Broken, Afraid, & Sensitive

Out in the Open Part 2

"Come on, Mila let's go to b-" She pulled her hand back, hyperventilation beginning to disrupt her breathing. I decided against touching her anymore until I could either get her to bed or got Laur over here.

"Camila, sweetheart come to bed, please," I said softly, making sure my voice was calm. She put her hands out in a defensive manner shakily as if she was terrified and trying to keep me away from her.

She began to back up and just as I realized she was backing up towards the stairs, she took one step back onto the staircase. Out of pure reflex, I grabbed her top, pulling her back towards the hallway, keeping her against me so she wouldn't fall.

This woke Camila up and she was not lucid at all. She started to cry, collapsing to the floor. I didn't know if she was hallucinating or is she was having a flashback, but I assumed the latter. I didn't want to leave her to get Lauren, but at the same time, I didn't want her to get any worse if I picked her up.

I settled on carrying her because I needed to get her to Lauren, but I wanted to try not to disturb the others who were sleeping.

Just as I was about to pick her up, Demi came down the hall in a hurry, "Hey, Als, what's happening?" She asked, bending down next to Mila.

"She was sleepwalking and I tried to lead her back to bed, I think she was having a bad dream, she backed away from me and took a step back onto the staircase and would have fallen. I pulled her into me, she woke up, and she isn't lucid. I don't know if she's having a flashback or if she is hallucinating," I ran through as quick as I could, a bit in shock from worry, but trying to remain calm.

"Oh my... poor kid. I'll take her to Lauren if you want to get back to sleep," she offered.

"Are you sure? I can come with."

She nodded, "I'm sure, you seem sleepy. I got her."

I gave her a small smile, "Thanks Dems." I gave her a hug.

She smiled, "It's no problem at all, not get some rest." I nodded and head off to my bedroom.

LAUREN POV

I woke up to Demi hastily coming into my room with Camila wrapper around her front like a koala, her head in her shoulder. Camz was screaming as she shut the door. I turned my other lamp on and sat up.

"Oh my god, what happened?!" I exclaimed worried as Demi same and sat next to me. Camila was in complete hysterics, her head was clutched in her hands, her hands gripping her hair. Her small body was being racked with gut-wrenching sobs every second as she trembled, curled into a ball, her breathing extremely rigid.

"Camz, hun..." I cooed, smoothing her hair.

"Demi what happened?!" I asked again, panic and desperation dripping off of the tone in my voice.

"She was sleepwalking, Ally found her, um, she got freaked out and backed up. When she did she backed up towards the stairs and started falling, Ally grabbed her and kept her from hitting the floor, but she woke up and she hasn't been lucid and Ally said she couldn't tell if she was having hallucinations or flashbacks. She was scared to move her. When I did, the poor kid completely lost it."

I sighed, becoming very worried about her. I continued trying to coax Camila back to reality, but the small girl didn't seem to be making any progress. I pulled her close into my embrace and held her tightly, not squeezing her, but tight enough to contain her and let her hear my heart and breathing, hoping that it would help her some.