Chapter 5: Dreams can turn to Nightmares

"Anna…Anna" said a ghostly voice as Phe opened her eyes and found herself not in her penthouse bedroom but in a tiny apartment bedroom that looked like it was from the early 1900s. Phe blinked as she looked around and saw that everything in the apartment was familiar to her as it was her old home in 1920. As she was sitting in a bed she saw a young man smiled as he approached her "good, your awake" he smiled "I was beginning to think you were going to sleep all day" Anna smiled a little embarrassed "I'm sorry Antonio, I'm feeling ill right now" Antonio nodded "let me get you some water then" he turned and left the bedroom so that he could get her a cup of water. Anna got out of bed and looked at her clothes which were completely different from what she was wearing when she went to bed before, she was now wearing a long night gown that went down to her ankles. As she looked around more she grew more and more shocked at where she was and couldn't believe who that man was "is this a dream?" she asked herself "it has to be, Antonio's dead" she was thinking inside her head as she was trying to figure out what was going on "I don't care if this is a dream, it's just a miracle I can see him again"

As she was thinking to herself Antonio came back into the room holding a cup of water in his hands. He slowly walked over to Anna and handed her the cup "here you are Anna, I hope this makes you feel better" Anna smiled "thank you Antonio" she took the cup and sipped the water "I feel better already" she giggled a bit. She looked down at her left hand and saw a wedding ring on her finger so she smiled again as she was happy to be where she was even if it was a dream she didn't want to wake up. As she was drinking her water she felt a kicking coming from inside her stomach, she put her hand on her stomach as she looked down and saw that she was 9 months pregnant, she blinked in amazement again as Antonio saw her and smiled "is the baby kicking again?" he asked with such enthusiasm, Anna nodded and smiled "yes the baby's kicking, care to feel?" Antonio nodded as he placed his hand onto her stomach and felt the child that was growing inside her kick "it's only a matter of days now Anna" he said happily "all I wish for is that are child be healthy and beautiful" Anna said with a smile as she gently rubbed her stomach and gave her husband a kiss on the cheek.

When the baby stopped kicking Antonio smiled "so why don't we go for a walk, the fresh air will to us both some good" Anna nodded "alright, that sounds like a good idea, let me get dressed first" Antonio nodded and went out to the living room while Anna changed out of her night gown and into a day dress. Once they were out on the street taking their walk they went slowly so that it wouldn't make Anna uncomfortable since they didn't have any place to go at the moment. As they walked through the streets of Hell's Kitchen they stopped every once in a while so that Anna could take a quick breathers, while Anna was sitting down on a step a man who looked to be in his early 30's was walking by and saw Antonio so the man approached him and gave Antonio a friendly greeting "heeey Antonio it's been to long, how have you been doing" the man said in Italian, Antonio looked at the man as he began to smile and shake his hand "Don Corleone so nice to see you, please, will you join us on our walk" Don Corleone smiled a bit as he nodded "sure sure, I could use the exercise" he said as Anna got up "Don Corleone" she did her best to bow and kiss his hand to show him respect without touching her stomach that was still bothering her. The three of them started to walk down the street together as Anna looked to Don Corleone "Godfather, it would be a great honor and privilege if you would be our child's godfather" Don Corleone smiled and nodded "I would be honored to be your child's godfather" he put each hand on their shoulder "and if there is anything I can do, if you ever need any help, you can always come to me" Anna and Antonio smiled and nodded "thank you Don Corleone" they both said "please we would be delighted if you and your family would come to our place for dinner, I promise it will be a delightful evening" Don Corleone nodded his head "I'm sure it will be, my family and I will come to your house tonight" Antonio nodded as they continued to walk down the street and talked about things.

As they were turning a corner a man came running up behind them with his hands tucked into his pockets. He was wearing a hat to try and cover his face from view, as he was coming up behind Anna, Antonio and Vito he took out .38 special revolver; the man aimed it at the back of Antonio's head and fired.

Phe awoke with a start as the sound of the shot echoed in her mind along with the sound of her alarm clock announcing the time and current weather conditions for the day. Phe pulled the covers away from her body as she looked down at her stomach that was just as flat and normal sized as it had always been, she placed her hand on her stomach as she tried to remember what it was like to have a baby growing inside her. She continued sitting in her bed as she brought her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on her knees and sat there silently and deep in thought.