It occurs to her to ask why – but it’s hard to pretend that the reason isn’t obvious. They’d all been through the same hell. It surprises her to some extent to think that Leon could suffer from nightmares just as much, but he’s human as well, isn’t he?
But she finds herself rereading the text a few times. Of course he’s fine. Of course.
A breath and she sends her text back:]
I’m relieved.
[ . . . honestly.
She could leave it at that, she could go back to sleep but… she knows that she won’t. The images are still too clear behind closed eyes and she hates to think that she could spend the next few hours alone in this apartment.
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It occurs to her to ask why – but it’s hard to pretend that the reason isn’t obvious. They’d all been through the same hell. It surprises her to some extent to think that Leon could suffer from nightmares just as much, but he’s human as well, isn’t he?
But she finds herself rereading the text a few times. Of course he’s fine. Of course.
A breath and she sends her text back:]
I’m relieved.
[ . . . honestly.
She could leave it at that, she could go back to sleep but… she knows that she won’t. The images are still too clear behind closed eyes and she hates to think that she could spend the next few hours alone in this apartment.
And so—]
Will you continue to be awake?