At Dawn They Sleep Novels & Stories

Faris I woke up to sun shining on my face. The morning brightness waking me up. I got up and sat on the bed, eyes still closed because of over drinking last night. I felt hung over and my head was aching. I roamed my hand on the night stand to get my mobile, it has always been my habit to check my mail early morning from work and start then start out my day with working out. I couldn't find find my mobile or my nightstand.

**The Next Day...** As dawn broke, a gentle light filtered through the curtains, casting a warm glow across the room. When Alex finally stirred from his deep slumber, he realized that he was still curled up in the same position from the previous night. He couldn’t recall when exactly exhaustion had embraced him, but he distinctly remembered the comfort of resting his head on Anjali's lap, drowning in tears yet finding solace in her presence. After a decade of tumult, the morning air felt invigorating, as if it had lifted a weight he had carried for far too long.

In London, The day dawned crisp and clear. The rising sun cast a rosy hue across the morning sky. The first rays of sunlight lit up the room. The dawn chorus of melodic birdsong drifted in. Three peaceful souls were laying on bed forgetting the world, they were cuddled with each other, last night was a triggering for them they had a blast, by the time they reached their apartment it was midnight, they didn’t even bother to change their clothes and drifted to bed.

The charade, meticulously orchestrated, awaited its moment of revelation. The night's journey continued, and as the first rays of dawn painted the sky with hues of pink and gold, the sleeping couple began to stir. As their eyes fluttered open to the new day, they found themselves standing on the precipice of a tumultuous journey, a journey that would test the strength of their love and the depth of their commitment.

Jessica pov. The sharp blare of a horn split the morning air, yanking me out of half-sleep. My body jerked upright before my brain caught up. “What the hell now?” I groaned, dragging a hand over my face. My eyelids felt like bricks, and every bone in me screamed to just collapse back onto the pillow. One week of bad sleep and I was ready to murder whoever thought sounding horns at dawn was a good idea. Beside me, Zane was already moving, ears twitching like an antenna. Of course. He could fall asleep in a storm and wake up at the sound of a pin drop.

He was quiet. Then: "Training starts at dawn." "I know." "It'll be harder than you're expecting." "Understood," I said. "It's going to feel cold sometimes. You'll want me to stop. I won't stop." "Good" I said. He was quiet. Then his arm tightened slightly around me. Just once. Then he went to sleep. I lay there a little longer. Morning. Before dawn. I had been asleep. Deeply, completely, warmly asleep in the one bed when the word came."Up."

*Lazlo* Dawn seeps in, stretching light toward the bed where she sleeps curled against me. Xelina’s breath is slow, her lashes resting against flushed cheeks, one hand tucked beneath her chin. I could watch her like this for hours–peaceful, safe, mine.

When I got home, I stood outside for a while, heaved a deep sigh and cleaned my eyes with the end of my top. I cleared my throat then went inside. The bulb was off so I switched it on and saw how peaceful everyone laid. Tami hugged our mother tightly as they slept while my mother facing him snored loudly. Kiki and Osifa were also fast asleep. I pulled our blanket from the bag underneath our bed and covered them. Our mother already covered Tami with her wrapper. I took off my mini skirt and top, wore a more comfortable gown I usually sleep in then laid on the mat. My limbs were aching. It was as if people were beating drums in my head. My eyes were sore. I felt weak all over. I immediately go

Only soft snores could be heard in the room. Seeing that there were no more replies from her, he guessed that she had already fallen asleep. He, too, went to bed and retired for the night. It was the first time in a while that Dawn didn’t stare up at the moon before falling asleep. Hours later, Dawn woke up and got ready for the dawn mass. She was still feeling groggy when she heard her phone ring. “Tita, someone is calling you..” Janus told her. “Ah? Oh..” She looked down and saw Keenan’s name on the screen.

A brand new day had just arrived as one could clearly see the sun which was coming forth from the opposite direction. There was kind of a transition between the day and the night. As it was Dawn. The sun light was fast approaching as it was actually the time for them to wake up and start doing their various activities. Every one was still sleeping in the house including Azariah who is always fun of waking up very early before the others might have even get to wake up at that moment. How ever, that was a complete different thing from all what was happening at that time as he was actually being very tired to the point where he had not woke up that morning in order to go and start doing some ce