Jareth didn't exactly fall asleep right away, instead he watched Sarah sleep. She looked so peaceful. Her breathing calm and collected. Finally, Jareth fell into his own sleep.
Sarah began dreaming happy dreams. Dreams of being loved when suddenly…her dreams turned into nightmares. In her dream her mother and father were beating her for leaving Toby and Lydia alone while they were out on their date. Sarah tried to tell them that she didn't leave her brother and sister alone that she was in the same room with them but had only stepped away to go to the bathroom when they arrived home. Her parents started to beat her with belts, sticks, umbrellas, pots, pans, anything they could get their hands on, it was used on her.
Sarah screamed, begged, cried, and thrashed about in her sleep causing Jareth to awaken from peaceful dreams. Startled he looked at the beauty lying next to him drenched in sweat and tears. Her voice was becoming raspy from all her screaming. Jareth began to nudge her. "Sarah wake up. It's only a nightmare." He said to her
Hearing his voice, she shot up to a sitting position and frantically checked herself for bruises and marks. Jareth only looked worried. He gathered her into his arms and held her fast to him. "It's okay now. Tell me what the dream was about." He said to her very cautiously.
Jareth wiped at her tears as she spoke, "They were beating me. My parents were beating me because they said I had left the babies alone in which I didn't. They hit me with everything they had. God Jareth, it was so very real. I felt everything."
"You don't have to worry because they'll never find you. I'm here with you and I'll protect you. Now come…let's go back to sleep." He said softly.
They laid back down and soon both were sleeping peacefully.
