crawl ( f.w )

eight.

" uh we should. go check. " gaten said.

i walked over it the fridge spotting what i was looking for. fairly large too. i walked back over and sat next to joe.

" whosever this is, i'll buy you another one. " i said opening up the can.

" why are you drinking that at 8pm? " joe asked me. " your going to be up forever. "

" good. " i mumbled before taking a sip. " i uh- have to study tonight so i need to be awake. "

" bullshit. " gaten said turning his head towards me.

" yeah, we've been friends long enough to realize when your lying. " joe laughed. " now why are you drinking that at this time? "

i really did not feel like talking about it but i know they are never going to give up.

" i don't want to have that dream again. " i sighed. " i'm so afraid, i don't want to see it. "

joe and gaten sat up and fixed their postures. stern looks took over their faces.

" that dream or whatever it was, happened almost a week ago. " joe stated.

" yeah so? " i said still drinking the sugary bubbly liquid.

" so? have you not slept since? " gaten asked.

" and don't lie taylor. " joe said seriously.

" yeah. i haven't fully slept since then. " i admitted tapping the can lightly with my middle finger.

" what does that mean. you haven't fully slept? " joe questioned.

" the most i can doze off for is 15 minutes maybe less."

" jesus christ. " joe said running his fingers through his hair. " how have you still managed to act good when you haven't slept for 3 days. "

" i don't know. i guess i'm getting used to it. " i replied standing up. " i should go now. "

" are you sure? you really need to sleep.. " gaten said standing up with me.

" gaten. " i said grabbing his hand. " i'm going to be okay. i promise you both. "

i gave them both a hug and walked out the door. i don't need sleep. it's clearly not effecting me. i drank more of my energy drink and walked towards my dorm.

before i could say anything, i saw finn and he saw me. we started walking up to each other.

" why do we keep meeting at night? " finn laughed hugging me.

" don't act like you don't love seeing me. " i joked, hugging the tall boy back.

" you caught me. " finn surrendered. a slight tint coming to his cheeks.

" so what brings you out here finnie boy? " i asked the boy.

" uh grace just left my dorm. " finn muttered. " how bout you? "