Demons

7.

Sleep came quickly to me now that I was back in my own bed. All those nights of insomnia, pacing around the empty room. Six damn months of hardly any sleep, that changed a person.

I dreamed of a little blonde girl, with curled hair and a black dress, dancing with a little boy with curly brown hair and sea green eyes, twirling and twirling and twirling in fields of gold. It was such a strange dream to have, not ever meeting Harry before today, but I know that little boy with curly hair had to be him.

I woke to a slight knock on my door.

"Brandy?" he asked

"Yes?"

"Your grandma said it's time for dinner."

I crawled out of bed, and hurried down the stairs. Six months of not having your grandma's homemade cooking changed a person too. I hurriedly gathered up food on my plate and took my spot at the table. We all said grace and we ate, knives and forks clanking off the good china.

"So, Brandy, are you going to be going back to school soon?" Harry asked

"I dunno, maybe. I probably should." I tried my best to have polite dinner conversation

"Harry goes to South Wood too." My grandma added

"That's nice."

I thought of my old school, of the colour drained halls. The kids who didn't care about me and the kids who I didn't care about. The green and gold colours of the gymnasium. The terrible cafeteria food. I guess I did miss the school a little, I guess it wouldn't hurt to go back to it soon.

"Maybe I'll go back to school after the break." The Christmas break had just started

"That sounds like a good idea." My grandma looked pleased

That made me happy, making my grandma happy. She's done a lot for me, I owe her a lot more happiness. Maybe Harry was helping her happiness while I was gone. I would have to thank him for that sometime, also for taking care of my grandma while I was gone.

That was it for dinner, and I retreated to the living room to watch The Wheel of Fortune with grandma, it was her favourite show, we watched it every night after dinner. Now, I guess Harry did too.

After that I went back to my room and slipped back into bed

I thought I heard Harry whisper Goodnight through the door before I fell into a deep sleep.