It's not anything good

Andy could feel himself perspiring, that wasn't all, he was tossing and turning too. He could faintly hear a low voice calling out to him. No. Urging, him to awaken.

"Wha- Ah!"

With a jerk, and a start, Andy awoke to silence and darkness.

"Uh.... So it was just a dream," with an easing expression he calmed his racing heart. Looking over, he saw his peacefully sleeping stepmother.

"It's so easy for some..," a displeased look crossed Andy's face when he saw his step mom's situation, as opposed to his.

*Click*

Reaching out for the lamp shade, he turned it on, a warm glow suffused the room.

"That's much better"

Feeling the assurance from the gentle light, he propped his back up against the head board behind. With that, his eyes began to wander.

"Hmm?" A flicker of something drew his eye towards his mother's direction.

Staring intently now he couldn't see anything. Just the rise and fall of his mother's sleeping form. Everything was normal.

But that's just it, it was too normal. Specially in this house tonight with everything that's going on. His thoughts began to wander.

That's when it just occured to him. Hadn't it just got eerily quiet all of a sudden? Why couldn't he hear any sounds coming from his mother's direction at all? Reaching out a hand shakily, he drew back the cover's over his stepmom ever so slowly. That's when it happened..