Don't Let My Dream Come True ( First Line Challange , Sentence 17

She awoke abruptly from the dream, the images vivid in her minds eye.

Marcie felt fright in her heart, it was pounding in her chest. She threw

back the covers, and without even sticking her feet into her slippers, went

quickly to to her son Charlie's room. She opened the door softly, and

went to his crib and he was sleeping on his back breathing softly,and

evenly as only a baby can. Relief swept over her, and leaving the door

ajar, went into the kitchen for a drink of water. Her head still light

from jumping out of bed so quickly, she recalled what had led up the

the terrible scene she had seen in her dream.

Marcie was a single mother still in her early twenties. Charlie had been

conceived during a romantic fling on a Holiday, a little more than a year

ago, and she had called Chris, after returning home and finding

out she was pregnant, because she thought he had the right to know.

Chris was a handsome young man she had met on the cruise ship

that was taking her to the Bahamas for a two week stay. They had

struck up a friendship at the captains table for dinner the second night

out at sea. They had been seated next to each other, and while

he was very nice, Marcie was quite shy, and didn't think he had

an interest in her, but the next day, she was on deck sitting in a

lounge chair, reading, and Chris came along and took the chair next

to her, and asked if she would mind him sitting there, she smiled at

him, and nodded no, not really wanting to start up a conversation

as she had just came out of a bad marriage, and this trip was to help

her forget the way she felt when she was suddenly left alone, young, and

naive in her own way. She kept her eyes on her book, and then Chris

spoke to her again, saying I would like to get to know you better. Are

you alone on this cruise? Marcie, looked at him, and said to herself,

this is a worn out line, smiled and answered , yes I am alone, but I am

not interested in any kind of relationship. Chris smiled at her with a look

in his eyes that could have melted a steel wall, and said, I just thought

we might have dinner together again tonight, you know, alone,

not with all the others at the captains table, it is not great eating by

yourself. Marcie, hesitantly , said okay,I guess that would be all right,

so they made plans for dinner. She dressed carefully looking beautiful

in her sleek pale green silk dress, and shoes to match, bought for this

cruise, just in case she had an occasion to wear it. This might be the

only chance she had, she thought as she pulled it on over her head,

and smoothed the silky material over her well formed body, she gazed

at herself in the mirror, and then the knock sounded at the door.

Chis stood there when she opened the door, more handsome than she

had remembered from this afternoon, his tux fit him well and he had a

white rose in his hand, and gave it to her. She took it as they closed

the door and walked to the restaurant he had selected on the ship.

He had reservations for a corner table by the windows, they

had a beautiful view of the ocean, the moon shining on it, and stars

twinkling. Nothing could have been added to make a more romantic

atmosphere. They began with just small talk, nothing much about their

past, and nothing at all about a future, which suited Marcie just fine. The night

flew by, and a date was made to meet again on the deck the next day. This

friendly meeting kept up during the cruise and even when they landed for the

few days in the Bahamas, and during the course of one of the little romantic

interludes, things suddenly became quite amorous, and Marcie found herself

falling for Chris, head over heels although her mind was saying no, don't do it,

her heart was opening to him, and he was so wonderful to her, it all seemed

so right, so they spent the night together in his cabin on the way home on

the cruise. The lovemaking was wonderful and satisfying to them both, and

Marcie felt like she had landed on a cloud in heaven. But the days flew quickly

by and soon it was time to separate and each go home. Nothing was ever

said about a continuing relationship, but they exchanged phone numbers

and he never called her.

She found out she was pregnant, and she was afraid, and bewildered.

Marcie thought Chris had the right to know so she dialed his number,

and a little child answered the phone, Marcie asked if Chris was there,

and the child called, Mommy, where's Daddy, someone is on the phone

for him.. Marcie quickly hung up the phone, stunned, he had a child,

and he was married. He would never know of her plight, she vowed she

would keep this child now nestled under her heart, and bring the baby

up by herself. She felt betrayed, and foolish, she had broken her own rules.

Vividly recalling the dream, Chris taking the baby from his

crib, and shoving her out of the way, shouting I always wanted a son,

you should have told me me, I am taking my son, he is mine.

Sipping her water, the scene in her mind played over and over, fear

overwhelmed her.. She knew she would never call Chris again.

She crept back into her bed, Charlie was her life, she loved him,

she might be wrong, but she never wanted to be alone again.

She drifted off to sleep, hoping she would not dream.