Lucaya For Dummies

Lesson 16

Hypnophobia
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It was completely and utterly true. Maya was scared of the dark. No, not the dark. It was knowing that with darkness comes night and that's what terrified her. She hated the night. Maya wouldn't mind staying up on her laptop or watching tv but the thought of trying to sleep completely scared her.

She had a roommate and his name was Lucas. Not once had she told him of this in the two months that they have been living together.

Maya told herself she didn't want to.

And so she didn't.

One night she paced around in the hallway, her stomach filling with knots and her palms sweating from not being able to sleep. It was hopeless.

Lucas opened his own door and saw her. Maya stopped pacing and looked up, a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong?" Lucas asked, running a hand through his hair.

Maya's heart fluttered at the sight of Lucas, just woken up, hair all messy.

"I-I couldn't sleep." She admitted.

Lucas walked forward. "Why, what's wrong?"

"I don't want to talk about it." Maya mumbled. With just Lucas being there, she felt better. She seemed to always feel better when people were around, it was easier to sleep.

"Okay..." Lucas said reluctantly. He backed up into his room and added, "Wake me up if you need anything."

Maya nodded and said nothing until his door almost closed. "Wait."

He slowly came back out again, hand on the doorframe. "Yes?"

"Can you-can you sleep with me? If it makes you uncomfortable you don't have to, I just feel better when, well when someone is around." Maya blushed.

Lucas smiled, standing up straight and walking to her. "Sure."

Maya climbed back into her bed, inviting Lucas in. He got in too, placing the covers around him and put his arm around her waist.

"You don't have to do that..." Maya said.

"I know." He said contently.

After awhile, Lucas heard Maya snore so he kissed her forehead and continued to trace patterns on her stomach until he fell asleep too.

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This was inspired by when I couldn't sleep for a long time and I would cry and it was absolutely the worst but it got better and here I am, up on a school night writing fan fic bc I can't sleep.

I'm much better tho! But it's true it would help me sleep if someone were with me (idk why, I was a weird 11 year old I guess).

Also I did some auditioning for an acting program and got through to the 'second evaluation' but they wanted waaaay too much money so I couldn't continue. But, I am going to talk with this girl and she's going to get me talking with agents and I might get head shots!

So keep in touch for updates on that I guess!

I REACHED 100 FOLLOWERS I CANT BELIEVE. all bc I had a mild obsession with a Disney channel ship hmm