Disclaimer: All Characters belong to JK Rowling.
Thank you svirelka for beta'ing
Waking Up Screaming
Before the Last Battle, as the newspapers called it, you were barely able to sleep through the whole night.
Always thrashing, panting, kicking, screaming, crying… I couldn't do anything to soothe you. I wanted to, but I couldn't. I never could.
But I tried, every night I tried. Rubbing your back, squeezing your hand – hands –, hugging you, crying with you, lo- … Loving you…
Never sleeping. Never.
And then you killed him, right in front of me. You almost followed him, the spell affected both of you but it only killed him. Gone. We're free.
I'm thinking of going back to everyone else soon, but you need to sleep first.
And I know that you're feeling well, because you're not having a nightmare.
You're smiling slightly, beautiful, not thrashing, never moving your legs, all quiet, no tears, no sound and no movements.
Good. You need to rest. Build up your strength.
So when I'm trashing in my sleep – because I know I am, the blankets always end up on the floor – when I'm waking up screaming and the first thing I see is your content smile, your non-moving body, I'm relieved.
Because you need to sleep, for the first time in your life.
I'll wait for you, I promise. So when I wake up screaming tonight, you'll sleep and I'll smile.
End
Author: This is my second drabble and i think it turned out okay, but please let me know what you think okay?