Chapter 7

　　I did not have a single nightmare as Chris slept beside me, not keeping his promise of only staying until I was calm and asleep and then getting back onto the mattress where he was supposed to be sleeping. He also didn’t ask me what I cried about as I fell asleep. He just held me. He just understood that I was somehow broken and that there was nothing he could do about it. So he held me and made sure that I slept. Safely. In his arms.

　　When morning light started to turn the color of my curtains into a lighter shade of blue Chris was still next to me, holding me tightly as if I would get hurt if he ever let me go. I was thankful that he did not keep his promise until…