Tommy opened his mouth to try and explain, and then felt really stupid about it. He closed his mouth, rubbed at his knee for a moment, and then glanced up at Dr. Morgan again.
"Sorry, I just..." he began, and tried again, speaking quietly.
"I was born here. This is my home. But I got sent... somewhere, a couple months ago, and then brought back. It's not like how my Uncle Jakes got sent back to their homes, you know? But I... I can't remember anything about where I went. As far as I'm concerned, I went to bed one morning and woke up at the top of a tree two months later."
He paused again, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He felt unbelievably stupid about this, but he'd promised his mom. "I can't sleep. I don't know why. Well, I do. I have nightmares, but... I don't remember them. I get a couple minutes sleep, and then I'm wide awake and completely terrified and that's me done sleeping. Mom and Sarah can make me sleep with magic, but that ain't healthy, and I'm so tired that I can't use my own magic for anything right now, never mind sorting out my not-sleeping. And then I tried going swimming the other day, I wanted to see Jules, and... and she grabbed my arm when we were in the water, and the next thing I know, she was having to get me to shore as fast as she could because I'd freaked out and nearly drowned. I don't remember any of it."