She glanced his way, hesitated, then said, "I had the most awful nightmare last night.

What was happening in Grozny seemed an awful nightmare.

I wanted to forget about that awful nightmare as quickly as I could.

And he dreamed green, awful nightmares of love and revenge.

"This is an awful nightmare, and I really want to wake up now."

But still the flashback came, the same way the awful nightmares never ceased.

Struggling to wake, making a determined effort, but something dragged him back into that awful nightmare.

He cradled his head in his arms so the awful nightmare would go away.

Counseling finally helped her to control the awful nightmares, but the memories were still there.

Julia sent Greg a silent desperate plea that this was some awful nightmare, not real.