From inside my dream I hear a banging noise, loud and persistent. My brain suddenly registered that it wasn't in my dream, but in reality. I sat up very startled, my hair an absolute mess and my pajamas crooked. Someone was knocking on my door. Cautiously I walk to it and open it up. There is Niall standing in the hall, looking jumpy and with tear streaks on his cheeks.
"Niall, what's wrong?"
His voice quivered, "I... I had a nightmare." He looked at the floor like he should be ashamed.
"Oh, come in." I put my hand on his back and led him over to my bed. I knew my parents would be furious if they found him in here with me in the morning. I couldn't not let him in. It would be like leaving a scared puppy out in a thunderstorm. I sat down next to him.
"Want to talk about it?"
"It was about the other boys, something was wrong, really wrong."
"Have you called them?"
"No. I didn't want to bother them."
"Well just text them, we will call them in the morning to make sure everything is alright."
"Ok." He sat very quietly as he texted each boy. He wouldn't look at me until he got a reply from all of them.
"See they are just fine," I could see that even though he had heard from all of them he was not feeling better at all. "Come here Ni." I pulled his head into my lap and put a blanket over him. He laid there not saying a word, but completely awake.
"Em?"
"Yes Niall?"
"I'm sorry I woke you up for this, I am such a wuss."
"No, I know how it feels to be that scared. If it happens again I want you to wake me up. Now you go back to sleep. I will be right here."
"Okay.. "
I played with his hair until he finally fell back asleep, all of the fear and stress leaving his face. I smile and leaned against my headboard to try to sleep again. Sleep found me at last, with Niall in my lap and my hand on his chest I was able to let it take me.
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