She tried to stop her, and then the dog came at her throat. She wasn't afraid of him, only of the beast living in her body. She wanted her out, but how. It wasn't fair.Claudia fought to hold on, to stay, but the other was strong. They tumbled together, mixture of light and dark, eternity. The scene changed, and she saw the dog, mouth curled away from its fangs, it growled. She didn't know why only that a man had tried to kill her with a knife, then she picked up a gun. She was dying, bleeding, and a woman wouldn't let her stay."No, I don't want to leave."Claudia woke screaming, at least she thought she had been screaming. She closed her mouth and listened but didn't hear anything. For a minute, she had no idea where she was or even her name. Blooper raised his head from the other side of the bed, then rolled onto his back."Blooper?"She relaxed against the pillow. Claudia remembered going home with Mike. During the night, Blooper had opted to sleep with her, and somehow the dog decided that it was also okay to sleep on the bed, not that Claudia minded.
