Mayhem

Matt often had trouble sleeping at night. Images of his sister's accident, the bullies who had always taunted him and his parents' murder all plagued his dreams, causing him to wake up in cold sweats and fear falling asleep ever again.

It was becoming easier though, he noticed, the longer he stayed at Wammy's. When the nightmares woke him up, Mello was always there to welcome him into his own bed. He was always up late anyway, doing homework or studying, and munching on his chocolate bars.

Matt wondered sometimes if he was bothered by his own nightmares and that was why he never seemed to sleep. He never found the courage to ask.

Matt found that the frustrated sighs and relentless scratching of pencil on paper distracted him from his thoughts and the furious crunch of chocolate was like a lullaby, calming the mayhem in his mind and comforting him as he slept.


I'm having trouble using the words people suggested but I hope you all can forgive me. There will be at least 2 more chapters before I label this collection complete. HUGE thanks to Storm Alert for beta-ing!