Addicted to Green

CHAPTER 9

NAVINA

I woke up to a sudden stur. My eyes flutter as the sun beaming into my room and I frown looking around frantically. What the hell happened?

My eyes widen and my cheeks heat as I realize where I am... who I'm with. Caden and I are mingled together. His arm around my waist and I'm crooked in his neck basically lying on top of him. He looks so peacefully, his chest rising and falling evenly.

His hair flutters on his forehead and his face is neutral and peaceful. He looks so calm right now. I try to focus on what's happening now. I search for my phone trying not to stir him awake.

My eyes widened when I realized it's six am. I know we got home a little earlier since my mom told me to be home. But why exactly am i awake at this insane hour?

thinking back to last night i remember that girl, Tharas' cousin, im not really convinced but i dont really care as long as she doesnt bother me.

My memory goes to when we came back. Gosh that kiss was unbelievable. I don't think I'll ever forget the heat and emotion. Or what he said after.

I now realize why I suddenly sturred awake when Caden's forearm is covered by his sweater twitches. I frown, wondering why he might be twitching enough to wake me up.

Caden stirs again and i hear him whisper pleading words. He's probably having a nightmare. I tap him gently not wanting to do something bad. I'm not experienced with people who have nightmares. But i do know you shouldn't wake them. i wonder what his nightmare is about.

is he like thara who just gets them occasionally and for no reason, or thats just what she said. Thata was good at hiding things from people. She hid her depression, her anxiety was more noticeable but i never thought it was that bad. She showed no signs of those thoughts, that is until i saw her room, all of her things her dad enabled me to see in her room.

i cant believe i didnt notice. i was only fourteen when she... did that to herself, but i should have known. she should have felt comfortable enough to tell me. But then again it isnt all that easy. As I'm about to tap him again I hear...

Thara?

"Come out and play, Navi."

I widen my eyes and turn straight to the door seeing it opening slowly. Only thara called me Navi. She thought it was funny because my brother, well cousin, called me it as a joke aswell.

"What the fuck?" my heart pounds faster in my chest and my palms go sweaty. I can hear the static in my heart beat. It feels like theres someones hands around lungs threatening to burst them.

Caden doesn't stir anymore as I feel his weight and heat more on my body. I snuggle closer to him watching the door. My eyes are not able to rip from it. I stare wide eyed at the figure in the door.

I cover my mouth with my hand staring intensely, trying to block my heavy breaths. A big gash covers her forehead, her neck looks broken as the bone comes out of her neck. she has the same clothes she did when she died. A rugged up long black sleeve shirt with a couple buttons at the top two unbuttoned and a pair of black jeans that are ripped... now bloodied up. Her shoes are ripped and also covered in blood.

God. I stare in horror as a smile tugs on her lips. She moves closer to me... fast. Really freaking fast. I shriek and cover myself with a blanekt trying to get out of thjs nightmare, I feel Caden hugging me closer. His oitstreched arms going up and around my own aarms that hug the blanket and cover my eyes.

I gasp trying to breathe for air. Wet pools of liquid rim my eyes falling down my cheeks softly. "your okay." i hear caden breath out softly in my ear as he gets closer to me. i feel safer in his arms. peaking open my eyes i stare wide eyed at Caden who looks concerned, his own grey eyes alarmed.