My Mates Baby

Ari

"RUN! RUN!"

I screamed as the gunshots whistled around my ears, racing as fast as I could to the car.

The horrer of the situation didnt reach me yet as I drove away, tires squealing on the tarmac. Looking behind me in the rearview, I saw the broken body of the man who had stayed behind, to save me.

My whole body jolted as I woke up, tears pouring down my face, my throat sore from screaming in my sleep. I groaned against the light coming through the curtains. Racing to the toilet, I knelt and abruptly threw up, my stomach heaving and roiling. I panted and rested my head against the lid, slowly coming down from my nightmare.

Glancing at the clock, I noticed it was already 8am! I raced through the shower, got dressed brushed my teeth and grabbed a coffee. I got into the taxi I had arranged last night, which had now been waiting 10 minutes.

"Hey, man - everything ok?"

"Yeah, just slept in is all."

I glanced at his face. Beautiful bright blue eyes gazed back at me, the picture of kindness and concern.

I blinked back the tears that suddenly threatened to come up to the surface. No way was I going to humiliate myself in front of someone this handsome and sexy.

I turned my head to the window, looking at the trees and the scenic hills in the distance.

"Hey, are you sure you're ok? I don't mean to pry, but there seems to be something wrong."

I couldn't help it. My eyes started streaming as I angriy swiped them.

"Sorry, this is really embarrassing, yeah, just a rough morning I guess, had some really bad dreams."