“Awoke from nightmare could be a relief.”
“I drag myself out of nightmares each morning and find there's no relief in waking.”
“Mary awoke from her nightmare with a pounding heart, convinced that she had only imagined Elizabeth's cruel plot. A full moon was shining into her chamber, illuminating everything around her in silvery light. That was when she noticed for the first time that there were bars on her window.”
“She could smell the sea in the air, but more than that, she could smell the scent of the grass as it awoke from its winter slumber. She could hear the sound of crickets as they sang to the emerging stars. It was springtime on the North Island. It was springtime for the world.”
“It's hard to wake from a nightmare when the nightmare is real.”
“Slept, awoke, slept, awoke, miserable life.”