angelina johnson. (ehjohnson) wrote in unloading_zone, @ 2010-11-29 23:31:00 |
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Entry tags: | adrian pucey, angelina johnson |
Who: Angelina & Adrian
What: Night terrors
When: Early Monday night/Tuesday morning
Where: Angelina's bungalow
Rating: Probably high for themes & language
After the war, Angelina had taken dreamless sleep potion every night she wanted a decent sleep. More often than not, she'd been awoken in the dead of night sweating and terrified. There was something about the fear of war and terror of battle that refused to leave Angelina. Though she hated to admit it, the night terrors still came. Regularly. And they still terrified her. She couldn't imagine what she was like back in the real world around her children, and she didn't want to imagine it.
Around 4 am, Angelina started moving around. When she fell into a deep sleep, Angelina slept pretty still. When she started thrashing around tossing and turning, it was a tell tale sign she was having nightmares. By 4:30, Angelina's skin was cold and clammy. Around 5 am her eyes popped open and her breathing was out of control.
Angelina sat upright and tried to calm herself. Nothing was working. She was hyperventilating, shivering, and shaking. It wasn't until the body beside her moved that Angelina remembered she wasn't sleeping alone. George had helped her through the night, but for so long now she'd been alone. "Adrian..." she whispered, not really wanting him to wake up as tears fell down her cheeks.