NikB #27 (still tentatively Piecing)

[NikB]

Oh, and how could I forget to share this little nugget?

H has been having a LOT of nightmares. If he's just twitchy in his sleep I leave him alone but he'll start sounding like he's yelling or moaning or crying, or something. It's a bizarre sound. I know from past experience it is REALLY best to wake him up if he gets to that point. His dreams can get terrifying, and a couple of times he's actually gotten physical in his sleep in the middle of a nightmare.. never hurt me or anyone else but the potential's there and it's quite freaky.

Anyway... earlier this week, he had one of those dreams. He kept thrashing around and I'd gently wake him up but then he was breathing hard, muffled (asleep) yelling, all that. Almost sounded like he was crying at one point. I woke him up which he doesn't remember, but it apparently stopped the dream.

The next day I told him I was sorry he had bad dreams and hope I didn't disturb his sleep too much. He looked at me funny and said no, thanks for waking him up - then it seemed like the details came rushing back to him.

He said he had the worst dream, he was at a store and some crazy woman was trying to blow the place up. He kept running away from the store, but kept having to run back in for different reasons. Then he ran outside but she kept chasing him so he ended up ducking in the back door of the place, but she came back in the front again with a bomb. All he was trying to do was go about his normal day and she kept doing this.

Then he started to remember more... "I think I was working on a car or something right in the middle of the store, which doesn't make any sense but I was." Then he remembers.. it's a parts store!!

For those who've followed my story awhile you'll know, H is a mechanic, OW/EA works in parts. Hmmm.

I was asking questions along the way and validating how scary that sounded. I had to ask.... "So did the crazy lady work there or was she a customer or something?" He said in a really funny tone "No it was weird, she worked there! I don't know why she was trying to blow the place up, she worked there. I think I might have worked there too."

OMG.. seriously???

I know not to get into a bunch of dream analysis, but I mean really.. I had to smile at that one a little bit.