Five
Butterfly“NO!” Beth screams and runs to the place where Shaun fell. She drops to her hands and knees and peers over the edge, screaming his name between gasping cries. I rush forward to help Caleb and glance at Marcus kneeling by Caia. His hands cover her chest. But when I see the blood gushing between his fingers and a puddle growing beneath her, I know nothing can save her.
The mattress amplified my pounding heart giving it somewhat of a twangy sound as it echoed in my ear. I rolled over onto my back and stared at the darkened ceiling. Light from the almost full moon filtered in through the window. The nightmare receded.
I sat up, brushed aside the damp pieces of hair stuck to my forehead, and flipped back the blankets, swinging my legs over the side of the bed. The plush area r
