'Are you awake?'
These words jolt me from my thoughts; I am awake, but it was an unexpected disturbance. Usually she sleeps soundly through the night. Or at least, that's what I hope. She looks guilty for startling me. Good.
'Yes. Why aren't you sleeping?'
It's best to be blunt with her, especially now, in this situation, when the opportunity for a full night's rest is hard to come by. She quietly steps over the resting figures on the floor, and sits next to my makeshift bed. She is careful not to wake the others; she knows how dangerous that could be. We lost someone last week due to such carelessness. It's a loss I won't soon forget.
'Are you awake?'
These words jolt me from my thoughts; I am awake, but it was an unexpected disturbance. Usually she sleeps soundly through the night. Or at least, that's what I hope. She looks guilty for startling me. Good.
'Yes. Why aren't you sleeping?'
It's best to be blunt with her, especially now, in this situation, when the opportunity for a full night's rest is hard to come by. She quietly steps over the resting figures on the floor, and sits next to my makeshift bed. She is careful not to wake the others; she knows how dangerous that could be. We lost someone last week due to such carelessness. It's a loss I won't soon forget.
