Justin shrugged again, but welcomed her touch when it returned. "It doesn't matter. What matters is... my dad was standing next to my bed. Watching me shag no less!" he added, trying for humour, and at least managing a little bit.
"Bloke took off - probably thought I was off my rocker. I stayed with Mum all night, told her I missed dad. I was afraid to tell her what happened."
He finally looked up to meet Hannah's eyes. "You think... there are others who saw stuff when they were awake too? Like everyone who had nightmares?"