Second Chance

Chapter 2: Sleeping Beauty

Chapter 2: Sleeping Beauty

I twirled my hair around my fingers and chewed the end of a pen. My mind seemed restless. The words in front of me was beginning to double in my eyes. I yawned. I was having some sleepless nights since the birth of my baby girl. Napping in between classes and drinking coffee does not seemed to help.

The baby monitor crackled and I could hear my baby cried. I put the pen down and went to the baby's room which was two rooms away from my study room. As soon as I stepped in the pink room, I could smell a faint foul smell. I went to her crib and check her diapers. It was full.

After changing her diapers, I put my baby back to sleep. "Sleep tight Erma."

I return to my study room and looked down at my textbook. I knew I could not concentrate anymore. I need sleep. My head was begining to throb and my body was lifeless. I decided to closed my book and have some shut eye.

As I was beginning to fall asleep, my phone beeped. I reached for my phone and slide it open. I squinted as the light was too bright for my sleepy eyes. I saw "Amanda" on the screen.

~Hey! How's my god daughter doing?~

I yawned. Should I reply or should I just ignore? I decided to text her back.

~She's sleeping. As usually. I'm sorry babe. I was falling asleep when you text. Talk to you tomoro ya. Gd night.~

I dropped the phone on the pillow next to me and fall into a slumber.

I was running towards a red house but I did not seemed to get any nearer. Instead the house seemed to be going further away. I saw someone was holding my baby girl from one of the windows. The black figure was waving at me. The house was fading and so was my baby. I tried to reached for her but I was begining to fall. I was falling into a deep dark pit and I could not find any light to guide me out of the pit.

I found myself breathless and in a sweat when I woke up. My head throb so badly that I felt like my head is going to split. I reached for the panadol on the table next to my bed and a bottle of plain water. I gulped it down my throat.

I lay back on my bed and massage my temple and my shoulder. I burped. The headache was better and I fall asleep again.

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I know the story is short. Will try to make it more longer next time. Let me know what you think about my story. :)