I lie down and fall asleep. That's when the nightmare begins.
I'm standing in the bedroom putting laundry away and Aj staggers into the room drunk. He starts screaming at me.
"WHERE IS IT?!" he screams. I put down the piece of laundry and look at him.
"Where's what? Aj, you're drunk. Come lie down."
He starts shouting at me and telling me how worthless I am, and what a lousy husband I am.
Our arguing and screams echo down the halls.
Our fight moves to the kitchen. I can hear willow standing in the hall crying.
"Daddy stop it!"
Aj slaps me hard. I stumble backwards into the counter.
"Daddy no!" willow cries.
Aj pulls a knife from the knife block on the counter and stabs me in the neck. Willow screams as I sink to the floor. My world fading to black.
I wake up screaming, sweat pouring down my face.
Willow sticks his little head into my doorway. "Mommy, are you okay?" he asks wiping his eyes.
"Yes sweetie, mommy just had a bad dream." I whisper as I wipe the sweat from my face.
"Me too..." He whispers as he walks into my room.
"What was your bad dream about?"
"Daddy hurting you." He whispers.
"Daddy won't hurt me anymore." I whisper as I pull him into my bed and hold him close.