Hi there! Are you sleeping?
Mmm …
Is this yes or no?
At first it was more of a yes but now it’s more like a no.
Oh, goody! So we can talk.
Well …
Do you know when you said you don’t think that elevator’s gonna fit into that room? I’ve had some ideas how to turn around the plan. I only don’t think it would fit into the garage if you want to leave that door wide. I need an expert’s opinion.
My opinion is, leave it to the expert …
But these ideas bother me.
… in the morning.
I can’t sleep.
Me neither.
Oh, how awful, isn’t it? I’ve just tossed and turned for the last … the whole night. I worry so much.
Maybe if you just lay still … How late is it?
Oh, not really late. One am. I couldn’t wake you before. You crashed like a baby. What are we going to do?
I’ll try to get back to sleep.
Okay, me too.
It’s not working. Do you have any ideas?
Maybe, to be quiet more than a few seconds? How about to count to a hundred?
Okay, one, two, three, four, five…
Can you do it quietly?
Sure. … … … Oh, I’ve lost my count. Do you think I can skip a few numbers or is it better to start over? I don’t want to do something wrong. Like you know, at work? When I mustn’t write anything down but then I forget the instruction and it’s wrong again.
Yes, I know all about it. It’s starting to creep on me right now.
So scary.
But I try to put it off until tomorrow. I need sleep. It was yesterday that I didn’t sleep enough and I want to make it up today. Can’t you see?
I see. Would you please hold my hand? I fear ghosts.
Okay. Let’s hold hands.
Can you be more still?
I try. Are you angry with me?
No. I try to sleep and it’s hard when you move so much.
I can’t sleep if I’m not comfortable. I’m awful. How could one stop if they twitch?
Have you’ve been eating sugars?
I might have.
Oh, drat. We might just give up sleep for today. How about coffee?
Um, I don’t remember. It might have been one in the morning. Or was it the green tea? Green tea is weaker, so I drank three cups. Did I leave the bag in for too long? I’m going crazy! Why do I keep drinking caffeine? I know I’m sensitive.
How long do you think the effects will last?
In my opinion? For two days.
How about you go to the kitchen and look out the window?
I might see a crime scene and what then?
Oh, c’mon! There might be a dog and a cat fighting. It will be boring otherwise. You know what? Let’s get both up, talk a bit more, and then we might tire enough to sleep again.
There’s a good hour to be sleepy, around five am, when your alarm would soon go off. If not sooner, I’ll sleep then. One hour is infinitely better than none.
Shall we? After you.
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