Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: The Awakening

Chapter Six

My eyes slowly opened as Nick placed me onto my bed, my body sunk into my red velvet quilt cover.

"Get some rest". Nick whispered before making his way towards my bedroom door.

"No, don't go!" I panicked realising I would experience the nightmare again.  I reached out and grabbed his hand. Again the touch of his skin against mine made my body come to life.

"Sabrina you need sleep you're exhausted" Nick explained, but he never let go of my hand.

"No, you don't understand, Nick, I can't sleep.  I'm afraid to sleep because the nightmare replays over and over again. I want to sleep I'm so tired, but I can't" And then I was crying, the tiredness and frustration of not sleeping was making me highly emotional.

Nick turned, his eyes full of concern and he slowly walked back to my bed and sat down on the edge. He pulled me up into a sitting position and wrapped me up into a hug.  I remembered a while ago he told m if I ever needed a shoulder to cry on he would be around and now here I was literally resting my head on his shoulder crying.  I hate crying in front of people, but the tiredness just made me not care.  I cried over the nightmare, my life, my deceased parents.  I cried because I missed my Aunts and my cousin Ambrose.  I cried a little harder when I thought of Salem my familiar, my beautiful black cat who I missed terribly.  Nick's arms felt steady and safe wrapped around me and I began to relax as he stroked my hair soothingly.

"Sabrina, tell me about this nightmare, what is it about? I think I can help you" Nick asked releasing me.  So I told him about the nightmare.

"Okay the first thing you need to understand is that you are not going crazy. What you need to know is that you are under spiritual attack in your unconscious state. We are at our most vulnerable when we sleep and that is when the veil between Earth and the other side is at it's lowest meaning that it's easier to connect to spirits good or bad". Nick explained.

"So it's not a real nightmare?" I asked.

"Well yes it is because these entities prey on your fears and use it against you.  This is a test from The Dark Lord himself.  It's an initiation if you will, demons will test your faith by testing your strength. They want to see if you are worthy enough to be a child of the night."

"How do I stop the nightmares?" I asked feeling more alert than I had done in the past week.

"Stop being afraid that is how you stop the nightmare". Nick said simply.

"I don't know how to not be afraid" I admitted looking down at the floor feeling small. I looked up and Nick was smirking as he swung around onto the bed so he was sitting on it crossed legged.

"Sabrina you sent the thirteen witches of Greendale back to hell, you are only the second witch in history who has had enough power to do that. You are strong, stronger than you know, you can do this!" He encouraged me, taking both my hands in his and squeezing them in support.

"Thank you for looking out for me". I sighed smiling up at Nick.

"Always". he whispered and some how I believed him.

Nick and I came up with a plan, to stop the nightmare I needed to experience more of it.  The nightmare ends when it does because I choose it to end due to the fact that I do not wish to see anymore. If I could make it through the nightmare it would stop because I would have passed the test.  I had to ensure that I wouldn't wake up and the only way to know I wouldn't for sure was to stop my heart, I had to die temporarily.

I took a shower and changed into my white satin spaghetti strap night gown. I wanted to be comfortable as possible when I fell into deep sleep.

When I emerged from the bathroom Nick was kneeling on the floor beside my bed placing candles into a circle.

"You ready?" he asked.

"Ready as I'll ever be". I said and stepped into the circle of death.