The nights were all the same, feeling like a heavy thing on the chest and she could barely breathe. She was trying so hard to gasp for air. Just now something changed. She was almost awake and gasping for air. Something was wrong! Dia opened her eyes from the deep sleep she was having and realized this wasn't a dream! It was real! She was getting intoxicated with smoke, a nightmare that she had for a few nights after Nick left and she just realized it wasn't a nightmare anymore. She was wide awake. She felt like her limbs were paralyzed by the fear. She was trying to clear her mind just for a few seconds. She realized that if she will leave the fear get over her, all would be lost. While she was doing this exercise she had a thought, 'Oh my God! Mom?'
She managed to rise from the bed and
