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Please

Yourri

"Please!" I jolt awake when i hear a scream in the middle of the night. I check my clock and it's only one in the morning. I quickly jump off the bed and rush outside without thinking when there's another scream. The screams are coming from Xana's room. I find the doorknob and turn it, thankfully it's not locked. I'm sure he forgot to lock it.

I rush inside as there's another scream from him. "No! Please!" It's as if someone's hurting him. Oh he's just having a nightmare.

I fumble for the switch and flick it on. I find him tangled and tossing in the duvet, sitting on the bed I reach for his shoulder. His temperature is high and he's covered in sweat, it's as if he jumped into a pool of water.

"Xana" I whisper tapping him lightly on the shoulder. He turns his head to the other side but doesn't wake up.

"Xana, wake up it's okay " I say a bit louder and shaking his shoulders so he can wake up. His eyes snap open immediately and I notice the terror in them before realisation of his surrounings hits him.

"Yourri? " he whimpers, swallowing hard. The way he mentions my name really really saddens me. What was he dreaming about?

"Xana are you okay?" I ask pushing the hair from his face

"No I am not okay, I had had a freaking nightmare" he confesses and looks away. I watch as his chest rises and falls as he breathes heavily. Something is pushing me to ask what he was dreaming about, but I choose to stay quiet for now. He is panting as if he just run a marathon.

"It's okay, it was just a nightmare " I say in a soothing voice

He's still shaking so I climb onto the bed and wrap my arms around his body . I feel as he slowly relaxes when my head touches his chest. We stay like that for sometime and when I'm convinced he's okay, I say, " I think i should go now" loosening my arms from his waist.

"Don't go, please stay with me" he pleads and I nod hesitantly. Why does he want me to stay?

"Thank you " he whispers and I lie next to him, looking at him as he stares at the ceiling.

"The light, the light" he squints and I rush over to switch it off, leaving the room in darkness. The only light in the room is the one reflecting from the lamp posts outside. I take one more glance at him before lying next to him on the bed again.

"Yourri" he calls

"Yeah" I respond

"Oh I thought you left" he whispers

"No you asked me to stay, why you want me to go?" I furrow my brows.

"No no, don't go, please" he begs and closes his eyes, wrapping his strong arms around me. He pulls me very close to him and I can't help but put my hand in his damp curly hair, twirling the curls around my finger.

I don't say anything and continue what I'm doing to his hair. It actually feels very good. His breathing evens and I guess he's asleep now. What was he dreaming about? I close my eyes and also try to get some sleep.

I wake up with my head still on Xana's chest. I lift my head up to realise that he's still asleep. He's such a cutie when he sleeps. I try to wriggle myself out of his grip slowly so I don't wake him up but then his grip on me just tightens and he opens his eyes.

He makes eye contact with me and I don't really know if I'm really needed now that it's morning as I was needed last night, I can't tell from his expression. My neck really hurts from lying on Xana's hard chest.

"Good morning " he smiles showing his dimpled cheek.

"Erhmm good morning " I respond and try to get off him

"What's wrong?" He asks when he notices my discomfort.

"My neck really hurts badly " I complain and I'm surprised as he begins to massage my neck making the pain disappear gradually.

He stops and plants and soft kiss on the crook of my neck and I stiffen. He lingers for a while before lifting his head and saying, "Thank you"

"For what?" I furrow my brows as I look him in the eye.

"For staying and not leaving me" he smiles and drops his gaze

"Oh that?" I chuckle "it's not a big deal really, but then do you want to talk about it?" I finally give in to asking him

"No" he answers looking away again and I nod. I'm a bit disappointed but then I decide not to pry further, I'm sure it was a very terrible dream.

"I'm going to take a shower" I say getting off the bed before it gets awkward and he does same, straightening the covers on the bed.

I go my room and take a warm shower since the weather is a bit cold. I decide to wear a black blazer over a white blouse and black jeans and black boots. I straighten my hair and check the time and I realise I'm a few minutes late for breakfast so I scurry downstairs. I'm really hungry.

When I get to the dining hall, all eyes turn to my direction. I lock eyes with Xana but then I drop my gaze to the floor.

"Good morning " I say to no one in particular, "I'm very sorry I'm late, I really tried to be on time but then-"

"Hey, hey chill okay" Xana's grandfather, Acel chuckles. Oh I was thinking he was going to lash out on me for being late and then proceed to give a lecture on good timing. "It happens, now take a seat and have something to eat"

"Oh thanks " I smile at him an he nods

I sit beside Rashid and across Aloïse. I've not really spoken to her but then she seems like an interesting person to be able to get Xana's attention all the time. I fill my plate with two sausages, a toast, maple syrup and cherries and my glass with fresh pineapple juice.

"Thank you so very much for not getting angry about my being late to table" I tell Acel

"Don't you worry dear, anyways how was your sleep?" He takes a sip from his glass of orange juice.

I don't fail to notice how Xana tenses from fear that I'll mention his nightmare.
Actually thinking about it I can just be a bitch and tell everyone present here to finally get even with him for all the hurtful things he's said to me or I can let it pass and take a shot at being the bigger person by letting it to and somewhat excluding him from my response, what should I do?

Break him or let it slide?

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Hey guys new update 😊😊😊😊😊

So i was looking for a character for Yourri and I was more than elated when I came across Sydney J.Harper. What better person to fit the character of Yourri than Sydney J.Harper? She fits her personality and is also very pulchritudinous.😍😍😍😍😍😍

Sorry for the short chapter but I got a question for y'all. What would you do if you were to be in Yourri's case? What do you even think she'll do? What do you think his nightmares are about? 😟😟😟😟😟

And also another touchy subject? Nightmares. What do you do to get rid of them? Who do you turn to when you get those?😔😔😔😔

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