The blackness swirled and twisted into an icy sheet in front of you. No, not again, not this. You pound against the frosty glass trying even though you knew you couldn't stop what was about to happen. As Kellogg shot your spouse the blood gushing out, like a gruesome fountain. Tears stream down your face; how many times would you relive this before it stopped haunting you. Your hands reach out to pound on the window as Kellogg painted red by blood approaches his face changing as he gets closer, hair greying, eyes and face softening till your son Shaun was the one looking at you.
His calm voice reaches you past the glass "It had to be done."
"Why Shaun why why why" you scream as tears stream down your face. So many people died because of him because of the institute. You want to shake him tell him to look at the people of the commonwealth, to see their terrified eyes, to make him see what he has done. He regrets none of the deaths his eyes are cold. This isn't the innocent baby you remember not even the child you saw in Kellogg's memories, he was your son but you couldn't call this monster son anymore. Your family was gone nothing remained but you.
"For the future of course all these experiments are for the greater good, and you're in for a treat. You get to observe our newest experiment." Shaun replied ignoring your sorrow as he calmly motioned to someone you couldn't see. Nick came into view, stripped of his clothes, eyes blank, led by a scientist.
"NO" you screamed pounding on the glass. You can't lose anyone else. So much had been taken from you already. Shaun snapped his fingers and the scientist next to nick fiddled with some wires in Nick's neck.
"This is an older experiment but we wanted to know if the memories of Kellogg we found in there could be made into the dominate personality."
Nick's eyes focused and his face contorted into a cruel smirk "Should have killed you when I had the chance".
"NO no no Nick NICK no no." you wailed hands dragging down the glass.
Nick watched from his perch on the edge of the bed with sad eyes while you tossed and turned as you slept.
"NO no no Nick NICK no no" you screamed sitting forward abruptly, eyes snapping open.
"Doll shhh its ok im right here" Nick grabbed both your shoulders, forcing you to look him in the eyes. He hoped it would break you from the grasps of your dream.
"Nick nick no no no" you grab at his coat trying to make sure he is real; that you didn't lose him too.
"Shhh it's ok doll, just a dream." he wrapped his arms around you as you sobbed rubbing small circles on your back. He wanted more than anything for you to be alright, to see you smile again.
All you could do was sob into his shirt and tie your dream haunting your thoughts. The thought of losing anyone else makes it ache deep inside your chest. You cry until you're eyes are dry and you're exhausted. You're eyes start to drift close; his familiar aroma of metal and nicotine comforting and relaxing you enough that you start to fall back asleep on his chest.
Nick seeing you start to drift back to sleep tried to move you off of him and back onto the soft pillow but you woke just enough to weakly say "No don't go please"
"I'm not going anywhere doll" he replied hesitantly wrapping his arms around you as you drifted off to sleep.
