Daughter Of The Ankh Warrior

Chapter Five

In the middle of the night, Cleo was tossing and turning in her bed.

She was dreaming about a strange occurrence of the past.

Then, the dream suddenly became scary, and she woke up screaming.

I was sleeping in a guest room nearby and heard her scared voice.

So, I quickly jumped out of bed while holding a lantern that was lit up.

"Cleo, what's the matter"?

I asked her, sitting down beside her on the mattress.

"I-i had a bad dream".

She started to cry and I felt bad for the daughter off Ankh Warrior.

I held her hand to comfort the child.

"I want my father..."

Cleo cried and so, I took her hand into mine and we both walked to his room.

Ankh Warrior was sound asleep when he heard his bedroom door open.

"Girls, what are you doing up in the late hours of the night"?

Cleo told her father that she had a really bad dream, and that she wanted to sleep with him in his bed.

Ankh Warrior had to smile, but then he gave us both a serious look.

He cleared his throat and said that she could sleep in his bed tonight.

I stood there watching the little girl as she was gently picked up in her father's arms.

"Come here..."

I had an excited look on my face when he told me to join his and his daughter in his bed.

"But remember...just for tonight".

Ankh Warrior pointed his finger in the air like a teacher making an explanation to his student.