Insomnia – 1

"What's your full name?" asked the woman who was sitting with a notebook on her hands.

"Martha Clark" answered the one who seemed to be sleeping.

"Great. And how old are you, Martha?"

"I'm eleven, but I'll be twelve In two weeks"

"Fine. Where are you?"

"At home. In the stairs, going to the kitchen because I can't sleep…"

"Are you alone?"

"Mum and dad are sleeping… but" her face began to show fear.

"What's happening?"

"I've listened a window breaking…" said her with a frightened shaking voice.

"Can you see anything?"

"No. I run to my parent's room" her breath was hard and her hands were trembling nervously.

"What's coming now?"

"I listen some steps coming up… I'm scared"

"Ok… don't worry, I'm with you…" said the woman writing something on her notebook.

"I'm running, but… they're faster…" she continued getting more nervous and nearly crying.

"Who are them?"

I don't know… they're some men… maybe three…"

"What does they do?"

"They… they…" her breath was harder and also fast… she began to cry.

"Sht…" said the woman calming her "Ok… that's enough for today… Be calm, breath and when you open your eyes you'll come back to yourself, right? Open them now, Martha"

Later, Martha just arrived home from her psychologist's visit, when the phone rang. She run to answer it as her mind thought on what she had been able to remember that morning… who were that men? What did they want? What did they do? She couldn't forgot that questions, but she wasn't able to remember the answers…

"Yeah?"

"Hi Martha. It's Lionel"

"Oh! Hello Lionel! How are you?" but right then the door bell sounded "Oh… what the hell…" she whispered "Wait a while, dear… they're knocking the door…"

"Are you at the cordless phone?"

"Sure… why?"

"Well… then, let me walk with you to the door"

Martha smiled as she took the phone with her.

""So, tell me, how are you?"

"Fine… but that's really estrange without you…" answered Lionel as Martha opened the door and found him at the other side talking by the mobile phone. They both smiled in silent and looked each other's eyes with complicity.

"Can you wait a while, dear? It's an undesirable visit, so let me take him out and then I phone you again…" joked Martha before put down the phone.

"Maybe I can help with your visit" said Lionel putting his mobile in hi pocket.

"Oh! I missed you a lot!" exclaimed Martha jumping on his arms.

"I missed you too!" exclaimed Lionel trying to go in with Martha on his arms.

"Can you just leave me on the floor, please?" she asked when Lionel closed the door.

"Yeah" he said "I just thought that you maybe wanted to stay right here" he said laughing.

"Don't joke" she said "So… what are you doing here"

"I had a meeting and I took advantage of the travel to come"

"A meeting in Washington?" she asked.

"No… in Los Angeles, but I add a different destiny for the return" and they both laughed.

"Oh, Lionel…" she sight "It's lovely to see a family face after as much time… I've been here for just a month and… it seems an eternity"

"Yeah… you don't look really well…" said Lionel.

"I'm not sleeping too much lately, but… it's nothing. Are you hungry?" asked sweetly.

"Sure" And both walked to the kitchen.

TO BE CONTINUED…