wanting so badly for the air between them make their hands connect. “Dylan! Please, no! Stop!”
The monster lifts his head from his feast and turns to look at her with hateful soulless dark eyes , then drops Dylan’s lifeless body to the ground.
***
“No, Dylan!” Anna-Marie wakes up screaming in a hot sweat.
She puts her hands over her eyes to block out the visions from her dream and notices her eyes are drenched from tears. She blinks rapidly in the dark trying to clear her eyes and looks at the bed side clock.
“Dammit!” It’s only two in the morning.
She sits up and hugs her knees , waiting for the tears to stop. The ache in her heart is so big and it hurts so badly. How can it ever heal? She constantly questions if she will ever be normal again.
“Oh God, please help me!” She cries hysterically to whatever god may be listening. She’s not choosy these days.
Anna -Marie lies back down and wraps her fuzzy Chanel blanket around her head, hoping it will drown out the screaming in her heart. She is afraid to close her eyes again in fear of the nightmare finding her again and seeing Dylan’s tear-streaked face and the monster that was attacking him. Instead she stares at the walls and listens to the sounds of the night around her. Most of her dreams usually turn into nightmares, but it’s been months since she’s had one this bad.
“ Dammit!” She yells frustrated.
She angrily throws her blanket aside and gets out of bed and rushes out of her bedroom. She puts on her coat over her pajamas and slips on her shoes.
As crazy as it may seem, she has to go see Dylan. It’s the only thing that can , or will, help her tonight. It’s only when she’s with him that she feels safe and whole and that’s exactly what she needs right now. Tonight has to be one of those nights. She has to go to him. Her heart leaps in her chest with anticipation of the thought of being close to him.
It’s a dark humid night out , even at this hour the air is still warm. There’s no escaping the humidity or the heat during the summer in this town. It’s the downside of living on the south East Coast of North Carolina, but the pros make it well worth the inconveniences.
There’s no one out at this hour since the bars and clubs closed almost an hour ago , so it takes no time at all to reach the cemetery.
Anna-Marie has always thought they were creepy, especially with fog high in the air like it is tonight. When she was younger you couldn’t force her to walk through one in the night, but not this cemetery. This one is where her love lives. It may all be in her head, but she could swear she feels him all around her and he keeps her safe. She often wonders if all the loved ones of the residents here feel the same way.
She stands in front of his plot and just looks at his sleeping grave. She is at peace just s tanding here. She puts down the blanket that she brought with her and lies down beside him. Like the two other times before, she falls asleep into an instant and, thankfully, peaceful dream.
***
Anna-Marie hears his familiar voice calling to her from behind and her heart leaps in her chest, first with excitement then dread. She is afraid to turn around, fearing the same scene from her previous dream. But as she listens to his voice calling her name, she realizes this time he doesn’t sound panicked and afraid, which puts her into an instant state of bliss.
She slowly turns around and sees his beautiful golden face. His chocolate wavy hair is falling slightly into his brilliant sea-green eyes. They are the same unique eyes she has stared into for the past twenty-five years. He smiles his perfect smile, with his ever so deep dimples. The man is beautiful in so many ways. She can’t imagine any other man ever comparing to him.
She runs to him and hugs him so deeply. He pulls her away to look at her face and kisses
The monster lifts his head from his feast and turns to look at her with hateful soulless dark eyes , then drops Dylan’s lifeless body to the ground.
***
“No, Dylan!” Anna-Marie wakes up screaming in a hot sweat.
She puts her hands over her eyes to block out the visions from her dream and notices her eyes are drenched from tears. She blinks rapidly in the dark trying to clear her eyes and looks at the bed side clock.
“Dammit!” It’s only two in the morning.
She sits up and hugs her knees , waiting for the tears to stop. The ache in her heart is so big and it hurts so badly. How can it ever heal? She constantly questions if she will ever be normal again.
“Oh God, please help me!” She cries hysterically to whatever god may be listening. She’s not choosy these days.
Anna -Marie lies back down and wraps her fuzzy Chanel blanket around her head, hoping it will drown out the screaming in her heart. She is afraid to close her eyes again in fear of the nightmare finding her again and seeing Dylan’s tear-streaked face and the monster that was attacking him. Instead she stares at the walls and listens to the sounds of the night around her. Most of her dreams usually turn into nightmares, but it’s been months since she’s had one this bad.
“ Dammit!” She yells frustrated.
She angrily throws her blanket aside and gets out of bed and rushes out of her bedroom. She puts on her coat over her pajamas and slips on her shoes.
As crazy as it may seem, she has to go see Dylan. It’s the only thing that can , or will, help her tonight. It’s only when she’s with him that she feels safe and whole and that’s exactly what she needs right now. Tonight has to be one of those nights. She has to go to him. Her heart leaps in her chest with anticipation of the thought of being close to him.
It’s a dark humid night out , even at this hour the air is still warm. There’s no escaping the humidity or the heat during the summer in this town. It’s the downside of living on the south East Coast of North Carolina, but the pros make it well worth the inconveniences.
There’s no one out at this hour since the bars and clubs closed almost an hour ago , so it takes no time at all to reach the cemetery.
Anna-Marie has always thought they were creepy, especially with fog high in the air like it is tonight. When she was younger you couldn’t force her to walk through one in the night, but not this cemetery. This one is where her love lives. It may all be in her head, but she could swear she feels him all around her and he keeps her safe. She often wonders if all the loved ones of the residents here feel the same way.
She stands in front of his plot and just looks at his sleeping grave. She is at peace just s tanding here. She puts down the blanket that she brought with her and lies down beside him. Like the two other times before, she falls asleep into an instant and, thankfully, peaceful dream.
***
Anna-Marie hears his familiar voice calling to her from behind and her heart leaps in her chest, first with excitement then dread. She is afraid to turn around, fearing the same scene from her previous dream. But as she listens to his voice calling her name, she realizes this time he doesn’t sound panicked and afraid, which puts her into an instant state of bliss.
She slowly turns around and sees his beautiful golden face. His chocolate wavy hair is falling slightly into his brilliant sea-green eyes. They are the same unique eyes she has stared into for the past twenty-five years. He smiles his perfect smile, with his ever so deep dimples. The man is beautiful in so many ways. She can’t imagine any other man ever comparing to him.
She runs to him and hugs him so deeply. He pulls her away to look at her face and kisses
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