He sat, staring at the moon bathed ocean. All was quiet around him. Everyone was asleep. Everyone except for him. Charlie couldn't get the images of his dream, nay, nightmare from his mind.
Over three hours ago he had awoke in a sweat, shaking badly with his heart racing. He was unable to get back to sleep after that and settled for watching the ocean instead. Images of the nightmare dancing around in his head, taunting him.
The lapping of the waves quickly calmed his racing heart and the shaking faded into an occasional shiver. He turned his eyes away from the water and searched the darken shoreline for Claire's campsite. He strained his ears to listen for any sign of distress and after hearing none, returned his troubled gaze back ocean.
Soon his mind drifted off, replaying the nightmare that had woke him out of a sound sleep.
"Aaron's in danger, Claire!" Charlie had tried to worn his former friend but received nothing but a cold shoulder.
'Dammit, hate me all you want but don't throw away your childs safety!" He tried to stress the importance of his words but she continued to ignore him.
He could do nothing but watch in horror as the basket carrying Aaron was swept off the shore by a wave. "What are you all sitting there for!" He cried as no one on the beach moved to try and save the, now crying, child.
Not bothering to strip off any of his clothes, he ran towards the water and waded out towards the basket but just as his hand touched the handle a wave swallowed it.
He shook his head and sighed. "Is this to be my fate then?" He asked the darkness. "To go crazy in my sleep? That's just bloody brilliant." He mumbled.
"Or is this the reward that Jax spoke of?" Now this idea had merit and deserved further thought. "A reward of nightmares? That doesn't sound like much of a reward unless...It was a warning?" He continued to talk, quietly, to himself. "Aaron's in danger." He whispered as he turned around again and looked in the direction of Claire's campsite. "How am I supposed to help him when I'm not allowed near him!" He growled in frustration, twin fists slammed into the sand.
Authors Note
Blah, another short chapter. To make matters worse, this one sucked. It was meant to be a filler to lead up to Wednesdays show. Another chapter will be out shortly after the show airs...I hope. All reviews are welcome. Even if it's to tell me that it sucked and should be scrapped.