Once Jeremy fell into a deep sleep, he started dreaming. It was a rainy day and he was sitting next to his mother in the car. They were driving down the highway to the grocery store. As they went across a bridge, a car ahead of them slammed on the brakes and skidded. The next car smashed right into its side. Jeremy’s mother skidded and when she smashed into the car in front of them, they flipped and fell off the bridge. As they careened to the water below, Jeremy accedentally slipped out of his seat belt, and landed on the roof of the car. They splooshed into the water and it seeped in slowly, as if it were mocking them that they couldn’t escape however slow it entered the car. After it finally filled up, Jeremy gasped for breath, and water entered his lungs. It filled up his throat and mouth, and the world became blurry.
He woke up like always, in a cold sweat. But this time instead of trying to go back to sleep, he stayed up the rest of the night and thought about his dream.