Learning How to Scream

Chapter four:

I pulled myself off of her and moved the blanket away from her body. She shivered and pulled my body against hers.

I held her against me as a sat back up to grab the blanket and wrap us in it. She held me, and I held her and for a change I didn't have a care in the world.

"Bay?" I heard Brianna call.

I held my finger to my lips and hushed Bay. I held myself above her slightly so that I didn't crush her, but I was still close.

"Whatever." I heard her lay down and go back to sleep.

I went to kiss her again, when Bay put her finger to my lips and whispered "Not tonight."

I rolled so that she was on my chest. She rested her head against me, and began to fall asleep. I did the same.

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I woke up. It was around two in the morning and Bay was kicking and tossing. I looked at her, she was having a nightmare.

I shook her and her eyes darted open.

"Bay," I whispered.

"I had a nightmare." she started to cry.

I hugged her to my chest tightly and hushed her.

"You are safe now." That was probably a lie. People around me never are safe. "Just go back to sleep."

An hour later, she was asleep again. But she was wimpering and crying and kicking.

I slipped her off of my chest, and she squirmed uncontrolably.

"Bay, wake up." I shook her.

Her eyes flashed open. She started to cry. I held her in my arms and we went back to sleep.

We woke up to the sound of an alarm and Josh whinning.

"I DON'T WANNA GO TO SCHOOL." He complained.

"Eh... Me neither." Brianna.

I pulled the blanket off of myself and sat up, rubbing my eyes.

"Oh my gosh." I heard Brianna gasp. She was looking at me.

I looked down and saw my chest. The bruises weren't as visable in this lighting. I wondered what she gasped at.

I climbed off the bed and slipped back on my t-shirt and went across the hall to the bathroom.

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Bay's Point of view:

I sat up in bed and looked at Brianna.

"You slept with him?!" She smiled. "Good job, girl!"

"WHAT DID I MISS?!" Josh exclaimed.

"Bay had- -"

"I fell asleep in the same bed as him. Don't jump to conclusions."

James came back into the room. Now I wished I had.

Everyone's eyes were on him.

"I have a feeling the last conversation you guys had was about me..."

Ugh... I melted. Not really, I just layed down in my bed.

"Josh, come with me to get breakfast?" I heard Brianna.

They left the room and me and James in it.

I quickly got off the bed, shut the door and hugged James. All mine again. No one else to disturb us.

"Did you have another nightmare?"