Chapter 18

I held my breath when the gas came through the five vents in the room.

I didn't want to smell it, I wanted to be at home with Brian!

I closed my eyes and started breathing in the gas… 'Maybe my pain
will end quickly, I will not feel my lungs exploding, I will not see the veins
pop out of my head… I won't watch myself take my last breath!' I thought
to myself as I breathed in the deadly gas.

I opened my eyes when I heard beating on the glass window In front
of me and I saw Brian standing there with his hands smashed against
the glass crying, telling me he loved me!

A tear ran down my sweaty face as I watched him fall to his knees, Kevin was
there too watching me walk into my death!

I pulled on the leather straps; I just wanted to hug Brian-one more time!

The straps cut my arms, which hurt very bad. I began to get nauseous…I knew
the gas was getting to my brain… or should I say destroying it!

I watched as Brian pulled himself back on his feet and beat on the glass with his
fist begging to let me live.

He was crying so hard… so loud! 'I love you Brian!'

I thought to myself as it got harder and harder for me to breath.

I began gasping for air and screaming "NICK!" I don't know what was making
me scream for him… letting him know that I would be seeing him soon, I guess!

I couldn't breath, it hurt my lungs, made my blood boil and
my head felt like it was going to blow up.

I started shaking badly when I kept breathing in the gas.

I opened my eyes and Brian was still beating on the glass window
screaming my name.

I could hear myself screaming for Nick, screaming for life and I began choking!

I couldn't breath, I was gasping for air but little did I know I was breathing
more of it in!

I felt something shaking me, shaking me so hard that I couldn't think anymore.

I just continued to breathe in the gas but the shaking continued.

"CARLA CARLA!" The screaming in my ears continued and I realized
that the voice was Nick!

"NICK!" I screamed and I felt someone shaking my
shoulders with all their might.

"Carla, baby girl, it's a dream, it's a dream!" I sat there for several
minutes breathing hard looking at Nick hovered over me. "Baby, it
was just a dream… you're ok… you're with me baby!" Nick
continued to say.

My back was wet with sweat and I had bitten a hole in my lip.

It all started to make more sense to me as I gained my vision… it was all a dream!

Nick wasn't dead…it was all a dream.

I raised up in the bed and slung my arms around Nick's neck kissing him so hard.

"Nick, I had a dream that I killed you and you… you were so mean to me
and you cheated on me and said the meanest things to me when I
caught you and you didn't love me and I was in jail and I was getting the gas and-"

"Baby, baby, slow down… it was all a dream… I'm here and you didn't
kill me and I SURE AS HELL didn't cheat on you!" Nick whispered as
he held me tight in his arms.

"Nick… please let's never fight again and promise me… promise me
you'll never hurt me… please!"

"Honey, I know things haven't been good lately but I would never cheat
on you and you know that… I would never hurt you for anything! I love
you more than my life!" Nick whispered as he gently kissed
my lips. "Now go back to sleep…"

I sat there for several seconds before I laid back down onto Nick's chest.

"I love you!" Nick whispered and kissed my forehead softly.

"Will you be here when I wake up or is this a dream too?"

"I'll be here, Carla… I'll always be here and it's not a dream… it never
happened… it was nothing but lies!" Nick said softly.

'It was all a dream… Nick never hurt me and we have been fighting
but he didn't loose his temper… all of it was a nightmare!' I thought to
myself as I drifted back into my sleep in Nick's arms.

THE END!!!