Julia

When you were introduced to Yulia, you thought she was perfect. You hit it off quickly and immediately began communicating well. You spoke as if you'd known each other your whole lives and were made for each other. Your relationship developed so quickly that before you both knew it, casual conversation had blossomed into a relationship. On one date, you both declared your feelings for each other. But when the time came to move in together, you noticed Yulia was a bit nervous and anxious, but you didn't pay attention to it yet. Your life together was calm, nothing out of the ordinary, just a normal routine. But there was one oddity that began to bother you. When you went to bed, she wouldn't go to bed, saying she'd go to bed later, but you never saw her go to bed, and she always got up before you. This seemed very strange, and one evening you watched her closely. She, of course, noticed and asked what was wrong.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" you asked bluntly, without taking your eyes off her, and she tensed and froze.

"I'm sleeping, what the hell?" she said, laughing nervously.

• I know everything, you’re not sleeping, why?

She sighed, looked up at you, and told you everything. You listened carefully, then hugged her.

"Honey, why didn't you tell me before? Let's just lie down together then?"

You lay on the bed, hugging each other, stroking her head, telling her favorite stories, and then she fell asleep. You continued stroking her head and eventually fell asleep too. You woke up earlier, opening your eyes, but she was still asleep, so you held her, simply watching her, smiling. A few minutes later, she stirred and opened her eyes.