36| Her Nightmares

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"Wake up we're here Cara Mia." I heard a soft voice as I rubbed my eyes to get rid the sleepiness on me.

Grandad accompanied me until we my reach my room.

"Cara Mia I'll let you sleep, you need to rest more. I know you had a bad night but I'll always be there for you okay. " Grandad said softly while tucking me in my comforter as he kissed my forehead gently.

"Sleep tight Cara Mia." he uttered softly before I heard my door close. I looked at the time to see it's already 7:20 in the morning. I sighed before closing my eyes again.

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"Emery! " I jolted up immediately as I wandered my eyes to see the culprit.

"What are you guys doing in here? " I croaked out in my hoarse voice as I rubbed my eyes.

"You're not happy to see us in here?" Kash gasped dramatically with a wheezing Knox beside me.

I groaned as I just got back to sleep awhile ago without my nightmares that keeps haunting me.

"Why did you wake me up? " I whined while kicking the comforter off my body as I just got my best sleep.

"We're bored! Now come on." Knox said while making his way towards me as I raised both of my arms.

"What are you doing? " both of them said in unison as they looked at me as if I just grew more heads.

I closed my eyes and still raising both of my arms as I don't want to make an effort to get up and walk.

"Oh my baby wanted some love. " I heard Knox coos before I felt myself being lift. Perks of having a giant size family.

I leaned more to his touch as soon as he lifted me off bed. I snuggled more to him as he held me securely before making his way out to my room with a whining brother behind us.

"I wanted to hold her!" Kash kept whining as a smile formed through my lips.

"You're so warm and cuddly. " I mumbled to him as he chuckled before placing a kiss on my cheeks.

"Of course I am, I am your best brother you could ever have. We could cuddle all day if you want. " he said, making sure that his twin could hear his statement.

"Excuse me! I am her favorite brother in the whole wide world. Give her to me. " he proclaimed exaggeratingly while trying to get me out of his twin's hold.

"Nooo." I whined as I snuggled more to him while trying to pry Kash's hands.

As soon as we made it to the living room, I lifted my head to see Iker, Cairo and Grandad talking with a heavy tension around them.

"Good afternoon princess." I heard a familiar voice that belongs to my cousin, Iker.

Knox was about to place me on the couch beside him but I just clutch myself more to him.

"No. " I whined more as the others chuckled at us. I lifted my head once again to face them, looking at me with amusement with a smile on their lips excluding Kash who keeps sulking beside us.

"See! She loves me more assholes." Knox proclaimed proudly before hissing in pain as Iker smack the back of his neck.

"No cussing in front of my child. " Iker said to him intently with a hint of playfulness as he lifted me off to Knox warmth.

"My baby. " he cooed as he started rocking me back-and-forth as soon as he sat on the couch.

I looked at him pouting as he just ignored my look and place a fondly kisses on my cheeks as if I'm a baby.

"You're my child, with your overwhelming cuteness. " he cooed before placing a peck on my nose as I scrunched up earning some groans of my other cousins.

"I'm not a baby, I'm almost sixteen." I proclaimed proudly with my confidence which makes my cousins snort.

"You're still our baby plus you're small. " I heard Cairo say making my eyebrows raise as the realization hit me.

"How did you know I'm here?" I asked confusely to them.

"Well dad said we have to accompany grandpa for a couple of days because he needs someone to talk to and then this morning we found out that you're also here. " Kash beamed happily as I looked at grandad who smiles fondly at the sight of us being here.

"Why are you here I mean, where are the other idiots? "Kash bemused as my breath hitched for a second.

"Err--I called Grandad to fetch me from the mansion." I said timidly in my most quite tone as they look bewildered at my statement.

"Where are the others?" Iker bemused as I started playing with my fingers.

"T-They're not home? " I said timidly as it came out more like a question.

"Wait what? Did they know your in here? " Cairo asked in his usual self as the others listened to us intently.

"I--Well they didn't know but I left a note in my bedroom. " I said quietly as I kept fiddling my fingers. Iker raised my head using his fingers on my chin.

"Why did you called grandpa to fetch you in what time? " Iker said softly before asking the last part.

"Around 3:00 in the morning." I heard Grandad say as I totally forgot his here with us.

"I'm scared. " I said shortly but in my most soft voice.

"Why are you scared muffin?" Iker asked softly but you hear that his worrying about me.

I shook my head as a respond as I don't want to  them yet. I don't want them to worry about me more. I kept fiddling my fingers but only to be stop by a hand stopping it.

