The sound of tiny feet walking makes me wake, I know Chloe is trying to be as quiet as a mouse when she is walking around at night. But I can hear her a small feet walking down the stairs, I have noticed that her shoes are so small, and her hands are so little as well.
I get out of bed and start walking downstairs to meet her, Chloe is sitting down on the couch just staring down at nothing, I take a step towards her and she turns to look at me. I can see the sweat on her forehead and her eyes are red, she looks shaken up and scared I sat down close to her.
You okay? she nods but I know she is not telling the truth. She looks so god damn tired and drained, it hurts to look at her. She has been struggling to sleep for a while now, usually I go back to bed after I hear her working around. But sometimes I go down, now clone looks worse than before.
Chloe you can tell me you know, she shakes her head and looks at me with a fake smile.
Okay then you don't need to tell me, I said smiling, she's smiles and it makes me smile even more.
Do you think my dad knows that you walk around at night? I asked curiously she breathe out.
He knows all of my problems so yes, she sounds a little better but I still see the tiredness. Then a thought comes to my head.
You can't sleep because of the nightmares right? She looks cut off guard and now she has frozen again. I facepalm myself why can't I think before I talk again am acting stupid now. She looks lost now her eyes wide open and she is not moving.
Chloe, I lay my hand on her back. Her shirt is damp she makes me so worried when she is in this state. It is like she is trapped in her thoughts, and she is finding it difficult to get out.
Sorry, she's stood up and he's scratching her neck, I move up next to her.
No Chloe I should have kept my mouth shut, she just shakes her head no it's not you.
No you are right I can't sleep, no she looks and sounds upset.
I can't sleep because I dream, I dream about stuff that I can't get out of my head. I watch her talking and you look in her eyes screams of pain, tears were now rolling down her cheeks.
They just want to go away, I do not know how to make them go away without thinking which I end up doing anyway. I wrap my arms around her holding her tight, while she buried her face on my chest. I breathe her in and she smells wonderful, I know she doesn't like to be touched but I know she needs it right now.
I-i she say struggling to breathe.
It's okay Chloe, then she puts her arms around me as well I can feel the warmth of her arms around me through my shirt. Her face hidden between my shoulder and neck, as should tries to put herself together. I can feel her tears go through my shirt, I do not care right now her arms around me tighten.
I'm sorry, she says.
it's okay, I promise her.
No it's not, I can't sleep and I'm always so tired. She admits to me and it hurts my heart to know that she's going through this struggle.
Okay let's watch a movie last time you did you slept off, she moves out of my arm looking at me with her soaking wet face. She drives the tears away and nod I smile.
We decided to watch her favorite movie, to my surprise I really enjoyed it. Chloe fell asleep with her head on my shoulder, after an hour the movie ended, and I reached for the remote at the end of the couch.
It makes Chloe falling onto my lap, strange enough she didn't wake. I breathe out in relief, she moves her hand and lay it on my thigh. Sending chills throughout my body, I am only wearing short and her warm hands on my skin is giving me weird feelings in my stomach.
I am so glad she fell asleep, she looks so upset and frustrated when she cried. It was like she wanted to give up, she almost did when she broke down in front of me. For her, she probably felt vulnerable and embarrassed. But to me it made me feel more drawn to her.
I want to help her hand and make her agony and pains all go away, even though I don't know how. But I got her to finally sleep, that is some kind of victory and progress. I lean my head back and close my eyes, the sound of Chloe's breathing makes me drift to sleep.