Stressed

Chapter 1 : Scared

Chapter 1

Riker POV

I laid down in my bed. I'd just had the most awesome first date with Skye. We'd said we loved each other, and I seriously meant it.

Rocky flicked our bedroom light on, making me groan.

"Rocky, I'm trying to sleep!" I whined.

"Well I need to see to pick out my pajamas."

I pulled the blankets over my head as I heard Rocky pull out the dresser drawers.

A few minutes later, Rocky was in bed, and the lights were off. Finally, I can go to sleep...

Except I couldn't.

I was exhausted. I laid there with my eyes closed for what felt like forever. But I just couldn't fall asleep! And I had no idea why! I slept fine last night. And last night was my first night home since the crash. I'm not stressed or anything. So why can't I sleep?

But I was stressed. And I was scared actually. First of all, I knew I had a ton of stuff from school to make up. And I wasn't exactly the best at school, so that'd be fun... And I was also kind of scared about losing one of my siblings. After spending days on a deserted island, it really made me think about what would happen if I lost a sibling. I put myself in their place when I was gone. They must have felt awful. I don't know how they handled that so well. I was also kind of nervous about plane rides and all that. I mean, after crashing, who wouldn't be? And Skye worried me too. Did she mean it when she said she loved me? I thought so, but now I'm second guessing it because I'm always paranoid about these things. I just want our relationship to work out. She means everything to me.

I opened my eyes, and looked at the clock. 3:37. Ok, wow, that's late.

I crawled out of bed, and made my way downstairs in the dark, which I absolutely hated. I should've brought a flashlight.

When I made it to the kitchen, I flicked the light on, and quickly looked around for murderers. But there weren't any.

I poured myself a glass of milk, and found cookies in one of the cabinets. I couldn't help it. After eating mostly coconuts for days, I was craving something sweet and sugary other than freaking coconuts!

I dunked my cookies in the milk, and ate a few pretty quickly. I drank the glass of milk, and then put everything away. I snuck back upstairs, and got in bed. And I actually fell asleep.

Morning...

Skye POV

I heard screaming. I looked over at Rydel, and she looked worried. We both jumped out of bed, and ran towards the noise, which was coming from Riker's room.

"Riker, you're ok! I promise! You're fine!" Rocky said, kneeling next to Riker's bed.

Rydel and I walked through the doorway.

"What's going on?" Rydel asked.

"He had a nightmare."

I walked over to Riker. He was all sweaty, and he had some tears coming down his face. I sat down on the edge of his bed.

"You ok, Riker?" I asked.

"Y-yeah. I-I think so..."

I took his hand, which was shaking slightly.

"How about we go downstairs?" I asked.

"Ok," Riker said, softly.

We went downstairs, and sat on a couch in the living room. After we sat down, I noticed Riker was shivering.