Tamara Caine

d as I moved through the room towards my bed. Emma was already fast asleep, I guess all that fighting to

so much of my will to change into the night dress. It had been an unbelievable night and the only thing that could help now was sleep. After taking it off the hang

n't take long to be overcome by sleep. It was as though I didn't have any power over my eyelids, they were sealed shut. Moments before I drifted away I couldn't help but think about my drunken encount

the board floors. I tried to wake Emma up so we could check it out but she didn't budge. I was

peaked out of the opening to see what was going on. I didn't see anything but I could still hear the squeaking noise. I moved out

o the ground in shock. The weight of my body was being supported by both my arms. I began to scream and crawl backwards as the lights moved closer. I soon r

glanced at the car, it was moving even faster. Soon the car was catching up to me. I continued to run, getting up e

, I turned around fully and started screaming as the car drove towards me without any sign of slowing down. I raised my h

wered my hands slowly and it revealed a man o

" The man in t

ou're dead! Th

hold of myself. I groped around the bed to make sure Emma w

unsettling. I walked carefully into the bathroom to avoid waking Emma. If she figured out I was having nightmares again, I wouldn't hear the end of it. I turned on the tap and plac

the hardest part of my life. I really believed all that was behind me. All those months of

asleep. I stared into the darkness and closed my eyes for minutes at a time but still nothing. Then I remembered th

yourself and

room and name as many sta

object and give it more detail

repeated the steps a few times until I slowly began to feel more relaxed. The silhouettes around