Chapter 4: Nightmares
As Savannah lay quietly in bed, trying to fall asleep, she heard the sound of a gun shot going off…twice. Quickly, she bolted out of bed and looked outside her bedroom window. Sebastian was pacing back and forth across the porch, wanting to be let inside. Savannah walked softly down the carpeted stairs and into the living room.
She almost screamed when she saw her mother and father lying in a pool of their own blood. Each of them had a gun shot wound to the head. Placing a hand over her mouth, Savannah started to walk towards the kitchen door but was grabbed by her upper arm and slung down onto the floor.
Looking up, she saw two men dressed in black and was about to scream before they put duct tape over her mouth. One of them tied her hands behind her back while the other one pulled out a knife and began to cut her night shirt off of her. Hot tears flowed from her eyes as she watched one of them loom over her and then rape her. She felt the pain tear through her body as each of them took turns using her for their own gratification. After they had finished, one of the men took his gun and shot her in the chest.
"NO!" Savannah screamed as her nightmare ended and she woke up, thrashing around in her bed.
Savannah grabbed her chest as she tried to still her rapidly beating heart. Sebastian was immediately at her side as she pulled her knees up to her chest and began to rock herself. Her tears flowed fast and hot down the sides of her face. Her whole body shook as it remembered the brutal attack on her parents and herself.
"I'm okay, Sebastian" Savannah's voice was shaky as she attempted to walk to the bathroom.
As soon as she reached the bathroom, Savannah turned the cold water on and splashed her face and neck. After she cooled her face and neck down, she grabbed a towel off of the towel rack beside the sink and wiped her face off. She looked over and saw Sebastian sitting down on his haunches as he watched her.
She opened up her medicine cabinet and pulled out her medicine which was meant for her panic attacks. Shakily, she opened the bottle and shook out a tablet. Turning on the faucet, she placed the pill in her mouth and cupped her hands under the running water. After getting enough water into her hands, she moved her cupped hands to her mouth and drank the water.
"Meow" Sebastian said as he sat there and stared at his mistress with his head cocked to one side, as if questioning her to make sure she was going to be alright.
"One of these nights, Sebastian, we'll get a decent night's sleep" Savannah said as she rubbed his head and then walked back into her bedroom.
Pulling back the covers, Sebastian and Savannah climbed back into bed but, neither one of them went back to sleep. They were both worn out after having so many restless nights together for the past eight years. The incident happened when Savannah was only seventeen and Sebastian was two at the time. Since that horrible night, neither one of them slept very well. Savannah didn't sleep because the nightmares came every single night and Sebastian didn't sleep well because he was awakened by his mistress.
"Meow" Sebastian stated as he began to lick himself as though his fur was out of place.
"How about we just get up and go make some pancakes with maple syrup?" Savannah asked as she looked over at Sebastian, who looked up at her with his tongue partially sticking out because she had caught him in the middle of his grooming session.
"You silly fur ball" Savannah laughed as she gently grasped the tip of Sebastian tongue, letting him know to put his tongue back in his mouth.
He gave a big yawn as he stretched and jumped out of bed. Savannah walked along side him until they reached the kitchen. She let him outside and saw that the sun still had not risen. Looking over at the stove clock, she saw that it was four in the morning.
"Time to make the donuts" Savannah laughed as she recalled that old Ducan Donuts commercial.
She started up a pot of coffee and mixed together all the ingredients together and began to cook the pancakes on a skillet. She saw Sebastian slink his way into the kitchen, closing the door behind him with his tail. He sat patiently beside Savannah as she finished the pancakes and placed four plate-size pancakes on a plate for Sebastian. After pouring on the syrup, she placed Sebastian plate onto the floor and grabbed herself four silver dollar size pancakes. They both ate quietly as they watched the sun rise from the kitchen.
"Well, looks like another fun day in paradise" Savannah stated as she sipped her coffee and laughed as Sebastian licked the plate clean. If it was one thing that he enjoyed more than anything else in the world, it was pancakes and syrup. Make that lots of syrup.
"Meow" Sebastian gave his questioning glance as he gazed up at his mistress while she finished off her coffee and pancakes.
"We're going to be expecting company around lunch time. But, until then, we have five acres worth of field to get plowed and a fence that needs to be fixed" Savannah stated with sigh.
She wasn't to sure of how Kai or Sebastian were going to feel about each other. Sebastian was not the type of creature that liked another male species around. But, then again, Kai wasn't exactly the normal kind of male. He looked human enough but, there was something about him that wasn't completely human and Savannah could not place her finger on it.
"Here you go, big boy" Savannah stated as she poured a quart of milk into Sebastian's bowl and set it down on the floor for him. While Sebastian happily drank his milk, Savannah grabbed another cup of coffee and drank it down. All the while, she thought about the list of chores that needed to be done and the guest that was coming for a visit.
Well, how is it so far. I know it's kind of a little on the bland side for now. Hopefully, I'll be able to spice it up in a couple more chapters.
