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Another nightmare

Author: Sapphire
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-22 23:45:09

Jeff’s POV

The following morning came soon enough, and even though we all slept in because we didn’t have to go out early, I didn’t feel well-rested after I woke up.

The sound of Ashley’s cracked and desperate voice, begging someone in her dreams for mercy, remained firmly lodged in my head throughout the day.

I couldn't help but think of the fact that whatever happened in that dream wasn’t just a nightmare.

It was something that had happened to her in the past, most likely after she left me back then, because when we were together, she never used to have nightmares, not to mention such horrible ones that scared her so badly.

Breakfast that morning was filled with unbearable tension. Ashley arrived late, her eyes downcast, her shoulders hunched, and looking so small.

She avoided my gaze as she approached the table, mumbled a quick greeting to both Claire and me, and then she sat down and poured herself some coffee with trembling hands.

I broke the silence after a while. “Today’s sched
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