Nightmares

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*Chad POV*
"Guys I need your help with something" I say
"Ok what is it" Alan asks
"Alex just had two horrifying nightmares and she said that the details made it seem like it was happening right then and there" I say
"What were they about" Caleb asks
"Can I tell them" Alex whispers to me
I nod
"One was that the Busch's father was abusing me and hitting me. He would hit my face, kick me, punch me, anything to get his anger out. I would become his human punching bag. The other was I saw him almost kill Mrs. Busch. He would inflict such pain on her that she would almost die" she cries
I go over and sit on the floor next to her. She lays down with her head in my lap.
"Guys these nightmares seem as if they're getting worse and worse each time. I'm afraid for her to fall asleep" I say
"Chad this is a very sensitive thing. I think the best thing to do is talk to a psychiatrist about it and if it turns into her beating herself or harming herself throughout the nightmares then definitely take her to the doctors or hospital too" Alan says
"Ok but I'm afraid that if she falls asleep at night she will have another nightmare and it will be more severe and it will be something that actually never happened" I say
"The best thing you can do right now is pray" Joey says
"Yeah I know that but I'm still worried" I say
"Chad lets pray right now" Caleb says
I nod. We all get in a group and Caleb prays.
'Dear Lord,
Be with Chad and give him wisdom through this whole situation. Help him to know what to do to help Alex out. Be with Alex and help her to trust you and help both of them to give their worries and pain and discomforts to you. Help them to figure out a way to calm the nightmares. Let then know that we are here to help them out. In your name we pray Amen'
We echo his amens.
"Thanks guys" I say
"No problem" they say
I stand up then let Alex hop on my back.
"See ya guys" I say
"Bye Chad" Alan says
"Oh and I probably won't be at the studio tomorrow" I say
"That's fine" Caleb says
"Wait Chad I need to talk to you about something outside" Joey says
He comes outside as I setting Alex on the ground.
"Alex go wait in the car" I say
She nods and gets in. I walk over to Joey.
"What's up" I ask
"When I was younger and living near the Busch's their father would abuse them and their mom. Sometimes he would do it in front of Donald and me. He wouldn't just slap once. He would slap multiple times. Each time be slapped they would get harder. He would also verbally abuse them. Chad this is probably what he did to Alex and more than once or twice. She's probably not telling you the full story. You need to try and figure it out. She's probably not going to give you the full thing" he says
"Ok thanks Joe and I'm sorry you had to witness it" I say
"I'm sorry that Alex actually had to go through it" he says
"Yeah. She also never told anyone this was happening a d she was around 5 or 6 when it happened" I say
"Well see you later" he says
"Yeah" I say
I get in the car and Alex is almost asleep. I'm going to let her sleep and see what happens. I drive home and she's fast asleep. I pick her up and go inside. I put her on the couch and put the blanket over her. I go upstairs.
"Hey how'd it go" Fallon asks
"Good I guess. Joey talked with me some and apparently he witnessed their dad abusing them. He never got abused he would just be forced to watch it." I say
"That's bad. How is Alex" she asks
"She asleep again. I'm going to let her sleep and if she wakes up from a nightmare again I'm going to have to do something about it and make sure that she doesn't fall back asleep." I say
"Ok well Chase is in bed and I'm going to head to bed" she says
"Ok goodnight" I say
I give her a kiss and leave the room. I go back downstairs. Alex is awake. I go and sit on the couch next to her.
"Chad I had a smaller nightmare." She says
"What was it about" I ask
"Their mom was on the floor of their kitchen and their dad was there kicking her. He stopped and walked off. I went over to her and she was unconscious. I called for help and no one could hear me. After that I woke up" she says
"Alex is that all that happened" I ask
"Yeah. Chad I don't want to go back to sleep. What if I do? I'm afraid to see what happens" she says
"Alex it's ok I'm right here. Maybe we could go to the movie theatre and watch a movie" I suggest
"Ok" she says
We get up from the couch and go to the car. We get in and I drive to the movie theatre.
"What movie do you want to see" I ask
"Inside out" she says
"Ok" I say
I get two tickets for the movie and we go inside. We find our seats and the movie begins.

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