sleeping thief | g.d

Chapter 3

AHHHHHHH!

"Grayson! Grayson!" I hear Ethan shout. "I'm right here, i'm here, stop screaming, calm down." "It's just a nightmare gray, you were having a nightmare."

"Ethan I-"

"I know, I know." Ethan interrupted. "It was a nightmare. Are you okay?"

"Yes."

Ethan left the room and I still managed to be so shook that I couldn't go back to sleep. The nightmare I had was fading away however, the only part that remained in my memory was when I was shot. That's the only part that scared me the most. What if it was Ethan? What if this wasn't a nightmare and I died in reality? It was traumatizing. The adrenaline and terror it gave me influenced me to stay awake the rest of the morning... yes the rest of the morning.

5:48 am
...

It's been a couple of hours since I had that nightmare. Instead of trying to forget it and go back to sleep, I was trying to remember every single scene and detail. I had to... otherwise Ethan wouldn't have understood. I know he wouldn't. He's just like that. When he woke up I was gonna need him to be serious, alert, and all ears.
Since I couldn't go to sleep and actually didn't want to, I decided to just watch TV until E woke up.

6:00 am
...

WOW! Ethan actually woke up on time. He walked in on me staring at the ceiling trying not to fall asleep.

"U okay gray?" Ethan asked. "You were really screaming last night, it scared me." "What were you dreaming about?"

"It might sound crazy but.. I need you to listen."

"Okay." Ethan pleaded.

"So you and me were in this bank and suddenly these robbers come in and try to rob the place. Everyone was screaming and crying and stuff. The police arrived and then he catches me and you talking so he grabs you as a hostage. To save you, I got up and tried to get the gun from him and end up getting shot and killed."

"That's why you woke up screaming like a little bitch dude?" Ethan laughed.

"Yes that's exactly why.. and its not funny at all"

"Hahaha yes it is" Ethan carried on. "All that exaggeration over a bank robbery."

"Just shut up dude, I knew you wouldn't understand."

After that, I didn't even wanna be around him. He made what scared me last night, a joke. That hurted.

I was so tired. I didn't feel like filming this video, or even getting up. I just wanted to go to sleep but I couldn't because I was afraid of the nightmare that might've came back if I did... I refused to live through that again.

"Alright gray, let's just get this video over with. We do the video on our channel, the video on james's channel and the video on emma's channel." Ethan said.

"I don't think I have the energy E."

"Stop crying like a little bitch and let's get it done. Then you can go back to sl-

"Hi beefy daddies." James interrupted.

"WHATS UP DUDES!" Emma yelled.

"Hi James, Hey Emma." E and I both said.

"I don't think i'm gonna be able to do these videos today guys."

"Why?" James and Emma asked in sync.

"Cause gray had this stupid nightmare last night and decided not to go back to sleep." Ethan said sounding annoyed.

"It wasn't stupid E."

"We don't have to do the videos today, get some sleep." James said.

"I don't wanna go to sleep though.. i'm scared."

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James and Emma understood everything. They cared. Even though I got tired of talking about it, I was gonna have to explain the nightmare to them and just lay it all out on the line. I didn't want to, but it was something I had to do. So I told them...

"Omg gray i'm sorry, I had no idea. Is this the first time you've had this dream?" James said sympathetically.

"Yes."

"You need sleep gray. You probably won't have the same dream." James said.

"I don't wanna take that chance but your right."

I just wish I could get Ethan to see why i'm so tired and can't sleep... which was my plan.

"Your right James. I guess I should get some sleep. Cross your fingers and hope I don't have this same nightmare again."

"BYEEEEE!" they all said synchronized.

My plan was to go back to bed and actually try to have the same nightmare. I needed Ethan to see that this was serious. So I put on some comfortable shorts, took off my shirt, pulled the covers back and got into bed.

Believe it or not but minutes after I closed my eyes, the nightmare resumed right back from where it stopped...