Chapter 1 -----Monday

March 5 -- 2:00 AM

     "Get off me, please get them off me," he was sobbing as he thrashed around. His wrists were bleeding where they were tied and the ropes were soaked with his blood. "Somebody please help me."
     A large spider slowly crawled down his face and entered his mouth as he begged for help. His sobbing was mixed with screams as the spiders and snakes climbed all over him. The panic was totally overwhelming him now and Billy spat to remove the spider as he felt his stomach turn. As he turned his head and vomited, he wished he would die. Anything was better than this.
     "Please somebody help me," he was crying, "make them stop. Make them go away."
     "Billy, Billy, wake up honey," Katy said as she gently shook him. "It's okay."
     "Please somebody help me," he was crying, "make them stop. Make them go away."
     Katy reached out and touched her husband gently as Billy sat up quickly and let out a sob. Slowly he realized where he was and put his arms around his wife. As her arms closed around him, the visions began to disappear back into the deep recesses of his mind. Why had they started again, he asked himself as his pulse began to slow to normal? Why after all these years were the nightmares coming back so strongly? How could he possibly deal with going through this all over again and reliving that terrible ordeal?
     Billy kissed his wife and slowly climbed out of bed. His legs were shaky and his balance was slightly off, but he made his way to the large window on the other side of the room. The darkness stared back at him as if trying to tell him something. As he stood there looking out he felt Katy's arms go gently around his waist and pull him to her.