Nightmare

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Charlie Kincaid

Suddenly, my phone rang. It was about 1:AM at night, and I groggily opened my eyes. I picked up the phone and saw the contact. I immediately answered.

"Y\N? It's Charlie again...."
I yawned and spoke tiredly through the phone

"Is it the nightmares again..?"
"Yes...I figured I'd call you because he always asks, and I thought before he asked it would be better...." He spoke through the phone..
I agreed and hung up, and got my bike and rode a couple blocks to Charlie's house. I knocked on the door, and his dad opened. He led me to his room and I opened the door, to find a hyperventilating Charlie sitting against the wall.

I walked over and kneeled down in front of him. He looked up at me with fear in his eyes. I took his hand.

"Hey...It's okay, it's just me..." I say softly, and I squeeze his hand. He nod's slowly and his breathing slows down a bit.

"Focus on your breathing, okay? In, out..." I instructed him. He started following along.

"In, out..." I said repeatedly. His breathing is normal, but his eyes still show a sign of fear. I pull him into a hug.

He speaks after a few minutes

"C-can you stay over..?" He mumbled against my neck.

"Yeah, your dad can tell my mom.." I responded, and I laid down next to him in his bed. He pulled me closer, his fingers fidgeting with the hem of my t-shirt.

"I love you, Y

, so much..." He says quietly. I hum as a way of saying it back, and I sleep with him until the morning.

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