Nightmare- Leah Williamson

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"Night you two" my mum said as we waved goodbye to one of the mothers and her son

We started to walk back to our house after being at a party for one of my brothers friends

It was dark and probably around 9 but we had told my dad we would be home around 10 so we would be early

We walked into the house and the normal feeling of when my dad had drank himself  silly was radiating off the walls

My older brothers door was shut, guessing he was trying to stay away from my dad

My dad was no where to be seen.

The three of us walked down into the kitchen to grab some food

My mum walked back up the stairs as my dad had finally stepped out of his and my mums bedroom

I heard them arguing from downstairs, I crept upstairs and sat on one of the middle steps, we had a banister which you could see through, I watched as my mum and dad went back and forth until my dad laid a hand on her

She stumbled back and stopped herself from falling over by holding onto the bathroom door

I stood up and made my way upstairs, I was only 8 but this had come normality now

I stood in between my mum and dad and pushed him away from her

"Stop!" I shouted crying to my dad

"Stop hitting her!" I shouted again

"She deserves so much more then you" I shouted

My dad came close to me before smacking me, I fell to the floor and held my face

"Dad stop or I'm calling the police" my older brother pleaded

My dad stepped close to me and my mum again before raising his hand towards my mum

I shot up, pushing myself against the headboard trying to catch my breath

I looked around the room, I wasn't back in my old house I was in mine and Leah's bedroom.

Leah woke up from the movement and noise from me

"Hey, hey, hey" she said putting her hand to the side of my face, trying to get me to face her as I was looking the opposite way from her

She had placed her hand on the same side my dad had hit me on

I pushed her hand away and pushed my self further up the headboard

My breathing becoming erratic again

"Y/N" Leah said

I closed my eyes and tried to push her away, still thinking I was at home in my brain, I knew I was in leahs and I's bedroom but after she laid her hand on my cheek it brought me straight back to that night

I moved my head so it was looking up at the roof, eyes still closed, breathing still erratic

"Stop" I whispered pleading

The memory of my dad continued, even after I had woken from the nightmare

Leah grabbed my head and pushed it into her neck

"Your okay Y/N" she whispered softly

She pulled my face out of her neck and kissed me

My breathing slowly began to go back to normal

I looked at Leah, looking for reassurance in her eyes

"Your safe, your okay" Leah reassured me

I shoved my head into her neck as she laid us back down, drawing shapes on my back... lulling me to sleep

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