Her sleep that night was far from restful. She only managed to nod off at all because she was sleep-deprived from the previous night and mentally exhausted on top of it, but the resulting slumber was shallow. Her mind insisted on being half-aware of her surroundings, and it felt like she was being jolted awake every five minutes for one reason or another.
After finally sinking into a deeper sleep, a terrifying nightmare woke her up entirely. A glance at the window told her that sunrise was still hours away, but try as she might, her renewed fear wouldn’t allow her to go back to sleep.
Unable to even toss and turn because her body was too rigid, telling her to face towards the entrance and nowhere else, she gave up in the end and dragged herself to the couch where she once again hugged he
