldly. She covered herself with the quilt carefully while staring at that figure anxiously.

After what seemed like an eternity, the figure suddenly moved and stood up slowly.

Its shoulders moved up and down in a heave of sigh. Then it turned its head from left to right, and walked out of the room at a very slow staggering pace.

Through the dim light from the corridor outside, Cassandra saw its face all of a sudden.

It was Courtney!

Her skin seemed to be paler, and her face bore no expression. There was something odd in the way she walked. It was really slow, rigid and unnatural as if she was a puppet.

Then an idea occurred to Cassandra. She covered her mouth to stop herself from making any noise.

Courtney was sleepwalking! On the back of her mind, she recalled that sleepwalking happened in one's dream and the sleepwalkers were unconscious and didn't know what they were doing.

Cassandra was both surprised and curious. She remained silent and watched Courtney walk out of her room silently.

After Courtney left, Cassandra rolled out of bed. A precarious idea haunted her. She wondered why Courtney sleepwalked to her room and where she would go next.

With that thought in mind, Cassandra tiptoed and opened the door. Courtney went to the next room. She opened the door and walked in.

Cassandra followed her carefully. She didn't enter that room. Instead, she crouched down by the door and peeked inside.

Courtney walked to the walk-in wardrobe and opened the door. A ginormous closet filled with countless pieces of gorgeous garments surprised Cassandra.

"Not this one, nor this one..."

Cassandra heard Courtney murmuring. Her pale and thin hand stroked through the rows of fancy dresses.

'Is she looking for a special dress?' wondered Cassandra.

Finally, Courtney closed the door and turned around.

She continued murmuring, "No, no...not here. It's not here..."

Cassandra saw her walking towards the door of the room. She didn't want herself to be discovered. So she hurried to her room secretly.

Courtney repeated her act going into one room after another. She would open the door and walked inside to search for something.

cosmetic drawer, or stroke the mirror by the

whole process, which made Cassandra quite anxious, afraid that she might fall

walked downstairs. Cassandra

her palms sweated. What she hated the most were horror movies, but with what was happening now, she felt like

inside the dark mansion, a young lady was sleepwalking. These were the classic elements in a horror movie.

and opened the

blew in, and a surge of tiny chills

cold at all. She stood at the gate for a long time before

but her body was so afraid that she did nothing

floor, returned to her own room, and then lay on the bed again as if nothing had

she should do next. However, her tension ebbed a little when she noticed that Courtney was lying still

for granted. She needed some serious medical treatments. Cassandra

if she just walked outside? Wouldn't it be very dangerous? What if nobody saw her? She might hurt herself.

Courtney lying in the bed, Cassandra returned to her room to rest her troubled mind. She drowsed into a nap. However, she woke up from time to time. She

her room's window panes. Cassandra refreshed herself up before she went downstairs. Whitney had already prepared the breakfast and was

Morning, Auntie, I'd like to

eager to tell Whitney what happened to Courtney

"About what?"

looked at her in a puzzled face, her hand still holding

went on opening and entering every

anxiously while watching Whitney's

her next time, just don't wake her up.

calmly. But deep inside, Whitney's heart

was shocked at Whitney's response. She assumed that Whitney must've

gate of this house. What if

but be nervous at the thought of

worry, Cassandra, she wouldn't go out. I've sent some people to watch her. She'll never

up her salad with a fork. However, she was unable to open her mouth the moment the fork touched her

that tears fell down on

Are you

out all of a sudden. Tears rolled down her cheeks. She looked so

With tears still resting in her eyes,

just be honest with you about everything. Courtney is sick. She started sleepwalking several years ago. I've taken her to many hospitals. But the doctors said she couldn't recover completely. She needs ample quiet rest every day to get better and she mustn't go through enormous mood swings. That's why I've been keeping her inside

voice was hoarse as tears kept

'Courtney needs a peaceful environment

to me and

alone in her room and doesn't sit

doing strange things while sleepwalking?' thought

I'm sorry...You must have been living a hard life all

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