Chapter 60

"Babe...babe… wake up your dreaming." The intense voice of Patrick s shout and immense shaking of her shoulder, woke Colleen up and brought her back into reality. Her palms were sweating together with the side of her head where small strands of her hair stuck into it. Patrick held her in her shoulder and supported her as she breathed heavily with tears in her eyes while she embraced him tightly. Patrick wiped her tears and sweat off with his hand as he placed her stuck hair behind her ears. Seeing her catching her breath, he extended his hand towards the bedside table and grabbed a bottle of water before he gave it to her. Colleen gulped the water as she almost emptied it. After Patrick was wiping her forehead again before he embraced her in a delicate way to provide comfort and assurance. "What happened? What did you dream about?" Patrick asked with sympathy. She looked at Patrick's face, even though the room was dimmed. The only lights inside of the bedro