Loving Tyler Dasen (Sequel to LWTP)

Chapter 21- Nightmares

**Alaska**

My body feels weak and unable to move. My lungs can no longer draw in air and I feel I try to scream, but no sound exits my mouth. I try to reassure myself over and over that I am just dreaming, but it feels way too real. I see a familiar figure who has been haunting me for years in my dreams and once in my childhood. My father. But not just my father,  someone else resembling Jake. There faces are barely visible and appear to be shadows. 

I try my hardest to run from the two evil people that are stalking me in my dream, but it's no use, I can't escape. I am stuck. I feel my arms being pulled and I am dragged to the ground. I feel powerless. 

I thrash my body so hard that I finally wake up, not even realising that I'm screaming and covered in sweat. Tyler jumps awake and grabs me. He wraps his arms around me and tries to calm me down.

"Shhhh, shhhh Alaska you're okay. You are okay," Tyler whispers into my ear, "you are safe."

**Tyler**

I have never been this protective over Alaska, trying my best to keep her safe. Every morning I wake up, I double check that she is next to me and still breathing. Every time I go out for soccer training, I make sure she is safe inside the apartment. Alaska hasn't gone outside for the past two weeks, all she feels safe doing is sitting on the couch wrapped in a warm fuzzy blanket, with Netflix on the tv. She will sleep in a little bit later than I do, and I will make her breakfast to try and get her to eat some food, but she only eats a little bit of it. My heart breaks every time I see her face, no happiness evident. All I see is fear. Every night before we go to sleep, she'll just kiss me and hold me tight until she drifts off into sleep, while I watch over her peacefully. We will talk and have decent conversations, but all I see is fear in her eyes. I'm going to find Jake and whoever else did this and when I do, they are going to pay for what they have done. 

Alaska sits curled up on the couch with a blanket wrapped around her. I brew up a chamomile tea and hand it to her, warning her of the temperature of the hot drink. She grabs the mug and quietly thanks me. 

"Classes start next week, you know?" I ask Alaska and she slowly nods. "Look, it's gonna be okay. No one is gonna hurt you." I say trying to assure her, but it doesn't really seem to be working. 

"I know, but I'm still just scared to go outside. I just feel so paranoid." Alaska quietly says and takes a sip from her tea, cupping her hands around the mug to savour the warmth of the drink. "I've being having these nightmares every single night." Alaska whispers, "they just get worse and worse every night."

"It's going to be okay. I will walk you to every single one of your classes and I will meet you when your classes finish. I relocated my classes so I am closer to you, I have worked it all out my love." I lightly kiss Alaska on her cheek and I cuddle up next to her under the blanket. 

"I will feel safe with you, only you." Alaska replies and she places her tea down and cuddles me under the blanket, slowly falling asleep. I listen to her slow and calm breathing, slowly running my fingers through her hair. One of Alaska's favourite tv shows called The Vampire Diaries plays on the tv with the volume on low.