She closed her eyes, thinking back to when she was just a small child. They would go camping down by Castlewood Canyon. Abigail remembered one time, her parents gave her a map and compass, and gave her a location to find on her own; a clearing in the forest where they had set up a surprise for her. She had walked for hours, trying to find it, unaware that her father was trailing her to make sure she didn't get completely lost.
Eventually she found it, and from the edge of the tree-line she could see smoke coming from the center. A couple of tents were set up, and she could see her mother standing near a barbecue grill. Some balloons were tied to the tents, of differing colors - it was her birthday, after all.
As she walked towards the tents, she heard a familiar voice behind her. "Abbie, sweetie." It was her father's voice... She turned around expecting to see him emerge from the trees, as he had done all those years ago, but what she saw filled her with dread.
Behind her, stood a great, black bear. It was slowly advancing towards her, yellowed teeth bared. It spoke again. "I'm so proud of you." The voice sounded a little different, more beast-like. "Maybe next year, we can go hunting!"
Abigail turned on her heels and took off in a sprint towards the tents, bounding over tufts of long grass, as the earth shook behind her. Glancing over her shoulder, she saw the bear gaining on her, but as she arrived at the tents, she felt her heart sink. They were gone. The tents, the barbecue, her mother... gone. Abigail tumbled to the ground in a lapse of concentration. The bear stopped chasing, growling at her, and resumed it's slow approach.
"Happy birthday, sweetie." The bear launches itself at her, and Abigail screams, before being smothered by its shadow.
Her scream continued as she awoke, heart pounding away in her chest. She clawed at the grass around her, before looking up to see a blue sky above. I'm outside? She could feel the grass beneath her feet, and between her fingers.
"I'm asleep. I'm still asleep. I have to be..."