I open my eyes still not understanding why I was sleeping, it was really a crazy dream, but... it felt so real, finally time to get up, Carrie and I still have a lot of cleaning up to do here at the house. I sit up still sleepy and stretch my legs trying to eliminate the laziness that still consumes me, I open my eyes very slowly and close them again, who was it that left the window open? I straighten my spine and put my hands on the thin mattress that Carrie and I bought with the rubber bands that we had been selling since pre-school, but why does this mattress look so different, who threw leaves and rocks on it? Trying to open my eyes again I force myself to get used to the light. All right maybe I'm not prepared for what I'm seeing now, I rub my eyes once more believing that I can only

