Julianne Swan never knew a normal life. With her parents split up, and being constantly on the move with her mom and her new boyfriend; she was ready to finally have somewhere she could call home. Will she be able to find it in a pair of familiar br...
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05 || r e p u t a t i o n
IT WAS HOPEFUL THINKING THAT Bella's nightmares would stay away for two days in a row.
A muffled scream sounded throughout the house. I felt my heart drop at the sudden noise before jumping out of bed. I relaxed slightly in my panic, realizing that it was Bella. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes as I looked at the clock next to my bed; 2:43 a.m. If I woke up to these screams, Dad must be up, too. I grabbed my cardigan and slipped it on my shoulders before making my way upstairs. The screaming had stopped, meaning that either Dad woke Bella up, or the dream stopped. I'm more willing to put money on the former.
I peaked into Bella's room once I made it upstairs to see Bella's face shoved into her pillow, her body was shaking like she couldn't control it. I sighed as I slipped into her room, leaving her door open a crack. If I wanted to get any sleep for school tomorrow, I needed to help Bella. I shook her shoulder lightly, trying to wake her up as softly as I could.
I felt her body jolt underneath my hand before Bella looked up at me from her pillow. She didn't question why I was in her room, waking her up, she already knew the answer. She pushed over in her small full sized bed, giving me space to slip in. I climbed underneath her blanket softly before turning to face her. "You okay?" I asked quietly, blinking the darkness away from my tired eyes.
She nodded her head.
I reached out and grabbed her cold hand between mine and squeezed lightly, effectively letting her know that I was there. "Get some sleep, Bells," She nodded her head, again, before shutting her eyes and falling back asleep instantly. I turned onto my back and tried getting comfortable in the small bed.
•••
To say that I didn't have the best night's sleep would be the understatement of the century. I kept waking up every hour with Bella's quiet whimpers in my ear. I didn't blame Bella; I didn't blame the small bed, that had me clinging to the edge so I didn't fall off the side. I did, however, blame the person that did this to her- Edward. I'm not completely sure what happened between the two of them, I don't know how close they actually were. I just knew the aftermath of whatever he did. I wish I could give him a piece of my mind.
