Chapter 136

Ronald looked like he'd had another nightmare. I wanted to eavesdrop a bit, seriously, but my hand was nearly crushed by his grip, so I smacked him to snap him out of it. He jerked awake, eyes still red and dazed, clearly not fully out of the dream yet. I yanked my hand away, moved his arm off my waist, and climbed out of bed. It was already bright outside. I grabbed the phone off the couch to check the time, but the screen stayed black. Dead battery. Shut off. Good thing I don’t have many friends. No one would’ve been calling me anyway. I sighed, then turned to look at Ronald slowly sitting up. He rubbed his temples with those long, elegant fingers. Still looked a bit pale, low energy all over. "Why are you getting all these dreams now? You didn’t used to dream this much, right?" Back in our past life, when we actually shared a bed, he always slept quiet like a log. If anyone had nightmares, it was usually me. He gave me a strange look. "You used to watch me sleep or something?" "...S