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    _{Her bed was notorious for creaking when laid on. She had often woken herself up during the night while turning over. She slept sounds though, staying near the far edge of the bed that was pressed against the wall. When she was younger she had the habit of rolling out of bed. Now she learned to stay closer to the wall.}

    _{Like always it was the creak and shift that woke her. Had her dog jumped up on to the bed? No, he was in her brothers’ room for once. Eyes slowly opened to meet darkness. It took a while for those dark eyes to adjust. Head turned, the glow of her alarm clock lighting the area just a bit.}

    _{There was a pressure against her side, something warm and solid? Had one of her brother snuck in? Did one of them have a nightmare? Head turned to meet the face of the figure that lay upon her blankets of her bed. Only to meet the eyes of someone who wasn’t her brother.}

                                                                _{But she knew those eyes.}

                                          _{❝ Seth? ❞}

    _{It was instinct that made her bring the blankets up over her, hiding herself from him. She wouldn’t move from under the sheets, not with what she was wearing.}

                        _{❝ What are you doing here? ❞}