You know how they say when you are having fun time runs? Well when you aren't it's the opposite, this week hours seem longer than usual. I am tired, and haven't been sleeping well these past days, the nightmares are back and here I was thinking they are gone. I'm thankful that makeup can cover almost everything, because it helped me cover my eye bags and I appeared to be just as great they know me to be.

I can't wait to sleep in on Saturday and just relax, but who is to say that I will manage to sleep? It's time I stop fooling myself and actually book a therapist, how will I cope if my mental and emotional state is such a mess. Just this week I have drank more coffee than I take in a month, just to stay awake at work.

The demons get out to attack me as soon as sleep overtakes me, then I left with the struggle to wake up and when I do I'm sweating and trying to make sense of what actually triggered them. The other day I tried sleeping on the couch, hoping I would sleep better, but it was of no use.

Each night it's the same nightmare, Lily lying in the pool of blood screaming at me and when I am about to tell her I'm sorry, it's like I get transported to a different place. I'm transported to the morning dad was over speeding after picking us up from mum. Noah asks him to slow down and from there my ears are ringing, glass is scattered everywhere and there's so much blood on my body, dad and Noah are unconscious and I scream.

The only difference in this nightmare is that sometimes Lily laughs an evil laugh instead of screaming, or the car Noah and I are in is driven my mum and not dad, but dad still ends up in the car somehow with blood oozing out of his mouth and ears.

This morning however, it's a different nightmare altogether. There's Lily and my parents all screaming that I'm selfish and don't deserve to be alive.

"You know Mo is right Victoria, you are selfish. I deserve Hayden not you, he deserves a woman who can handle him"

"I wish you were never born, not only are you ungrateful, but you keep making my life miserable."

"You are such a coward Victoria! Always running away from your problems. Like father like daughter I guess, if your daddy never ran he would be alive"

"Little Miss goody two shoes playing hard to get, Lily didn't waste my time hence I loved her not you!"

"You are selfish, all you do is take and take and keep on taking."

I finally wake up covered in sweet and tears, my body trembling, all my ears can hear is their venomous voices screaming at me. My heart is beating so fast, my breath shallow and throat closing up. I try to get hold of my emotions so I can do breathing exercises, but nothing seems to work. With shaky hands I take my phone and dial 911 before I feel like I am drowning in deep waters and I can't swim.

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Noah's POV

I hear a phone vibrating in a distance, but I'm too exhausted to even lift my head. I ignore it hoping whoever is calling will get the hint and I am glad when the vibrating sound stops. I bring Hailey closer to me and snuggle closer only for the vibrating to start again.

"Answer your phone Noah." Says Hailey's grumpy voice.

If there's one thing my girlfriend hates is someone disturbing her beauty sleep. I untangle myself from her and take my phone  from the nightstand. It's unknown number, I am about to ignore it, but something tells me it might be important. Who can call at 3AM if it's not important.

'Hello, who's this?' comes out my rusty voice.

"Is this Mr Thompson?" The caller questions.

'Yes, this is he. How can I help you?' I hear sirens in the background and I'm already out of bed before they can explain why they are calling.

"I'm calling from Saint Thomas hospital, you are listed as a number of emergency on a Miss Victoria Thompson's phone-"

'What happened to my sister?' I interrupt whoever is on the other end of the call.

'Never mind, I will be there in a few minutes.' I drop the call.

"Babe, what's going on? Who was that?" Hailey asks, all sleep from her eyes long gone.

What I love about my girlfriend is how supportive she is, I haven't told her what's going on, but she is already getting out of bed and looking for something to wear.

'Something happened to Vicky, I'm going to the hospital. I think you should stay here and I will update you.' I face her to tell her.

"Why the fuck would I do that Noah?" She looks me straight in the eye. "Victoria's not just your sister, she is my friend too."

'I know that, but don't you have an early meeting at work?' I ask her tying my shoe laces.

"I do, let's go to the hospital and see what's going on. I will decide on what to do once I know how bad the situation is." She kisses my lightly and wears her clothes faster than I have ever seen.

When we are both done, we are out of the door with our phones and car keys in hand. The last time we rushed to the hospital like this, Lily died, I don't know why my sister was rushed to the hospital in the early morning hours, truth is I am scared of the outcome.
Hailey is holding my other arm so tightly it's almost numb, I'm sure we are both thinking the same thing, what's worse is that we don't know what happened.

