The Girl Next Door

Chapter 8

the next day

ROBINS POV

I woke up with Millie right beside me. I remembered last night. I still can't believe such an amazing girl would do that to herself. I know she has had a hard time though.

She woke up and looked up at me, smiling slightly. I could tell that she remembered last night right as her face dropped a tiny bit. I didn't want to remind her of that. I just cuddled her with her face in my chest because I know it would make her more comfortable, as she wasn't showing her face anymore and could just let her emotions go.

After a while of us in bed, I got up. Trying not to wake Millie up, but with fail. "Robin?" She said in a sleepy voice. "I'm just going downstairs, I'll be back fast. Go back to sleep." I said the "go back to sleep" part in a whisper. I kissed her forehead and left the room.

I went downstairs to change, because my mom was in the bathroom upstairs. I changed and then went back up. I saw Millie laying down with her eyes open. "Hey mills, morning"
"Morning Robin." She got up an pecked my lips. Then going to the washroom to change, as my mom had left.

She came out of the bathroom, looking upset. "Hey what's up? U okay?" She looked at me in defeat. "Robin, I can't clean them myself, there to deep. Can you help clean my cuts." She sounded ashamed, like she didn't want to ask me for help.

"Of course." I took her to the bathroom and sat her on the counter. I cleaned the cuts. One of the cuts was really deep and I wasn't gentle enough. She winced, while her jaw clenched.

"Sorry, sorry. U okay?" "Yes" she answered fast. I soon noticed she wouldn't make eye contact with me.
I knew she was embarrassed and ashamed, just by the way she was acting.

"Hey Millie.."
"Yea.?" She asked nervously. She was acting like I was going to leave her because of this. I needed to assure her I wouldn't.

"This doesn't change anything between us, I love you. Your the exact same girl from when I first met you."
She smiled slightly and finally made eye contact with me.
"Thanks robin." God I missed her smile that was big and bright, the one that shined up the whole room.

"Of course Millie." After fully cleaning all the cuts we went downstairs to eat. We ate breakfast and went back upstairs and we were just hanging out. All of a sudden I blink my eyes and I'm in the basement, the grabbers right beside me. I panic. Was this all a dream? Was I still in the basement?

MILLIES POV
Me and Robin were hanging out in his room upstairs. All of a sudden he isn't talking to me and starts panicking. "Robin are you okay?" He starts breathing harder, looking around the room freaking out, crying. "No, no, no, no, no." He says panicked.

"Robin what's going on? Talk to me." I was so worried. I didn't know what was going on, maybe a panic attack? I went to grab his hand.
"DONT TOUCH ME! GET OFF!!" I was startled by the sudden screams. He looked so scared, he had tears running down his face. I just wanted to hug him and make him feel safe. But he wouldn't let me touch him.

"WHERES MILLIE? WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER??" I was so confused. "Robin, I'm right here. Calm down." I say as calm as I can.
"No, no, no, no!!" He just repeats. I get a bit closer to him and he runs off the bed to the corner of his room.

I follow him quick. "No!! Get away! Please.." he cried out. "Robin it's me, Millie. Your safe Robin." I get closer and closer each word. I get beside him and take his hand in mine. He looked scared and shocked and just looks at me with fear.

"Please. No.. don't touch me!" He takes something from the floor and throws it at me. Thankfully I dodged it. Obviously somethings not right, I know he wouldn't be scared of me. I get closer to him again. I hug him. He cries and cries. I hope my hug will snap him out of it.

As i hug him and listen to his cries while he tells me to get off and not touch him, I get an idea of what this might be. A ptsd attack. I read about them, apparently it takes you back to your trauma and makes you feel like your really there.

That must be it. He probably thinks im the grabber.
He cries and cries more. "Please, no.. tell me we're Millie is. Is she safe?!" His voice goes from quiet and scared to a bit louder with more concern. "Robin, I'm right here. It's me, Millie. You're safe at home"

ROBINS POV

I was in the basement and the grabber was grabbing my hand and hugging me. I screamed and cried. I just wanted to know if Millie was okay.

I hear Millie's voice, it was faint but still there. She was saying something like "I'm here and your at home" or something like that. I couldn't make out what she was saying. I couldn't see her either, I was still being hugged by this maniac. My eyes got a bit blurry and next thing I know Millie's hugging me. In my room?

"Millie?! Are you okay?? What did he do to you?"
I take my hands to her face, scanning her body making sure she was alright. I was so confused. Was a dreaming on a Dream?

"Robin, we aren't in the basement." Ok now I'm really confused. "What?.."
"I'm pretty sure you had a PTSD attack, it's when you get very vivid flashbacks of your trauma, like it's real and happening to you. Remember when we were talking on your bed and hanging out before you got to the basement?"

"Yes.?" I was confused, but started to understand more. I knew what PTSD attacks were, I read about them once.

"You weren't in the basement. It was very vivid flashbacks." 
"Wait so when I was freaking out about the grabber hugging me, it was you?"
"Yes, you were so scared of me. I just kept telling you it was me and you were safe at home while hugging you."

I just hug her. "I really thought I was back down there, I thought he hurt you and you were.. gone."
My voice cracked at the end. I was still shaken up by all this happening.

"Robin, I'm right here and safe. It's okay, I won't leave."
She just hugged me as long as I needed.

After all of that, I got out of the corner and went to the bed.

MILLIES POV

"Hey, how about we just watch movies all day. It's been a long day, we should just lay in bed." I say.

"Sounds like a plan."
He was still shaken up, scared. He once and a while started shaking for a bit. I just held on to him, trying to give him a safe feeling. Which I'm pretty sure I did.

It was 8:00 pm and we just wanted to sleep. So we did. We cuddled and fell asleep together. I woke up from a nightmare, I was gasping for air while shaking and sweating.

Robin soon woke up, as he was holding me protectively like always. "Woah, woah. What's wrong. Hey hey just breath for me, okay?" He was looking at me with those puppy eyes.
I didn't look at him, when I'm panicking I don't listen to the people around me. I don't know why I do that, I just feel more overwhelmed when their talking at me.

I tried calming myself down which didn't work. I knew Robin could do it. "Hey hey look at me. Okay?" I look at him, scared and upset. "Hey, it's okay. It will be okay. Just follow my breathing." He breathed in and out slowly making sure I followed.

After I calmed down a bit, he asked me, "are you okay now?" He says so softly. Oh how I can get lost in those eyes.
I nod my head. "Now that your okay, tell me what happened." He said softly, again with those puppy eyes he didn't even know he was doing.

"I just had a nightmare, that's all. Also thank you" He nodded and took me back down to cuddle, holding me protectively of course.

We fell asleep. God, what a long day.

A/N just you wait this ending is going to be so sad y'all are gonna cry so hard. Sorry for any grammar/spelling mistakes and YOU BETTER HAVE ENJOYED IT. Also 1473 WORDSSS AHHH😭🤭