Charity tossed and turned in her bed.
She gasped and opened her eyes. She wasn't in Joan's bedroom anymore. She looked around. Everything was dark.
A little girl stepped out of the dark mist. Her blond hair was pulled back in a tight bun, a pink rose tied in the middle. She had on a pink leotard, tutu, and toe shoes. The little girl started to spin around, the pink spinning around Charity in a blur. The girl stopped and stumbled backwards, giggling. "Spinning makes me dizzy," she said, she said into the dark.
Charity smiled.
The girl turned and looked at her and her smile turned into fear stricken as an arm reached out and grabbed her and pulled her into the dark. The little girl's shrill screams woke Charity up.
Charity rolled over and fell out of the bed. The light came on and Joan sat up. "Charity?" she asked. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," she said, pulling herself back up.
Will and Helen were there in a minute. "What happened?" Luke asked, following them.
"I just had a nightmare," Charity apologized.
Helen walked over and sat down next to her. "Luke go get Charity something to drink," she said.
Luke nodded and turned and dashed to the kitchen.
"What happened?" Kevin asked, grabbing Luke's arm. His hair was messed up.
Luke shook his head. "Charity had a nightmare," he told him.
"Oh. Well, good night," Kevin said. He wheeled himself backwards and turned and went to his bed.
Luke came back in with the water and Charity took only a sip of it and then put it on Joan's night stand.
"You ok, now?" Will asked.
Charity nodded. "Sorry to wake you up," she said.
"It was no big deal," Helen replied, brushing Charity's hair with her fingers. "We all have nightmares."
"As real as this one?" she asked.
Helen looked at her and then up to Will.
Charity looked at them and shook her head. "Never mind," she said. "It was just a dream."
"Ok," Helen said. She kissed Charity on the head and then stood up and kissed Joan. "Go back to sleep you two."
"Ok," Charity said.
"Gotcha," Joan replied. She collapsed onto her pillow and Helen left with Will and Luke.
"Charity," Joan asked, when she heard the doors shut. "What was your dream about?"
"It was just a dream, Joan," Charity said.
Joan nodded. She laid down and fell asleep.