Chapter56

#Chapter56

Guess Whose Birthday it is?

Patty

After Christmas, I wrote in the journal while recalling my dreams, making brief stories out of them. The nightmares had become less when I saw what haunted me in black and white. Therapists call it a dream journal, and most doctors recommend it after you suffer a traumatic event.

I even let Nate read what I wrote, and he became glued to it.

/"These stories are great./"

/"It’s amazing what nightmares can do for you when you’re writing./"

/"But it’s getting better, right?/"

/"Yeah./"

/"Patty? Talk to me./"

I stood up, turned my back to him. Then I faced him. /"Even if the nightmares stop, I always feel like someone is following or watching me, and it’s unnerving./"

He set the journal on the bed and stood up. He placed his hands on my shoulders. /"Patty, you suffered a traumatic event, but the guy is in jail. The police arrested him that night./"