[backdated to April 29th.]

[sink_nor_swim]

It was somewhat early when Mikal woke up, but it didn't really make all that much difference to her. Had she wanted to go back to sleep, she couldn't, finding herself suddenly far too worried, about any number of things, to relax enough to doze off again. Zia was there beside her, but who was she to say that it would last? He'd gone half a year

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[seekingmiracles]

I've never been a very deep sleeper. The combination of her moving away and then shifting about on the bed is enough to wake me up. It takes me a few moments to even understand why, and it's only then that I sit up a little, blinking to clear my eyesight. Mikal must have just gotten up, too, since she's still just sitting there in bed.

"Morning," I say, rubbing my eyes and then stretching my arms over my head.

[sink_nor_swim]

Unwillingly, Mikal drew in a sharp breath when she realized Zia was awake, wincing inwardly when she realized she must have woken him up after all. God, how could he not hate her for something like that? It was totally inconsiderate of her, and she had no idea how he could stand it.

"Um, hey," she said tentatively, biting down on her lower lip. "S-sorry I woke you up, I was just... gonna sit here for a while."

[seekingmiracles]

I don't need to be fully awake to see something was wrong. Dropping my hands to my sides, I look at her curiously for a long moment.

"What's wrong?" I ask, shifting forward until I'm sitting next to her. "Did you...have a nightmare or something?"

I can't see any other reason she'd be upset, especially when it's so early.

[sink_nor_swim]

"No," she said quickly, shaking her head, obviously not relieved by his evident concern. He shouldn't have had to worry about her like that, not when all he'd ever done was be too good to her. "No, I just didn't want to wake you up, I'm sorry. You can - you can go back to sleep, if you want. Don't worry about me."