Part 2: Chapter 21

Part 2 takes place a couple years later. They’re still in the duplex, but Steven is getting a test done to figure out why he isn’t sleeping well. He was in a pitch black room, which he didn’t like because of the Union House. He thought he suffered from a deep depression, but it turns out that he had sleep apnea. He stopped breathing once a minute. He asked the doctor what that meant about his nightmares. The doctor looked at him puzzled and told him he shouldn’t be dreaming because the apnea doesn’t let him go into REM sleep.

“‘No, Mr. LaChance, with this type of sleep deprivation you should not be dream at all. No dreams. No nightmares.’”