BENS POV:
I couldn't sleep that night. I tried the sleeping pills that the doctor gave me and they didn't quite work. I sat up in my bed and picked up my book. All the sudden I hear Blake screaming. She was having another night terror. They have become more and more frequent lately.
I got out of bed and ran towards her room.
She was sitting up in bed shaking and screaming repetitively, and I ran over to her and held her while she shook. She stopped screaming as soon as I hugged her. But she was shaking still. "You're okay" I said.
soon after she started shaking and we both went downstairs for coffee.
I brewed the coffee while Blake sat on the couch.
Everyone, especially interviewers and family, have been asking how I've been. I, of coarse, lie and say I'm completely unaffected by the situation. But I am affected. I often get sleep paralysis when I have nightmares of Blake and Ollie dying. Those only got worse when I found out that my parents cruise boat had crashed into the city. Killing most of the passengers, including my parents. Ollie acts like it never happened and hates talking about it. It's not my favorable topic either.
I have Blake her coffee and sat down with mine in the chair across from her.
We sat there in silence for about three minutes until I broke the silence. "So what was your nightmare about?" I asked.
"Ollie." She stuttered "Back when we were in San Francisco, heading for nob hill, when the earthquake hit, the ground opened up and Ollie fell in."
"But he's okay. And that's what matter." I said.
She nodded her head and mumbled "yeah"
"I couldn't sleep either" I said
"Why not?"
"It's hard to sleep. I feel like the ground is still shaking. And every time I manage to fall asleep I have an awful, unimaginable, nightmare." I explained
"I know the feeling" she said.
We finished our coffee and both went back up to bed. Our rooms were next door to each other and we both look at each other and whisper goodnight.
