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She stopped
in front of an ornately decorated door. Reaching out she turned the doorknob
and pushed the door open. The door creaked and goose bumps formed all over her
body. Inside was a woman lying on the bed.
    “I’m… sorry to intrude,” Corbin stammered her mouth was
as dry as cotton. As she neared the woman she saw that it was her mom. She was
dressed in white and her arms were crossed over her chest. Corbin reached out
and touched her hands. As soon as she touched her, her eyes shot open. She sat
straight up in bed, and slowly turned her head to face her.
    “Why did you do this to me?” her Mom screamed. “You’re
killing me!” She watched as her mom’s mouth opened so wide that it starting
cracking open. A loud screech erupted from her. Her mom wrapped her hands
around Corbin’s neck. It was as if Corbin was frozen in her spot.
    “Wake up!” a male voice off in the distance spoke.
    “Wake up! Breathe!” Something was shaking her.
    Her mom’s hands tightened.
    “Someone call 911!” At that moment, Corbin felt something
cold splash over her.
     
    She opened her eyes and took in a long rasping breath.
    “Jesus Christ!” Stella said in a hushed tone. Corbin gasped
for air, her lungs stinging.
    “You were turning blue!” Alex rushed to her.
    “Should we call an ambulance?” Ryder asked.
    Corbin sat up and took in a few more deep breaths. She shook
her head then eased back onto the pillow.
    “It was just a nightmare.”
    “It must have been a doozie.”
    “You scared the hell out of us.” Stella turned and left her
room.
    “Sorry, can someone get me some water?” She wiped her eyes
with her shirt sleeve.
    “You’re shaking.” Ryder sat on the edge of her bed and took
her hand in his.
    “You would be too if you dreamt that your mom was strangling
you.” He reached out with is free hand and swiped some damp hair out of her
eyes.
    “You’re safe now,” he said softly. Corbin met his eyes. She
believed his words; he did make her feel safe. He gave her a small smile then
stood. Alex whizzed into the room.
    “I got you some Aleve, too.” Alex handed her a glass of
water and the pills.
    “Thanks.” Corbin popped the pills in her mouth and sipped
the water. She threw the blankets back. “I am soaked. Whose idea was it to dump
cold water on me?”
    “I wasn’t going to give you mouth to mouth.” Stella trudged
back into the bedroom hands ion her hips.
    “That’s probably a good thing. Who knows what your mouth was
doing last night.” Alex ran her hands through her hair. Ryder giggled then left
the room, shaking his head as he went.
    “Wouldn’t you like to know?” Stella huffed and then flipped Alex
off.
    “Not really.’”Alex turned to Corbin, “If you don’t need
anything else. I really need to get some sleep.”
    “I’m fine.” Alex threw her arms in the air and stormed out
of the room. Corbin rolled her eyes then began tearing apart her bed. The
nightmare was a regular one especially when major trauma happened in her life.
She thought back to the first day she left her mom at the nursing home. Her mom
had cried and begged her not to leave her there. Corbin still felt as much
guilt today as she had that day. Once back in her car she had called Rob, but
he was too busy to talk to her. He had told her to put on her big girl panties
and deal. Her brothers had told her pretty much the same. She rubbed her eyes
in an attempt to hold the tears in. She gathered up some dry clothes, deciding
a hot shower would help ease some of her issues. She made sure to grab a couple
of towels from the hallway closet. She took a long hot shower then slathered
herself with a bunch of lotion. As brushed her teeth she heard the water turn
on in the kitchen, and a low hum. She moved closer to the door and Ryder’s
raspy voice rang out.
    “Everybody yeah, rock your body yeah, everybody yeah. Rock
your body right. Backstreets back alright!” Corbin covered her mouth but was
unable to contain a