TWENTY-NINE
It was month seven of me being with him and I woke up to him next to me. I just started sleeping in the bed. I took him up on his offer of sleeping in his room with him but started off on the floor but I was still waking up at night with nightmares so I eventually gave up. He became a drug to me when it came to sleep. I felt like I could only sleep when he was next to me or even touching my arm. I started sleeping better and felt more rested and he did too. I could tell or I at least hoped he did. Someone knocks on his door and I start to get up to go in the bathroom so I didn't get stared at while he had company but his arm shot out and held me back. "It's just my cousin Ray. He knows you've been sleeping in here." "Okay." I said quietly and lay back down and cover up. I even covered
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