In The Blink Of An Eye

Painful Reminder

I should have known that I wouldn't have been asleep long before the horrible nightmare started. I saw him, he was being shot all over again. I saw all the blood and the fear in his eyes. I saw Silas. All I kept hearing was the gunshots radiating through my head over and over again and I woke up screaming. I was so scared that my body was covered in sweat and I was shaking. Next thing I know Evan comes running into my room, grabs me and holds me tight. I couldn't stop shaking and crying, I felt like I could still hear the gunshots outside my room.
"Hey hey, I got you. I'm here! It was just a nightmare. Please calm down."

He continued holding me in his arms as he was telling me to calm down and take a deep breath in. "Shhhs it's going to be okay. You're safe. I'm here with you. I'm not going anywhere, I promise." He sat up in bed next to me and laid my head on his chest as I was leaning on him. With my head on his chest, I could hear his heart beating, which brought flashbacks of me trying to find Silas's heartbeat when he got shot. Evan could feel how scared I still was. He kept rubbing my arm with his hand as I was laying down on his chest with my head. Hearing his heartbeat actually calmed me down, as crazy as it sounds I felt like it was a sign that things were eventually going to be alright.

As I laid there, he slowly and quietly began to sing a song. He had a beautiful, soothing voice which helped me relax and get rid of the gunshot sounds that were replaying in my mind. As he was signing, I listened to him and the lyrics of the song. While I listened to him sign while hearing his heartbeat, I fell back asleep.

I jump up with the sound of my phone ringing. Omg! How long have I been asleep? I look and I see Evan still next to me, sleeping. Wow, I have never slept more comfortably in a very very long time. I grab my phone and see it's Phil calling. I was just about to roll out of bed when Evan put his arm around me and held me in his sleep. I slowly tried to move away without waking him up, but I couldn't.

"Are you trying to run away?"

"No, sorry I just overslept. I actually have to meet a friend and it's very important I'm not late."

"What time is it right now?"

"It's twenty past eleven."

"Oh man, I'm super late to work. I haven't been late to work in years! This is all your fault."

"What? What did I do?"

"I haven't slept next to someone in so long. I liked it so I didn't want to wake up hehe."

"That sounds like a personal issue to me."

"Oh yeah, and why are you barely waking up?"

"Excuse me, but I got shot at, barely slept because I was too busy looking out for my friend, and..."

"And because you liked sleeping next to me too!"

"Whatever makes you feel better. Now get up and go to work before you get fired!!!"

"You said you were meeting a friend, where at? I can drop you off on my way to work. Plus I need your car keys."

"I don't actually know. I'm going to call him right now. My car keys??? Omg where are my car keys? Shit!!! They are at the motel along with my other stuff."

"Hey, don't worry. I'll drop you off now and I'll go and get your stuff on my way home."

"I would actually like to go and get my stuff from the motel. Plus, you can't drive two cars hehe."

"Okay, get ready so we can leave together."

I don't know why I was so nervous about meeting up with Phil. It's not like I haven't seen him before. I think I just felt a little guilty about running away, and plus now that he knew about the shooting, I felt like I was hurting him. I already knew he was going to ask me questions, and honestly... I wasn't prepared to answer any of them. Especially about Silas!!! I already had too many things on my mind and I didn't want to explain why or how or when or any of it. He'd just have to understand. I grab my phone and call him back, since I had a missed call from earlier. I had to take a deep breath before he answered, to calm myself down.