An Inherited Nightmare of a Mo

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"Honey...wake up you're just dreaming," my husband said almost irritated with my unconscious state of sweating, kicking, and screaming. My eyes were already open when he managed to bring me back to reality. The picture in front of them slowly changed from the past to the present surroundings of our bedroom. " What is your problem?" Bryce asked. Without answering him I whipped my head around in a panic to see 2:45 lit up in red and next to it a similar red dot indicating the baby monitor was on. Unconvinced that it was working, I dove out of bed trompling Chewy, Hooch, and Scrappy, who laid on the floor in a pile of blankets reserved just for them. I reached the door and struggled to unlock it in the dark. The dogs followed me out the door as I walked briskly across the cold linoleum floor in the hallway, then kitchen, and the new carpet in the living room up to Ethan's bedroom door.

After quietly turning the green and yellow plastic door knob common in trailer houses, I stepped into his room. I took small steps and scanned the floor with my foot each time I took a step to make sure I didn't step on any toys. My hand similarly scanned for the cold metal of Ethan's crib. Once I found it I us

The doctor commented that it was a very small wound, but he was glad we had brought him in because dog bites tend to be very dirty. That was all he had to say and he released us. What a relief! However, I continued to worry that it was my fault, and the result could have been much worse. I saw how vicious she was and if I had not been close she would have killed him.

"Go get something to clean him up with," Bryce said angered, " What the hell was he doing in the pen with Sady?"

We made our way across the muddy lawn to the dog pens put together with hog panels on the outside and wire fencing on the inside, and formed in the shape of an 8 with a small shed in the center. The shed had the dog food in it so I made my way over there and let Ethan chase the dogs around. The neighbors had four dogs which loved to tease our dogs when they got the chance and this was our dogs chance to get revenge. So, all I could hear was the obsessive barking as I poured the dog food over the fence to the dogs, who didn't even notice me. After I put the can back into the shed I stepped over to the side of the pen and offered to pet Sady, their very large blood hound. She showed appreciation while I stood there until I walked away, then she continued barking at our dogs.

After shutting the night light off I sat down in a chair nearby and let myself be overwhelmed by a flash flood of questions I couldn't help but ask myself. What would I have done if my dream were true? How could I ever forgive myself if that dog had done any more damage to the precious life that lay before me, which I brought into this unsafe world?

Bryce strapped Ethan, who was content by this time, into his car seat. His wound was still bleeding, but he seemed more interested in the attention that he was suddenly receiving. I had made the 30 mile trip to town a thousand times, but this trip seemed never ending. Thoughts rushed through my mind: "I wonder if Sady is current on her shots. What possessed her to do such a thing? I hope the neighbors don't feel obligated to put her down. They told me before that she doesn't always like kids, but she had been around Ethan before and never had a problem. She must have been wound up because our dogs were out there teasing her. This was probably my fault. I could have avoided this. What if the doctors think I am an unfit mot

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Approximate Word count = 1587
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English