It was getting dark when Jack and Jenifer drove back home.
"The night again." signed Jenifer.
"What about it?" Jack posed.
"I'm fed up of nights, sleeping and dreaming" told Jenifer.
"Well my favorite work is to sleep. I can sleep for hours if no one wakes me up."
"You're lucky to have good sleep but I bet you would hate it if you were me."
"Why do you hate your sleep?"
"Nobody likes a dreadful sleep."
"Dreadful… how?"
"Forget it."
Jenifer reached home, had her dinner, told Della and Kate about her day.
"Where's Dalton?" Jenifer asked.
"He's been scolded today. He might be in his room." told Della.
"Scolded for what?" Jenifer got shocked.
"He did self-harm and told us that his dreams are hurting him." Della seemed worried for her son.
Jenifer got a thunderstruck when she heard that, because her dreams were also hurting her. She got up and rushed to Dalton's room.
The door was opened and Dalton was in his bed, sobbing.
"Hey Dalton!" she said.
"Go away!" Dalton cried.
"Mom told that you have hurt yourself, is that right?" uttered Jenifer.
"Why would I hurt myself?" Dalton got his face out from the blanket, "my dreams are hurting me!"
"Hurting you…how?" asked Jenifer.
"Whatever pain or scar I get in my dream, I get it for real. I swear I haven't done this to myself." cried Dalton.
"Are you looking this scratch on my head, I got this from one of my dreams." Jenifer showed him the scratch.
"That's a small scratch. What about these?" Dalton showed his arms to Jenifer. They were full of scratches and scars.
"What dream were you having?" Jenifer eyes were opened wide with shock after seeing the scars.
"I was running in the forest and the trees were holding me and hurting me. When I woke up I found that I got the scars for real. I ran to tell Mom and she took me to that stupid doctor and he told Mom that I was hurting myself and only imagining, there is nothing such as your dreams hurting you for real." Dalton cried as he told.
"I know Mom would never listen but I'm always here for my brother." solaced Jenifer.
"I thought to join you both." interrupted Kate, "Ummmm… I want to tell you guys something."
"Yeah sure!" said Jenifer.
"I'm also having the dreams." told Kate.
"Are you serious?" Dalton asked with a shock.
"I heard you both talking about the topic so I thought to join too." spoke Kate.
"You also see the house and the forest and the girl?" asked Jenifer.
"Yeah I do, even my dreams are also hurting me." uttered Kate.
Kate held up her shirt and her back was full of scars and scratches. It seemed as if she was beaten badly.
"What were you dreaming?" Jenifer asked with her eyes opened wide.
"I was in the woods and that girl stood behind me and gave me a scratch and disappeared. It happened many times." told Kate.
"We're even!" Jenifer held the hands of Kate and Dalton.
"But why are we having these dreams?" acquired Dalton.
"I don't know but I'm going to find out soon." Jenifer spoke out.
"But Kate why didn't you told about your nightmares?" Dalton posed a question.
"That's because if I told it to Mom or Dad, they would think that I'm also crazy and would take me to the doctor." Kate answered.
"I'm so scared." Dalton cried.
"There's nothing to be scared of." solaced Jenifer.
"You only have to face them with courage." said Kate.
"And have faith in yourself." uttered Jenifer.
"But they're so dreadful and daring." exclaimed Dalton.
"Then you should become more daring." cried Kate.
"Dalton, remember one thing, if you fall down now, you would never be able to stand up again." Jenifer gave a piece of advice.
"Spider man is your favorite superhero right? Have you seen how fearful villains he fights? Don't you want to be like him?" asked Kate.
"But I'm so little!" cried Dalton.
"The littlest things make the happiest moments and the littlest make something dreadful." told Jenifer.
"It is only you who can fight your nightmares. I or Jenifer could never be able to fight them for you. You should be daring for your terrible dreams." exclaimed Kate.
"And you should scare your dreams, not get scared by them." Jenifer told.
"Do you both control your dreams?" asked Dalton.
"We don't control them, we fight them and face them with courage." exclaimed Jenifer.
"But you both are big girls and I'm so small." cried Dalton.
"You're small, that's why you're having a big heart." Kate held Dalton's hand.
"You both won't understand me." Dalton cried.
"We do understand your situation Dalton but you can't run from it. The only way is to face them." exclaimed Jenifer.
"These are my dreams and only I am the one to control them." exclaimed Dalton.
"That's my little devil.' laughed Jenifer.
Three of the siblings had a great talk. There were laughter and giggles in the room. Dalton was soon asleep and Kate and Jenifer went to their rooms to sleep too.