Nightmare

Prompt: You wake up in the middle of a...

You wake up in the middle of a nightmare, sweaty and hot. Your muscles are tingling and heavy, you try to move but you're paralyzed. Your stomach is tight and all you can hear is your own heartbeat thudding in your ears. Your eyes search the darkness for something familiar and your hands feel the soft comfort of your blankets beneath them.

You realize now it was just a dream and your mind slowly begins to recall the scene that was taking place in your mind; behind closed lids. You roll your head to the right and see he is sleeping undisturbed, which indicates you didn't yell out cry out this time. Fuzzy thoughts blur together as you try to piece it all together. You try to make sense of it all and separate reality from your sub conscience.

These dreams haunt you, night after night. They are telling a story that has been drawn out for years in convoluted images. You stay awake some nights to avoid the reality of your thoughts. But you can't hide from what they are trying to tell you.