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Jun. 18th, 2008 09:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
guppy_sandhuIt's more of a mattress than an actual bed. But it's comfortable enough, and doesn't creak when the young lovers entertain themselves.
Right now, it's quarter past two in the morning. This is Guppy's third night with less than two hours sleep. When Frogspawn wakes up to do the early morning kitten feed, he's just sitting on the end of the bed. She rubs her eyes, then moves up to slip her arms around him.
"Can't sleep again?" She rubs his shoulders. "I think I'm going to have to go and have a word with this Brand's parents."
Guppy smiles slightly, slipping an arm around her.
"I wish I had your ability to be totally fresh on five hours sleep."
"Well, unless you're able to learn it off me, we need to get you sleeping."
He looks around. His eyes are glistening, but he's not allowing tears to flow.
"I don't know how long I can do this." He says, his voice tight. "I'm scared, I'm letting everyone down..."
"Guppy, you're not letting everyone down, but you're going to have to work out a way to handle this, it could go on for a long time. And for a start, you need to stop bottling this in."
She touches his face gently, touching a tear onto her finger. And then holds him close as he finally lets go.
"I'm getting you a game boy." she says softly after giving him a couple of minutes. Guppy wipes his nose and moves back slightly, tilting his head.
"A game boy?"
"I read on the internet that they help act as a distraction to alleviate anxiety."
"Oh. Well thanks." He wipes his eyes. "Actually, I was thinking of trying to get myself down the gym, but I never have time."
"There's a gym in phyio, come in at lunch or after hours. You got a plan?"
Guppy nods.
"Yeah. But I'd rather have better one."
Right now, it's quarter past two in the morning. This is Guppy's third night with less than two hours sleep. When Frogspawn wakes up to do the early morning kitten feed, he's just sitting on the end of the bed. She rubs her eyes, then moves up to slip her arms around him.
"Can't sleep again?" She rubs his shoulders. "I think I'm going to have to go and have a word with this Brand's parents."
Guppy smiles slightly, slipping an arm around her.
"I wish I had your ability to be totally fresh on five hours sleep."
"Well, unless you're able to learn it off me, we need to get you sleeping."
He looks around. His eyes are glistening, but he's not allowing tears to flow.
"I don't know how long I can do this." He says, his voice tight. "I'm scared, I'm letting everyone down..."
"Guppy, you're not letting everyone down, but you're going to have to work out a way to handle this, it could go on for a long time. And for a start, you need to stop bottling this in."
She touches his face gently, touching a tear onto her finger. And then holds him close as he finally lets go.
"I'm getting you a game boy." she says softly after giving him a couple of minutes. Guppy wipes his nose and moves back slightly, tilting his head.
"A game boy?"
"I read on the internet that they help act as a distraction to alleviate anxiety."
"Oh. Well thanks." He wipes his eyes. "Actually, I was thinking of trying to get myself down the gym, but I never have time."
"There's a gym in phyio, come in at lunch or after hours. You got a plan?"
Guppy nods.
"Yeah. But I'd rather have better one."
