Description: Jack has a nightmare and Hotch comforts him.
Disclaimer: I only own Brenda Harlow in this chapter. Hotch and Jack belong to CBS.
"They say that life is full of surprises. That our dreams can really come true. Then again, so can our nightmares." ~Unknown Author
Jack suddenly found himself standing outside in front of maize. And with him, is the monster, also known as Brenda Harlow. She is holding a very large knife and smiling evilly at the child.
"Hello Jack." Brenda evilly said.
"HHello Miss Harlow. WWhat are you ddoing here?" A frightened Jack asked as he stuttered.
"You silly stupid little boy. You can't even talk right." Brenda said as she laughed at Jack. "We're going to play a little game. You like games, don't you?"
Jack gulped and said, "YYes Miss Harlow. I like to pplay ggames. WWhat kind of game ddo you want to pplay?"
"You're going to run through this maize and I'm going to chase you. If you find your way out, then I'll let you live. But if I catch you, well then, I guess its bye bye Jack." Brenda said as she held up the knife. "To be fair, I'll give you a five minute headstart. When the five minutes is up, I'll enter the maize. Okay, ready set go!"
Jack turned around and began to run as fast as his little legs would allow him. Things were not looking good for Jack because everywhere he would turn, he would run into a dead end. Moments later, he hears a loud ringing noise and that could only mean one thing. Five minutes have passed. Jack stops dead in his tracks, too scared to move.
"The five minutes is over, Jack! I'm going to get you! You better run!"Brenda evilly shouted.
Jack began to run again. He silently prayed that he would find his way out of the maize. He looks back and see's that Brenda is no more than a few feet behind him. She is smiling evilly at him.
"Game over, Jack!" Brenda shouted as she reached for the child, but before she could touch him, Jack began to run faster. This time, there was a huge gap between the two of them.
"Get back here! You little brat!" Brenda shouted.
"Leave me alone!" Jack shouted as he continued to run from the monster. He suddenly feels a pair of hands on his shoulders and hears someone calling his name.
"Jack." The voice said.
"Let me go!" Jack shouted as he began to fight.
"Jack, it's okay. It's just me. You're having a nightmare."
Jack suddenly wakes up and see's Hotch staring at him with a concern look on his face. He quickly sits up and wraps his small arms around Hotch's waist.
"You're alright buddy. You were just having a nightmare." Hotch said to his son as he held him.
"It was a really scary dream." Jack said.
"It seemed like a really scary one. I noticed that you've been having nightmares every night now and you know what?"
"What daddy?" Jack asked as he looked up at his father, but still had his arms wrapped around Hotch's waist.
"Maybe if you tell me about the nightmares, then they might go away. Do you want to tell me about them?" Hotch asked.
Jack sighed and said, "It's the same nightmare every night. Miss Harlow makes me run through this really big maize. She has a really big knife and she tells me that if I can get out, she'll let me live. But if she catches me, then she'll kill me. She likes to call it a game. I can never find my way out because everywhere I go, it's just a dead end. Miss Harlow hasn't caught me yet, but she almost has."
"And she never will catch you. Jack, you're safe now. Nothing can harm you. I promise." Hotch said.
"I just wish that I could find my way out of the maize. Maybe if I do, then maybe I won't have the nightmare anymore." Jack said.
"It will be over soon, Jack." Hotch said.
"You promise?" Jack asked.
"Yes I promise. Now how about we go get some breakfast? Chocolate chip pancakes sound okay?" Hotch asked.
"I love chocolate chip pancakes!" Jack exclaimed.
"Me too." Hotch said as he picked up his son. "I'll let you help cook the pancakes."
"Okay daddy." Jack said.
End of chapter twenty five. Sorry it's short. Please tell me what you thought. Chapter twenty six will be up soon.