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Get away from me! – The girl roared, swinging her arms around. She was asleep, running away from a three headed monster.
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It’s ok. – Her boyfriend said, gently grasping her wrists. – It’s all ok.
Her eyelids snapped open. She was panting, her form trembling. – Again. I had it again! – She cupped her face, holding back a cry.
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It’s over now… You’re safe. – He assured, embracing her tightly.
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It keeps chasing me… It’s claws dig into my legs. It hurts so much.
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I know… - He laid a gentle kiss on her forehead. – I’m here now. The nightmares are gone.
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They will be back tomorrow. Just like every night. It won’t stop! – She hiccupped, cuddling into his chest.
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It will. – His chin lay on her golden hair, his hand smoothing her back. – You know what the guy said, you have to face these nightmares. Stop running away.
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They want to kill me! How can I not run away?!
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It’s nothing but a dream. And then you wake up. All safe.
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It doesn’t feel like it. All that darkness, it’s going to consume me… I’m afraid.
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Everyone can be afraid. But you have to face that fear or it’s not going to let you go… -
She pulled back. – How is it that you’re never afraid?
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Are you kidding me? I’m afraid all the time.
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Liar. Like when?
He scratched his neck nervously and took a deep breathe. – I’m afraid every day. When you walk home alone. When you drive by yourself. It scares the crap out of me. Never seen such a bad driver in my life. And every night when you scream and the first thought I get is that something horrible happened. It’s not easy to be with you.
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Why didn’t you ever tell me about this?
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Well… Never got a chance I guess. I wanted to keep this paranoia to myself. – She smiled lightly, entwining their fingers.
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Want to go back to sleep? – He asked, yawning.
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Yeah… - They lay in an embrace, looking at each other. – You really think I’m a terrible driver?
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You’ll never let me live that one down, will you? – They chuckled. She closed her heavy eyelids, holding onto his hand.
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Sleep. – He murmured. – I’ll scare away the nightmares.