Hailey
I’m lying in bed, late at night, thinking about my conversation with Kenneth earlier that afternoon, when Lily wakes up screaming. She comes running down the hall before Tyler or I even have a chance to get out of bed. It"s still dark outside. The clock reads 2:23.
"The man is back!"
I throw the covers off and make my way to the bedroom door.
"Lily?"
"Shh. She"s just having a nightmare," Tyler groans, still half asleep.
I scoop Lily into my arms and carry her back to her room. She"s been doing so well lately. I tell myself this is a one-off thing. That her nightmares are not going to flare up again.
"Let"s get you back to sleep," I tell her. "How about I read you a story?"
"That won"t help," she says with a sob. She is tangled up in the sheets, burying her face. I sit on the
