It was a big surprise that Ashley was still clingy even in her sleep.
'She must have been truly scared out of her mind in that damned house, ' Andrew thought.
With this thought, he gently patted Ashley on the back to help her relax and sleep well.
"Aaaargh!"
Just as Andrew was about to fall asleep, Ashley suddenly shrieked.
At the same, she suddenly sat up with her hands over her face.
Andrew was a light sleeper, so Ashley's sudden movement on the bed jolted him awake.
"What is it? Ash? Are you okay?" Andrew looked at Ashley with concern.
Ashley opened her eyes and saw nothing but darkness. She felt like the dream was real.
Fear overwhelmed her like a dark sea swallowing her whole.
It wasn't until she heard Andrew's voice then she was a little relieved.
At this time Andrew was like a hero who had saved her.
Immediately, she threw herself into his arms and held on to him like she had never held on to anyone before.
She buried her head in Andrew's chest and whispered with shaky lips, "I had a nightmare just now."
"It's all right. It's just a dream. I'm with you. It's all right."
Andrew gently patted Ashley's back to comfort her.
"Please turn on the light,"
Ashley begged.
It was pitch dark in their bedroom, which made Ashley very uncomfortable.
Andrew immediately turned on the lamp on the nightstand.
"It's okay now."
Ashley finally dared to raise her head and looked at Andrew.
then that Andrew noticed the little beads of cold sweat on Ashley's forehead. Whatever her nightmare was about, the truth was it had
wiped the sweat
Ashley just nodded.
Andrew was about to get up, a pair of slender white hands grabbed
--
on his sleeve and looked at him with
"Are you scared?"
did not say anything, but
at him this way
together,"
into
still too weak to support her
downstairs. It was around eleven o'clock in the evening, and all the other people in the
dark. Ashley tightened her grip on
light in the living room, he lay Ashley on the sofa and said.
Ashley nodded.
still some leftover food. Maybe Chant set it aside
food in the microwave oven and took it out as soon as it
the food in front of her. "Here, eat this," he said
himself a
confused, "You haven't eaten
asleep, grabbed me, and wouldn't let me go. So
obvious who
Ashley lowered her head and ate her food
one who asked Andrew to stay by her side and
buried in the bowl, Andrew reached out his hands and lifted her
spoiled if she kept lowering
They went
The next morning...
breakfast, Ashley bid farewell to Richard
Chant to drive
the two kids to school herself,
missed her alarm
your great-grandpa, okay? I have to go
"Okay. Bye, Mommy."
"Goodbye, Mommy."
at school, Richard was well
from his reserved nature, he was nice to
all, he got along well with everyone in his class.
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