The lockdown

Nights terrors

I wake up in pitch blackness, screams, and gunshots can be heard but I'm stuck, like In a nightmare. My throat feels tight and my face starts to get red. Next thing I know I'm crying, but I don't seem to know why. " Kayla" " KAYLA". Then I float at rapid speeds I see a face buts it to blurry to make it out. Then it's like a regain consciousness and I'm in the hospital with my mom beside me squeezing my hand. " mom?" I say in a whispery tone. She lets go of her hand and covers her mouth for a second before sobbing and hugging me tightly. " honey! I thought I was gonna lose you!" I respond with a genuine smile and hug back as hard as I can wich isn't very strong. A few hours pass and I drift back asleep but the nightmare doesn't stop. I feel cold hands making their way up my shoulder slowly, but surely. Then it's there on my collar bone then they grab my neck. I wake up in a cold sweat. I look around my blank hospital room sigh, and lay back down on my pillow. I wake up to sun beaming on my face. Just a nightmare after all.