Be Brave

Chapter Nineteen

EDITED*17/03/16
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Do you ever just wake up in the middle of the night and then you can't fall back asleep? Well that's what I'm going through right now. It's 2 in the morning and I'm wide awake. I turn onto my side so I'm facing the door and find a comfortable position.

I close my eyes and think of sleep hoping I fall asleep because I have school tomorrow and I need my rest. I feel a slight breeze of cool air and I open my eyes. I see a darker shade of black near the door. I blink a few times trying to adjust to the darkness.

When I open my eyes this time I see a dark figure of a man staring at me at the side of my bed.

I scream at the top of my lungs. His figure looks so much like Luke's.

I can't see his face because he's wearing all black and a hood is covering his face. I sit up and move back on my bed trying to get away from him.

"Get away from me!" I scream at him.

He then pulls his hand up from the side of his body holding a knife.

"No! Luke I'm sorry! Please!" I yell hoping he'll stop.

He comes closer bringing the knife higher at each step. When he's hovering over me I get a glimpse of his eyes. There filled with rage and a hint of hurt. He looks into mine and that hint of hurt disappears. He brings the knife up higher and as he brings it down I scream again.

"Tris! Tris! Wake up!" I hear a voice say.

I open my eyes and see Four. He's sitting on the edge of my bed. By the looks of it, I woke him up and he came in here to see what was wrong because he's shirtless and he has bed hair. My lamp is on and my cheeks are wet with tears.

"He was in here. Right there" I say pointing to the spot in front of me "And...and he had a...a knife" I stammer.

"Calm down, don't worry it was a dream. He's not here" Four says trying to calm me down.

The next few minutes were silent. I managed to calm down and realize that it was all a dream. Four noticed and spoke up.

"You better go back to sleep, now" he says.

He got up and began to walk away. I know it was all a dream but nothing made me 100% sure he wouldn't just show up. I mean he broke out of prison. I would feel a lot safer if I knew he was in prison but he's not.

"Wait!" I say just as he reaches my door. "Can you stay in here?" I ask.

He looks at me for a moment his lips parted.

"Just until I fall asleep? Please?" I ask.

He nods and walks back over to me after closing the door. I pat the spot next to me and he slides under the cover. He lays down and props his head up using his elbow for support, so he's facing me. As he reaches for the lamp to turn it off, I stop him.

"No!" He gives me a confused look "I'm too scared" I say.

"Okay." he says.

He wipes the tears from under my eyes. I've stopped crying but my cheeks are still wet. I close my eyes and enjoy the silence until it becomes a bit awkward. I can feel Fours eyes on me even though my eyes are closed.

"Since you have nothing better to do but stare at me, can I ask you something?" I ask.

"Well if I close my eyes, I'm going to fall asleep" he states.

"Fair enough" I remark my eyes still closed.

"What did you want to ask me?" he says.

"It's actually two questions" I say changing my mind.