Can't Sleep
by Peter Petkovsek
Hey
Mike
Hm?
Are you awake?
No
Then how are you texting?
I WAS asleep
What do you want
Oh…
Sorry
Whatever. It’s ok lil bro
What’s bothering you?
I just
What
Just wanted to see if you were awake, that’s all
So you woke me up for that
Sorry
I’m going back to bed
Ok
Mike
WHAT?
Don’t go
What’s the problem
I can’t sleep
Afraid of the dark again?
No
What then
Just can’t
It’s ok, I’m right here
Hear me knocking?
Yeah :)
Just a room away
Not gonna let anything happen to you
Thanks
And there’s nothing scary in the dark
Sometimes
Sometimes what?
Sometimes it’s scary
It’s all in your head. You’ll laugh about this when you’re older
I’m old enough
Haha you’re just a kid
It’s ok I used to be scared as well when I was younger
Really?
Of course
But you’re never scared
Not anymore
Did it also drip?
What?
When you were scared
Did it drip?
What are you talking about
It always drips when it’s scary
Drips?
Yes
What do you mean?
The dripping sound
What dripping sound
You don’t hear it?
No of course not
There’s no dripping
It’s all your imagination
But I hear it
It’s just dreams
No I hear it
Whatever man
Even if you do it’s just dripping who cares
But it means
What
Don’t you know?
Know what?
It means he’s coming
Who
You know
no I don’t. WHAT are you talking about?
And then it gets scary
WHO comes?
The bogey man
Jesus Dave you’re not THAT young
That’s what he says his name is when it’s dark
Bogey man?
Yes
You know that’s just a made up thing right
There’s no bogey man Dave
He doesn’t exist
And he certainly doesn’t talk to little kids about his name
But he told me
Seriously lil bro STOP this now
You’re being ridiculous
It’s late and we have school tomorrow
GO TO SLEEP
Ok
Thanks
For what
Talking to me
Yeah whatever good night
Good night
And don’t let the bogey man bite
Haha jk
No he’s not coming tonight
Cause I scared him away ;)
There was no dripping
And he doesn’t bite
He says I’m not supposed to bite, just hold
Ok ENOUGH go to sleep
Or I’ll get up and tell Mom and Dad
No please
Then back to bed
Ok
the next night
Hey
Mike
MIKE
Jeez WHAT
Are you awake
I’m about to go over to your room and knock your head in. You woke me up again!
I can hear it
hear what
The dripping. It’s there
Oh no not this again
There’s no dripping
That means he’s coming
No one’s coming
But he always does
There’s no one in the house except for us and Mom and Dad
Do you want me to go tell them?
No please
They’ll ground me
Then stop
I’m scared Mike
Stop being a scaredy cat and think about good things
Ok I’ll try
But he doesn’t let me do that
Jesus Christ. So you talk to him when he comes
Sometimes
Next time he comes just say, ‘you’re not real’
But he is
How can he be scary if you talk to him
He comes under the cover
Sounds like a slumber party
And then
Then WHAT bro this is so stupid
Nothing
Sorry
I’m putting my phone on mute and going to sleep
No don’t
Mike?
Please don’t
I can hear it
And it hurts when he’s here
Mike...
I think he’s coming
He told me not to tell
oh no
Did you just bang on the wall and wake me up?? Ugh it’s still dark out!
Jeez man what are all these texts
Are you asleep now? You’re scaring me
I need to pee anyway. Coming to check on you
Dad says you’re sleeping
He just checked on you
I bumped into him in the hallway
You had a nightmare
AND we figured out the dripping
Dad says he doesn’t close the faucet all the way sometimes when he goes to the bathroom at night
That’s all, just faucet leaking by accident
See? Nothing to worry about
Anyway you’re asleep so I’m texting no one. Back to bed
I’m not asleep
Well then do it!
He was here
It was just a nightmare
He looked at my phone
He punished me
Jeez Dave what’s wrong with you
He’ll kill me if he sees this
This is getting creepy dude
Dave?
Lil bro?
Dad said you were fine!
HEY!
Coming over
Where are you?
Did you go out the window? It’s open
Omg are these drops of blood? Are you hurt? Stop scaring me!
Dude you ran away. From a nightmare.
No one was here, just Dad!
And he’s the one who makes the dripping sound, I told
...and he was in your room...
Omg
Dave, what did he do to you? What has he been doing?
Is that what you were trying to tell me??
Come back Dave
Please come back
Davie - I’m so sorry
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