unedited!!!! there!! are!! alot!! of mistakes!! in this!!!
"max?" i whisper to the girl laying next to me. she seemed to be asleep.
"m..max?" i repeat, poking her side.
she turns her head to face me, her eyes opening. "whats wrong?" she mumbles in her sleepy voice, lazily cupping my cheek with her hand.
"i had a.. bad dream," i say, quietly, tears now forming in my eyes.
"another one..?" max asks with a frown, propping herself up on her elbow as i sit up- her hand falling off my cheek. she seems more awake now.
i nod my head, a single tear rolling down my cheek.
"hey, its okay. dont- dont cry," max says. "come here," she opens her arms, and i scoot closer to her, burrowing my face in her chest.
"shh. its okay. i got you," she coos, whispering sweet-nothings to me.
"im sorry," i sniffle into her shirt.
"hey, look at me," i slowly pull back, just enough so that i can see her face, our noses almost touching. she wipes away my tears, placing both hands on my cheeks.
"its okay. nobodys gonna hurt you here, okay? im here. ill- ill protect you," max says, looking down at the curly-haired girl, whispering a 'for what its worth', at the end with a small, sweet smile.
she comfortingly rubs el's cheeks with her thumb.
"i got your shirt wet," el says, looking down. max presses a kiss on the top of her head, reassuring her and mumbling an 'i dont care'.
"thank you," el confided, now looking up and at max. max smiles consolingly in response.
she leans up, and- gently- connects their lips, holding onto max's wrists. el pulls away.
el is able to fall asleep again, feeling safe in max's arms.