"Did you text your mum?" Hailey says in a small scared voice.

'No, I will tell her once we know what's going on.' I mumble before getting lost in my head again.

After driving for about ten minutes we arrive at the hospital, and are both out of the car in record time. It's days like this I wish car valets were everywhere, parking has never felt like ages like it did just now. The hospital is not as loud as it is during the day or weekends.

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'We are looking for Victoria Thompson, I believe she was brought in the last hour or so.' Is the first thing I say when we get to the reception area.

"Hello sir, please give me a minute or so to check." She pauses and clicks on her desktop.

"Yes, she was brought in about 30 minutes ago. Please take the elevator to second floor, she is in room five"

Hailey and I run to the elevators and in no time we are looking for room five, when we finally find it there's a nurse coming out of her room holding a chart.

"Hello, how can I help you?" Questions the nurse.

"Hi, we are here to see Victoria Thompson. We were told she's in this room." Hailey answer, all I can think about is going in, not answering stupid questions.

"Are you family? Visiting hours are at 8AM, 1PM and 7PM only."

'My sister is hospitalized and we have no idea why, and you want to tell me about visiting hours?' I shout at the nurse, my patience running thin.

"Sir calm down, I'm just simply telling you the rules." She tells me in a professional estimating voice.

I am about to retaliate when a doctor opens the door and closes it silently, clearly not wanting to disturb who I believe is my lil sister in there.

"Nurse Kim, it's okay you may go." He pauses till she's out of earshot.

"I'm sorry about that, she's still new. I am Dr Woods, Victoria's doctor. I understand your frustration, but I can only let you see her for a few minutes as it is not visiting hours a d your sister needs rest."

'Thank you doctor, may I ask what happened?' I ask, almost scared of what may come out if her mouth.

"When the paramedics arrived at her apartment she was unconscious, from what I can tell she suffered a panic attack and lost conscious. I will know more after getting the results from the lab and when she awakes." She says with small smile.

"Can we please see her right away?" It's Hailey asking this time.

"Yes you may, but just for a few minutes. I gave her a sedative to sleep through till morning, so I would suggest you go home after seeing her and come back during visiting hours." She says, then gives us a comforting pat on the shoulders and leaves.

Hailey is the first at the door, I take a deep breath before following her inside the room. I know the doctor said it's just a panic attack, but to me it feels like the same as heart attack. Vicky's been getting those a lot since Lily died and the more she experiences those, the more I'm scared for her health.

I close the door behind me and there on a small hospital bed is my little sister, sleeping peacefully, but from just looking at her I can tell she's been troubled. She has eye bags under her eyes and, her skin is pale. I silently stand behind the chair Hailey is seating in, too scared she will wake up if I make any noise.

'Did she say anything to you baby, maybe about what's been troubling her?' I whisper to Hailey.

"Nothing serious, she's been complaining about not getting enough sleep. Besides that nothing to make me end up in a hospital bed." She mumbles looking at Vicky.

Hailey and my sister have grown closer, I know she tells her more than she tells me. So if there's anything bothering her, Hailey must know about it and I know if she asked Hailey not to tell me she will not. It's good how they get along, but sometimes I'm a little jealous because she no longer shares much about her life with me.

'Are you sure it's got nothing to do with Hayden?' the words are out of my mouth before I can stop them, and this makes Hailey to finally look at me scowling.

"Even if it was I wouldn't tell you." She says very slowly, waiting for a reaction and she gets it.

'What do you mean you wouldn't tell me? I deserve to know if that jerk is hurting my lil sister.' I whisper yell.

"That's why." She says sucking her teeth. "You are waiting for him to mess up so you could feel good about yourself. You should be happy for your sister, not judging her." She says standing up, caresses Vicky's hand and goes out of the room.

Hailey has been going on about how my behaviour towards Victoria dating Hayden stinks for weeks now. I told her time and time again that I don't trust him, they don't know him like I do. He is a play boy and will hurt my sister sooner or later.

I kiss Vicky's forehead and hold her hand, if she were awake she would ask me if I washed my mouth and hands since she doesn't know what they have been doing. As much as she is known to be shy, she has never been afraid to speak her mind with me, she can be gross which would surprise other people.

'I hope you know that I'm here when you need someone to talk to. I will come see you when you are awake stelina.' Little star

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