After the Fire (2010)
After the Fire
“Melissa tried to scream but she couldn’t make a sound. She heard Darren shout, “What the hell is happening?” and then there was a roaring noise. She couldn’t tell if Darren was inside or outside the trailer, and she had no idea where Sharlene and Cody were. There was too much smoke. It was billowing around her, making her choke. She needed to get up and look for Cody but there was something wrong with her legs.
Her eyes snapped open. Her heart was hammering in her chest, and her back was soaked... with sweat. It took her a few seconds to realize that she had been dreaming. Relief flooded through her like water.
The counselor, a woman at the Family Help Center in Huntley, had told Melissa to take deep slow breaths when she had the fire dream. One, two, three, breathe. She had also said that the dreams would stop if Melissa talked about things instead of keeping everything bottled up inside her. She ended up making Melissa cry every time they went to see her, until Sharlene said with tight lips that they weren’t going to come anymore.MoreLess
Her eyes snapped open. Her heart was hammering in her chest, and her back was soaked... with sweat. It took her a few seconds to realize that she had been dreaming. Relief flooded through her like water.
The counselor, a woman at the Family Help Center in Huntley, had told Melissa to take deep slow breaths when she had the fire dream. One, two, three, breathe. She had also said that the dreams would stop if Melissa talked about things instead of keeping everything bottled up inside her. She ended up making Melissa cry every time they went to see her, until Sharlene said with tight lips that they weren’t going to come anymore.MoreLess
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