Chapter 20

I Woke up in the middle of the night. Frantic and I was soaking wet with sweat. Another nightmare but this time I was being chased with a knife down an alley. A dark alley with trash all over the place. I was being chased by a dark figure. I couldn't see who it was. I was trying to find a way out and I got trapped. I noticed a big dumpster I could try to jump on and climb up onto the roof but I couldn't get up. I kept struggling and the dark figure kept getting closer, and the next thing I know I am sitting up in bed dripping.

Elliot rolls over to bring close and realizes I am sitting up. He reaches up to bring me down and feels the dampness of my sweat. The entire side of the bed where I am is soaked.

“Hey, what's going on Soph?” I switch on the lamp and I just lose it. I am crying, my head in my hands.

“I have no idea, I had another nightmare.” I am trying to breathe, in through my nose, out through my mouth.

He gets up and goes over to my dresser. Opens the dr