Author's Note: For the insanity challenge prompt on xoxLewrahxox's Bellatrix forum. 102 words. ='[
Disclaimer: As usual, I don't own anything but the computer I wore this on.
More Than A Moment
A sneeze.
A cough.
A sudden laugh.
A creak.
A shadow.
They all caused him to jump – plus many more.
He didn't sleep – he couldn't.
If he slept, he had nightmares.
Nightmares, he thought, at eighteen.
Nightmares of the past, but what still felt like the present and what would continue to be the future.
The war had ended, but he still battled his own.
His father wouldn't (couldn't) look at him. And he refused the help his mother offered.
He woke up whimpering in the night. His whimpers turned into cries.
And soon he was screaming.
Strong arms held him down.