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Chapter 53: Nightmares and Conversations

Ptsd nightmares aren't always exact replays of the event. Sometimes they play the emotions you felt during the event, such as fear, helplessnes and sadness

- Alice Cariv

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Fabian awoke to someone tapping his back. His shirt was damp with some type of liquid and he shot up straight, immediately regreting it when his head spun with dizziness.

"Yo Fabian, is that normal?" Malakai whisper yelled as he squinted through the darkness. "Help her out. She's sweating like crazy."

Fabian looked down at Jaimie-mae who was laying curled up under him and he cursed quietly. He was angry at himself for being such a heavy sleeper and he was even angrier that he let her drink the alcohol.

She was doing so well mentally but the alcohol had most likely reset all of her progress.

He gently shook her awake and her blue eyes shot open causing Malakai to stumble back in surprise.

She immediately began to shake and cry, mumbling something like 'im sorry' through her cries.

Fabian swiftly pulled her into his chest to soften the sound of her cries. Their friends were beginning to wake up from the noise and he knew Jaimie-mae wouldn't want them to be hovering over her.

He rubbed her back gently as she sobbed into his chest. He was surprised that she could produce the amount of sweat she had. Her hair was damp and so was her shirt.

"Damn," Malakai muttered as he watched the exchange. "Maybe we just should have took shots of water with her instead."

Fabian shot him the 'now is not the time' look and continued to stroke her hair.

Kacey stirred awake and peered up at the sillouettes of the three people from the floor. "Is someone crying?" she asked drowsily as she leaned up on her elbows.

"Umm n-"

Kacey cut Malakai off when her eyes adjusted. "Ohmygosh. Jaimie are you okay?"

"Shhh," Malakai hissed out but it was too late, everyone except Jerry and Bella were awake now.

Daniel, Diana and Kano shot up from their spots and glanced around through fuzzy eyes.

"Whats going on?" Diana asked curiously.

Kano narrowed his eyes at Jaimie-mae's small figure pressed up against Fabian's chest. "Why are you trying to smother Jaimie?"

Fabian glared at him. "I'm not trying to smother her. If i let her go, she'll wake everyone up."

"Too late for that now, isn't it. Whats wrong with her?" Diana asked she crawled forward a little.

Kacey got up on her knees. "Let me see her please."

Fabian leaned back so that she could see her face and Kacey gasped. She immediately stood up and reached out her hand.

"Come on Jaimie-mae. Lets go freshen you up so you feel better," Kacey said as she tugged her friend off the couch.

Jaimie-mae cried out as she was tugged towards the bathroom and Kacey dropped her hand out of surprise.

"Im so sorry. Im so sorry. Wait, Fabian are you okay?" Jaimie-mae asked quietly.

Fabian furrowed his eyebrows. "Yes, why?"

Jerry and Bella began to finally stir from their places on the floor.