Mina
Bella wakes up every so often from nightmares. The nurses come and go bringing her medication to help her sleep. I keep a close watch on her as I sit in the chair beside her bed. I had been sitting with her for three hours when she opens her eyes and slowly looks over at me then begins to cry softly.
“Oh sweetie, it’s okay, you are safe now.” I say as I begin to wipe her tears.
“It’s not Mina.”
“Sure it is. You’ll be better in no time and back to your normal self.”
“No. You don’t understand. You can’t possibly understand.” She moans and begins crying huge sobs that shake the whole bed. I don’t know what she is talking about. All I can do is hold her close as she cries herself back to sleep.
Several hours later, Timber comes to take me home and I leave Bella with Blade by her sid
