“Mommmmmyyyyy! Mommy! Where are you?! Mommy! Mommy! Help!” Evie screamed as she jumped out of the bed, frantically running back and forth from one side of the room to the other.
Immediately, Lizzie begins to cry terrified as she is watching her sister. Aubrey’s mom rushed in through the door and scooped up Lizzie into her arms, comforting her.
“Shhhhh. Shhhhh. It’s okay. Evie’s just having another night-terror. You’re alright.” She says as she’s holding Lizzie and rubbing circles onto her back.
Lizzie took a few breaths and laid her head on her grandmother’s shoulder. Meanwhile, Aubrey was trying to soothe Evie as best she could.
“Shhhh. Shhhhh. It’s okay Evie. You’re okay and Mommy is okay,” she said.
Evie slowed down and was now slowly pacing and crying. Aubrey gently picked her
