72. Dimitri’s Birthday

Noah

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“Ahhhhh,” I screamed as I jolted upright in bed. My heart raced as I struggled to catch my breath. I had also woken up Aiden who spent the night with me in my room.

“Noah, what’s the problem?” He asked with a worried and concerned look on his face. “Did you have the nightmare again?”

I nodded, my eyes welling up with tears. “I did,” I replied. My voice cracked as I spoke. Aiden pulled me into a comforting hug. He gave me soothing strokes on my back, trying to calm me down.

The weather was cold but I was sweating profusely. My skin was clammy and cold.

“Is this what you go through whenever you have a nightmare?” He questioned, giving me a sympathetic look.

“Not really, it was different this time.” I normally woke up immediately after the creature appeared but this time it was chasing me.

“How?” Aiden asked.

“The creature was chasing me, so I woke up with shock,” I said, wiping off my tears with the back of my hands.

I wasn’t even crying because I was having a nightmare,