Opens my eyes to see a vibrant blood red light.

Nothing but the light.

Above me, below me, around me, nothing but a sea of red brilliance.

Thoughts of the the unknown future assult me.

Slivers of these feelings surrounding me like tiny shards of glass.

Slicing my contiousness into shreads.

Crimson pin pricks of light causing an unbearable pain to rush over my already savaged senses.

Falling to my knees, I wrap my arms around myself.

Biting my lips to stop the whimper begging to burst through them.

Closes my eyes to avoid the light.

Snaps them back open as the light lets out an electric roar.

Rushing to my feet I begin to search for the shadows.

A knowing knot in my tummy tells me thats where I will be safe.

Spins in frantic circles, looking and longing for the darkness.

Knowing there must be shadows cuz where there is light there must be darkness, right?

Walking quickly, I try to get somewhere, anywhere.

For what seems like hours I wander in the light.

Sinking to my knees, I try to rest.

Looking up, I whisper,

Why?

Suddenly feels myself being lifted, rushing up like an arrow into the blood red nothingness.

Short frightened screams rip from my throat.

Stopping abruptly, I notice a huge differance.

The bright crimson light is gone.

I am in a room made of rough planks of wood.

Railings around all sides and a great staircase tells me Im in a loft of some kind.

Beautiful leather couches and chairs call me to them.

Making my way closer I choose to recline upon a royal purple couch.

I feel none of the frantic feelings here.

All my tention fading as I rest.

Feelings of contentment replacing it.

Here I feel protected.

The light here is only the soft flickering of numerous candles.

As a scent of lavendar caresses the air I see a large vase of the fragrant blossoms.

A glance around the room treats me to the appearing of a vase of them on every table.

I simply smile at the kind gesture.

I know I am not alone, but I feel no fear.

Running my gaze over the room, I am not gifted with the sight of who saved me from the light.

Feeling contenedly rested, I get up and almost runs over to the shelves of books lining the southern part of the room.

Running eager fingers over the spines of every book I can reach when I get there.

My eyes catch an odd glittering book all the way at the top of the shelves.

Brings over a ladder and climbs up.

Reaches out and pulls the untitled book into my hands.

Drops it when the pain returns in full force.

Crying out, I loose my balance and falls backwards.

Unseen arms catch me and hold me safely.

Those invisable arms carry me back to the purple couch.

My favorite velvet patchwork throw blanket suddenly appears to cover me.

Sleep sweet...Echos in my head.

My eyes close and I fade into darkness.

Upon parting my eyelids I notice Im in my bed.

The rest of the night passed quickly and I slept sweet.

Smiling brilliantly I push the covers off and get up to start my day.

Soothing of a Nightmare