Tell Me What You See

Angry muffled voices could be heard from under the closed door. He saw two male silhouettes from the big window arguing, one got up and slammed out the door. A few minutes later the other chased after him. The car quickly sped away, chirping its tires as it left the curb. Rain fell hard, bouncing up from the street in the cold misty night air. The other man stood there drenched, yelling at the blur, incensed, as it shot away.

The car changed gears with infuriation, as the speed increased. The sheets of rain made it hard to see. The man's anger turned to hurt and his tears blended into the stormy rain that fell in the darkness that blanketed the night.

The beautiful woman on the side of the road took the attention of the man from seeing the light that just changed. It was too late. The brakes on the car squealed, but it was no use. He heard the horrific noise of the car smashing into the pole, killing the girl instantly. The noise grated in his ears of shattering glass as it made a tinkling sound spattering all around. He shook as he heard the scraping and screeching noise of the twisting metal grinding together, making the pole one with car.

The car erupted in a loud explosion, sending black billowing clouds into the dark sky. Fire so intense, it no longer seemed cold to him. His eyes dropped to the color red running down the street mixing with the rain that ran into the gutter.

He sat up with a start. He didn't even hear his own screams. Sweat ran down his body and his head , making his hair drenched , as if he were the one that stood in the downfall of rain. His saltwater tears mixed with it, making it hard to know which was which. He trembled violently and it was a few minutes before he felt her touch.

She held his arm and rubbed his back, gently trying to sooth him.

"Shhh Shhh there, there luv. It's just one of you're nightmares. " The voice cooed in his ear.

She wiped away the wet hair that matted around his face. His beautiful face, and it looked the same every time he had one of these nightmares. Her arms enveloped him in a hug, and then she rocked him as his head lay gently against her shoulder.

She caressed his face and whispered comforting words as he tried to get himself together.

It took awhile before he was able to quiet down. It was always so real. It wasn't like a normal dream. This dream was exactly the same over and over again and had become more frequent lately. He was a third person, an on looker, watching the events transpire, not able to stop what he knew would happen. Now, they seemed to haunt him. He didn't want to sleep anymore. He would stay up until his eyes betrayed him and would close with out him knowing and sleep would come and the cycle would continue.

Finally, calmed down, he lay back with his wife. His head lay on her chest and his arms circled her body . He could feel her arms around him. He thought this was the way it always ended as he drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

The alarm went off and he shot up in bed. His heart raced as he realized it was only the alarm clock. He sat there rubbing his eyes and noticing his lovely wife was no longer there beside him. He shook the dream out of his head as he stumbled into the shower, brushed his teeth and shaved. He tripped over his trousers as he tried to put them on, falling onto the bed. He huffed, annoyed at his clumsiness and got up to finish dressing.

He came out to the smell of food, and it was then he noticed he was hungry as his stomach growled. He sat down and sipped his tea. He watched her put his food on the table and started at it the minute the plate settled in its spot.

She studied him as he ate. These dreams were getting worse and it scared her. She didn't know what to do for him. She sat down gingerly into her chair.