LIFE AFTER JACK
Chapter Twenty-Two
Jack woke up screaming. Rose
turned over and asked what was wrong. Rebecca had woken up when Jack started
screaming.
"Jack, are you all
right?" Rose asked.
"I had a dream that you died
after you gave birth," Jack said.
"It was only a dream,"
Rose told Jack.
"But how could I even dream
that you died? I love you and our babies more than anything," Jack said.
"It is because you have not
had a lot of sleep," said Rose.
Jack walked into the bathroom and
washed his face. Rose walked over to Rebecca’s cradle to try to get her back to
sleep. Afterwards, Jack lay back down on the bed. Rose walked over after
changing Rebecca.
Rose and Jack had brought the
babies home two days ago. Jack was looking at their birth certificates. He was
planning on getting them framed.
"December 25, 1915,"
Jack said.
"Yes, dear, I know. The
greatest Christmas present ever," Rose said.
Jack and Rose lay back down and
stared into each other’s eyes until they finally fell back asleep.