"Alright, enough of this. How about we play basketball outside?" Knox asked excitedly as tried to lift the tension around us.

"But you need to eat first, all of you. " Grandad said while giving us a look that leaves in defeat.

I nodded my head enthusiastically as stood up from Iker's hold after placing a peck on his cheek.

"Let's play after we eat! " I beamed as I started jumping up and down.

We ate together while goofing around with Iker and Cairo keeps giving me vegetables. After eating our meal, we relaxed for awhile before entering the basketball field in my grandad's backyard.

We played basketball for about two hours before plopping on the grass from exhaustion with sweats dripping everywhere on my body. I miss playing basketball with my brothers.

"I didn't know your such a pro kiddo. " Knox said with his eyes sparkled with proudness.

"Nah not really. " I shrugged off my shoulders as if its nothing but my smile are on display.

"Kids freshen up before dinner!" I heard my grandad shouts from a distant.

I looked up to the sky and it's already dark. I'm so sweaty and I really need to freshen up now. We made our way to our rooms and did our business.

I wore my pink hoodie and my match pink sweatpants that I got from my best friends back home. I grabbed my phone with me because it's my life before walking downstairs.

"Dinner's ready!" I heard Iker shouts as I sprinted fast to the dining table at the thought of eating foods, delicious foods.

After eating dinner, we decided to have movie marathon as I managed to convince Grandad to stay with us.

"Come here. " I heard Cairo say with his fingers gesturing me to sit next to him. I made my way to him and plopped down next to him.

"Alright folks! What do we want to watch?" Kash asked beamingly to us while holding the remote to his hand.

"The Autopsy of Jane Doe! " Knox beamed out only to get a smack on his nape coming from Iker.

"No my baby is watching, find something else." Iker ordered Kash as Knox keeps pouting beside him.

We watched the movie that they picked and to honestly tell you it's such a good movie but in the middle of the film I didn't even realize that I dozed off slowly until my head touch Cairo's shoulder.

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"Emery! " I jolted awake while breathing heavily. Tears are streaming down to my face as I wandered my eyes around me.

"Emery, can you hear me?  I need you to breath okay." I heard my name again as they cupped my head until my eyes find his.

"In... Out... In... Out. " Cairo said while trying to even my breathing as I find it hard to breath. I listened to him as I followed his breathing.

"Cairo." I manage to croaked out to my sobbing self. He lifted me to my seat and put me on his lap.

"It's okay baby, I'm here. We're here. " he said soothingly as I roamed my eyes to see my Grandad and my other cousins looked me worriedly.

"What happened? " I stuttered out as Cairo wiped the tears off my wet cheeks.

"You were crying and screaming about somethings. You're screaming like your stopping them and your brothers name. " Iker said worriedly as he gave me the glass of water in his hands.

I reached the glass with my shaky hands but Cairo beat me into it. He helped me drink the water as I gulped it all as if I haven't been drink any water for years.

They helped me calm down as Grandad sat beside us before pulling me to his hold. He whispered nothing but sweet things into my ears as I slowly calming down.

"Is this the reason why you called me?" Grandad asked softly but timidly as if his scared of breaking me. I nodded my head as leaned more to him.

"Nightmares. You're having nightmares awhile ago." Knox said more to himself as if his in pain too.

"Are you okay? " Cairo asked quietly as I shook my head in response. I sniffled as Grandad keeps rubbing my back soothingly.

"What are you dreaming Cara Mia?" Grandad asked as I hitched for a second. Do I need to tell them?

"Don't worry baby, we'll never think of you any difference. You can trust us." Iker said so softly as I looked at him for awhile.

I nodded my head and started telling them about my nightmares. They looked so shock at my statement to them as Cairo lifted me again to him while hugging me protectively as I'm facing him with my head on his shoulder.

"But did your brothers know about this?" I heard Kash ask as I shook my head.

"If your brothers didn't know about this...why? " Knox asked confusely with a hint of anger in his eyes, not for me but for something else.

"We rarely see each other plus I don't want to stress them more. " I said but it came out muffled as my head is on Cairo's neck.

"What do you mean? " Cairo asked so confuse.

"They're mostly at the hospital so we rarely see each other. " I said quietly as I sniffled.

"They what?! " the twins both shouted angrily in unison which makes me flinch at the sudden loudness.

"You mean you're always alone in that massive house? " Grandad fumed as I nodded my head, still not lifting my head.

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