Book 2: "Against Everyone"

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Shane POV

I keep moving like a spring roll underneath my comforter. It's past 11 but my soul against the thought of falling sleep comfortably. I sigh, trying my luck to sleep. A seconds passed, I finally feel my eyes becoming heavy not until I heard a loud scream from the other bedroom. I stood up abruptly, I couldn't be wrong it was her annoying voice. I didn't mind knocking, I instantly grab the doorknob and twisted it.

There she is, sobbing hard while sleeping. Her petite body curled into letter C while murmuring incoherent words. I gently shook her arms in attempt to wake her up.

"Hey, hey wake up."

She shove my hands as if swatting something.

"Don't touch me. Go away, I won't fucking marry that man."

"Hey, green eyes. Wake up, it just me."

"Don't fucking laid your dirty fingers on me. How can you do this to me mom? I'm not an object to be sale for the fuck sake."

"Lauren hey, wake up."

I half yelled while tapping her arms. She squinted her eyes and abruptly seat while rubbing her chest. She's sweating badly facing me. I made myself comfortable on her bed. My body has it's own mind, I was even thinking why on earth I'm hugging her. I shrugged the idea, of course I'm trying to help. This is the only way to comfort her, I rub her back calming her breathing.

"Come on green eyes, stop sobbing. It was just stupid nightmare."

"It wasn't real, it wasn't real."

She keeps repeating her words to convince herself as well.

"Even it's real, I don't think I'll let them harm you, shush."

" .... beagle head."

She half whisper enough for me to heard. I was relieved hearing her normal tone.

"Go back to sleep now."

I let go off her petite figure inside my arms. Her scent got stuck in my nostrils, it was a fresh strawberry that calm my nerves for no apparent reasons. She lay down while hugging the huge minion beside her. I gently fix the comforter and cover her feet that slightly exposed.

"Good night green eyes. Stop thinking of anything, you're safe here I promise that."

"Thank you, whatever pills you take this night, I hope the side effect of being kind lasted until morning."

"I'm always kind green eyes."

I retorted while picking the small puppy stuff on her bed.

"Sure you are always kind in insulting me."

"I wasn't even trying green eyes, I was just stating the fact with no sugarcoating. Appreciate my bluntness, than someone will tell you flowery words then talk shit behind your back."

"Okay, okay Mr.Smarty beagle head. Good night to you too. Let go of my puppy plushie and go to your room. I'm already deprived by lack of sleep, you sure don't want to deal with my crankiness tomorrow."

She smile smugly showing her perfect pearl teeth.

"I'm sleep deprived too. And it was the green eyes' woman fault for waking me up in the middle of the night."