She saw him driving too fast on a twisty road

The car was lurching at every turn

The turns got tighter and the car spun out of control before smashing into another vehicle

A sickening sound of metal crushing and glass exploding mixed with a human cry

Then……  She woke up in a cold sweat with her heart pounding

She dared her hand to reach out in the darkness and explore beside her in the bed

A warm sleeping body beside her calmed her anxiety, it was just a bad dream

She decided not to wake him to tell of her nightmare

4am blinked from the clock and she settled down again to sleep

Her body tried to relax but her mind was still racing from the horrific images

She tried to think of soothing things

The image of a blood splattered wreckage kept flashing back

Then she saw first responders cutting away the twisted metal from a dying man

How can a dream continue while I am awake she asked herself

She decided to get up and keep her eyes open

The reality of her surroundings will shut out the unwelcome thoughts

She went downstairs and made a cup of tea then slumped in her favorite chair in front of the TV

She scanned the channels and found mostly infomercials

Flick flick –magic weight loss powder

Flick flick — vegetable peeler will make you happy

Flick flick–  folding ladder will let you escape from your burning inferno bedroom

Flick flick—–News flash-—-  horrific car crash

The same image as her dream

A limp body is put into an ambulance

“It can’t be” she screams.

She rushes upstairs to check on her loved one but the only thing under the covers is the pair of pillows she hugs when he is away

She runs back downstairs and catches the end of the broadcast

“Police say the driver was taken to hospital in a critical condition“

She is convinced that the car in her dream and on the news is her husband’s

She decides to phone the hospital, as she picks up the phone, the outside security light flashed on

A police car is outside and a uniformed figure is walking up the driveway

She knows this must be bad news

“Please god no, don’t let this happen…..“

The doorbell rang loudly, she froze in fear

A voice called out “good morning darling” 

Her mind was confused

” Did you sleep well? 

She rolled over and saw her husband holding a breakfast tray

It was all a big bad dream

She tried to mask her pounding heart by stretching and yawning

She kissed him sweetly

No need for his good deed to be disrupted by her bad dream experiences

She sat up as he got into bed with their breakfast feast

Pouring the tea into a welcome mug she thanked god for not taking him

She listened to his sexy voice telling him he loved her

She smiled and looked into his eyes

He smiled back before saying to her

 “I had this awful dream last night honey

You were in a bad car wreck and the police came to tell me..

Hey watch out you are spilling that tea…..”