Tayvin | Better Than This

12 》Sleep Paralysis

Leah's POV

I can hear Taylor. I can feel her shaking me. I feel guilty because I'm making her scared. Mommy used to make me scared all the time after Daddy went away. She got sent away for being bad. Does that mean I'm going to get sent away? I'm making Taylor scared!

I try everything to move. I do everything I can to spit out a word, to tell Taylor I'm okay. But I can't. It's not working. She's shaking me and she's crying. I feel a tear drop onto me and it makes me feel horrible because Taylor is so scared and it's all because of me. I'm fine. I'm alive. But why can't I move or talk? It's like my body is frozen but my mind isn't.

Taylor's POV

I'm really freaked out.My face is burning hot from the tears falling fast down my cheeks. I'm frantically shaking her in hope of her waking up but she doesn't. I can't lose her. I can't.

I throw on some sweatpants over my pyjama shorts and Adam quickly puts something on too. I pick up the little girl and rush to the car outside the building. Adam starts up the car and we head to the hospital.

"FASTER ADAM!" I yell.

"I'M TRYING TAYLOR! I DON'T WANT US TO END UP IN A CRASH!" He says back. I can tell he didn't mean to raise his voice that much but right now it doesn't matter. There are bigger problems. I keep shaking the little figure which I was holding and suddenly she starts to wake.

"T Taylor!" She cries and breaks down into a sob. She buries her face into my chest and I hug her really tightly back. I let out the breath I didn't know I was holding and I start crying tears of joy. She's ok.

"We're still going to go, Ok?" Adam says, referring to the hospital.

"Yeah." I reply, my attention still on the girl I was so scared I was going to lose. "I love you." I whisper into her ear as we pull into the hospital parking. I peer out of the window. Paparazzi. Great. How on earth did they know we'd be here? It's like... 3am?

I throw on a pair of sunglasses although it doesn't really make a difference considering the amount the sun shines at 3am. It's pitch black outside. I hold Leah tight against my chest as I get out of the car. Camera flashes immediately go off and I can feel the little girl's tears spilling down my shirt. I let out a sigh of relief once we make it in doors.

"Shhh, It's ok. Your safe. I've got you." I coo to Leah which is crying in my arms. She calms down a bit and I watch Adam talk to the lady at the front desk. I walk over to join him.

"Is that the girl?" The lady asks.

"Yes." Adam replies.

"Take a seat in the waiting room. A doctor will be over shortly." She says and gestures towards the waiting room. We walk over, with me still bouncing the two year old in my arms.

"Don't stress, Tay. Everything's going to be alright." Adam says in his Scottish accent. We sit down and he starts rubbing my knee. I can tell he's nervous too but we're both trying to put on a brave face for Leah.

"Mr. Harris?" A nurse asks. We stand up and Adam puts his hand in my mind. "Doctor Williams will see you in room 16." She says. We walk to the room and shake hands with the doctor there waiting for us.

"So, what seems to be the problem?" She asks.

"She lost ability to move or speak in the middle of the night. She was sleeping and then she just couldn't move or speak. I tried to wake her up but she wouldn't wake. She only woke up when we got in the car to come to the hospital." I explained. The doctor nodded and made a few notes.

"Don't worry too much, it's nothing serious. It seems that it was sleep paralysis. It's more common in teenagers and young adults but still possible for young children to have."

"So is there anything we can do about it?"

"Not really. They'll usually last a few minutes so it's strange that hers lasted so long. I can prescribe some tablets for it though."

It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoudler. She was going to be fine.

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