Forget the past...

Nightmares

Zach and Daniel leave and Cara closes her door. She closes the door and goes to her closet to find a big comfy T-shirt to wear. She couldn't find any. Go figure. Because most of her shirt wardrobe consisted of crop tops, blouses, and perfect length to her waist T-shirt's😂. So she got into the shower and when she got out she threw on a pair of leggings and wrapped her robe around herself. She walked into the hall way and Daniel seen her.

"Cara what are you doing?"
"Oh I was just coming to your room to ask if I could borrow a hoodie for bed."
"Um I'm not sure if I have any clean ones but I can check."
"Okay."
—10 annoying minutes later—
"Did you find any yet Danny?"
"Ugh no I think they're all dirty sorry. But hey you can go ask one of the guys if you can borrow one."
"Ugh okay."
That was the fakest ugh she has ever let out of her mouth. She knew Zach would have a sweatshirt she could borrow because that's basically all he wore. She walked across the hall to Zach's room and knocked on the door softly.

"It's open!"
Cara opened the door to find an empty room and a closed bathroom door.
"Where are you?"
"Cara?"
"Yeah. Are you in the shower?"
"Yes ma'am. What's the matter?"
"Oh right. Um I was wondering if I could borrow one of your sweatshirts."

The water stopped running and the curtain rod squealed from Zach opening the curtain.

"Uh hey can you hand me the sweats I have on my bed? You can wear the hoodie laying on my bed."

Cara hands Zach his sweat pants through the crack of the door he has open.

"Ummmm you have at least three laying on your bed. Which one?"
"Oh shit. Um here give me a minute."

Zach walks out of his bathroom shirtless. Cara had her back facing him, looking at the sweatshirts he had laying on his bed. Zach walked up behind her and put his hand on the small of her back.

"*gasp* oh god you scared me! *laughs*"
"Haha sorry here lemme look. Uhhhhh you can wearrrrr this one right here."

*Caras POV*
Zach scared the shit out of me but I don't really mind because him being shirtless makes up for it. He hands me the sweatshirt he was wearing earlier.

I slip it on over my robe with my back facing him. Then I untie my robe. Take my arms out and pull it out from under the sweatshirt. 'Gahhhhhhhh it smells just like him! And I love itttttt!!!'

"Damn Cara you look better in that than I do. No joke."
"Oh whatever"
"No I'm being for real. You can keep it if you want."
"No it's one of your favorite hoodies."
"Well then we can share it okay? Because damn does it look good on you."
"Omg. Well thanks for letting me borrow/share it. Goodnight"
I kiss him on the cheek
"Goodnight." Zach says while grinning from ear to ear.

God that boy makes me so happy. I'm just nervous for tonight because I haven't stayed anywhere besides the small room I was renting for $20 a week from a lady back in Oklahoma since the night my mom passed. So I'm worried I could have nightmares just because of the extra street noise and all of the stuff happening outside.
—3 hours of sleeping later—12 Am
Cara woke up in a panic. She could barely catch her breath. She didn't know what else to do so she ran to her bathroom and splashed cold water in her face. Zach's room is right next door to hers and he could hear her run to the bathroom. She shut the door and slid down it and started to cry. Zach came into her room whispering 'Cara Where are you?' Then he heard her crying and knocked on the bathroom door.
"Wh-who is it?"
"It's Zach let me in please."
She twisted the knob. Zach was shocked when he looked at Caras face. She had a huge gash on her forehead from hitting her head on her frame after waking up from her nightmare. Zach picked her up and sat her on the sink. He got into the cabinet and found cotton swabs and rubbing alcohol. He moistened the cotton ball with the alcohol and dabbed her cut with it. After he did that she was still crying but not as hard he layed her back down on her bed. He covered her up and was getting ready to walk out of her room.

"Zzach?"
"Yeah Cara?"
"II don't feel ssafe can you lay here with mme?"
"Sure."
*Zachs POV*
I sat down on the bed and she curled up next to me. She put her head on my chest and I put my arm around her.
—1.5 hours later—1:30 Am
My initial plan was to go back to my room after she had fallen asleep, but her arm was around my waist and I didn't want to wake her by moving it. So I just picked up a pillow from the ground next to me sat it behind my head and fell asleep there.

—7 hours of sleeping later—8:30Am
*BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*
Caras alarm went off like a mad man. Zach freaked out and smacked her phone to shut it off waking up Cara.

"Zach? What the heck happened? And why does my head hurt so bad?"
"Oh I'm sorry. You woke up last night at midnight and you were in the bathroom crying. When I opened the door you had a gash on your forehead. You had hit your head on you bed frame when you woke up."
"Ugh I knew this would happen."
"Knew what would happen?"
"I knew that I would get nightmares. I haven't been anywhere since my mom died and I had a nightmare that all of the kids at my old school were walking around me kicking me and calling me a whore and a slut."
"Cara I'm so sorry. I'm sorry you had to go through that experience. I'm sorry you've had such a rough time in general."
"Yeah."
"Hey okay well it's 8:45Am right now so I'm planning on leaving here at about 10 and being back by like 6:30ish. So why don't I go back to my room and get ready and you do the same?"
"Okay I should be downstairs in like an hour."
"Alright I'll be down there waiting for you and don't forget to dress so it's easy to try on clothes but also make sure you're not like wearing sweats."
"Okay. But why can't I wear sweats?"
"You'll find out later. Now go get ready!"
"Okay okay I'm going Mr.Pushy Pants!"
*Caras POV*
Ughhh I wanna know where he's taking me. But I guess I'll find out later.