Ms. Beta

I awoke at six in the morning to find my daughter not three inches from my face, staring.

What is it Dear?

Mom, I had a nightmare.

Climb in, I pull the covers over, What was this dream about?

It wasn't a dream. It was a nightmare.

What was the nightmare about?

It started out with me trying to catch a fish for Lewis, but, instead, the fish caught me.

Guess, you are right. That is a nightmare.

This is Alyssa's new fish, Ms. Beta. Our track record with fish has been dismal, so I hope Ms. Beta will survive us. She seemed a bit indifferent to the chaos that ensued this morning. We all had accidentally slept in and I realized we only had ten minutes to get dressed, fed, and catch the bus. It wasn't easy, but we pulled it off. Whew! Now maybe I should go back to bed...