The Dimitrescu Daughters X Fem! Reader!Stuck in Between

Chapter 6: Rest

First Person POV

    I woke up in a cold sweat. I pant and gasp for air the moment my eyes open as I sit up. My breathing calms down and my eyes immediately feel heavy again. Lets keep them open for a little while longer. I look to my left and Maria is laying sound asleep..Her arm is on my lap. I think I moved it when I sat up, "Damn it." I whisper. I check my phone and its barely been around 40 minutes since we fell asleep. I lay back down, my eyes getting heavier after each second of staying awake. My body is telling me to sleep and it''ll happen once I close my eyes. Im staring at the ceiling, what do I even think about, I have nothing to think about, Im not thinking about anything. My favorite book? Nah. What do I talk about, my thoughts are interrupted with Marias hand moving upward to properly hug me again. I feel safe again. Is that it? My eyelids fall down and shut my eyes and brain down to sleep once again.

    I hear yelling and screaming and my eyes dart open. I don't sit up immediately this time. Instead my eyes heavy once again, I look around for anything in the room. After seeing nothing, I slowly sit up, rubbing my eyes. I look to my side and Maria is still there and asleep. She sounds so calm. I feel calm and exhausted at the same time. How can someone be calm and exhausted? Apparently I can because it feels like it. Or is everyone calm and exhausted. Why is that so confusing. I look around my room and my eyes land on my window. It's dark. It's still dark out. My eyes widen as I realize the situation. I look for my phone in a panic, I find it and I check the time. 1:13!! 1:13 in the morning??? It hasn't even been an hour...It's been exactly 20 minutes. Oh god. I lay back down panicking. I don't want to have another one of these nights. They are absolutely horribly. My brain on verge of just letting the body take over. I cover myself again, I place my phone right next to me. If I wake up again, I'll know exactly where it is. My eyes shut and my exhaustion goes away. With that I sleep.

    I hear a crash and then the sirens. My eyes dart open, I'm panicking. I sit up immediately, quicker than the first time. I look around for my phone, it's not there. I move my covers around a bit only for it to go back to the same place as before. I turn to look for my phone again. It's right where I left it. I hear rustling and quickly turn over to see what is moving. I'm sweating and sigh once I realize it's just Maria shifting. I moved too much, I was in such a panic I forgot about Maria. My room feels hot. I Uncover my legs just a bit. My knee pops out from under my covers. I calm down just a bit when my body feels the difference. I check my phone for the time. 2:01! Almost an hour. I sigh. I stay awake until it is 2:20. My body has been begging for rest, and I can't give it what it needs. Ahhh this is so stressful, I would scream if I could. My brows are starting to feel heavy, it feels like when my eyebrows furrow to make a face when I'm angry. This is why tired people always look so pissed. Their face can't help it, from the missing sleep, and then the littlest thing can tick them off. My heavy eyebrows are trying to push and shove my eyes shut. I finally let my eyes shut, not that I could've kept them open for any longer. They were taking up half of my vision. Luckily and hopefully Maria can stay sound asleep.

    I woke up in a cold sweat again. It's hot, the heat is to blame this time. I start fanning myself to get fresh air so it isn't so hot. I sit up again. I have a headache this time. I look at my window hoping it's morning but it's not. It looks the same. I check my phone. This time I find it no problem. 2:40. It's only been twenty minutes. I look down to Maria and I swear her eyes are wide open. Im concerned now. I wave my hand in from of her face. She doesn't move at all. She doesn't even flinch. I wave my hand so it throws air to her face. She doesn't blink. My eyes blink I swore she moved them. They're staring at me. They're just open. Nothing is happening on her face. If she closed her eyes it'd look like she's sleeping. I rub my eyes because I feel like I had to. I look at Maria and her eyes are closed. They were never open. I was seeing things. God my brain is starting to take the extra steps and make me see things. Which is going to exhaust me more. I check my phone one more time. 2:45. Its only been five minutes!!! It felt like a good thirty minutes pass. I lay down and face Maria to make sure she is asleep so I don't see things. I stare into her eyes and I just don't remember anything after that.