Beauty Sleep - Chapter 33

Benson’s POV

“There’s a chance it’s Rhea.” My mom said.

I couldn’t speak, so I nodded my head. Not that anyone was looking. Tears of hope streamed down my face as my heart pounded faster than ever before. My dad drove like a maniac. We all offered to drive if Dad got tired. But Dad was a man on a mission. “It’s finally over. She’s coming home.” I told Phillipe with a smile on my face. He was ecstatic that I was happy.

I closed my eyes and rested my head on the window. “Hi Benson,” Rhea said, smiling as she stood in our kitchen. She looked better than in my previous dreams. Her cheeks had color. Reinforcing my belief it’s her in the hospital. I rushed over and embraced her. “We’re coming to get you. We’re going to take you home.” I told her.

She places her hands on my shoulders and kisses my cheek. “I won’t be the one going home, Benson.”

The realization of what she is saying hits me. I fell to my knees and pulled on her dirty dress as I cried. “No, this is just a dream.