?You actually think losers who fail four subjects will get a nice, warm bed to sleep on???Malkin di, please don’t tell me I’ve lost the right to s...eep.? Suresh said, gathering up what seemed like the last few breaths of his life to put together the question. He’d built up some momentum, and was going to continue with a bold statement. ?I’m going to tell ma that you aren’t even going to allow me to sleep.??Oh you will?? Priya asked, stepping back. ?Go ahead. Ask ma.? She switched over to her. I pulled off the property, and drove not out of the cul de sac, but to the end, thankful I had driven my truck and not the Porsche. Leaving it in the scrub, I walked back, and to the separate door for Ashlynn’s room, and she was waiting. As I entered, she held a finger to her lips making the “Shh..” sound, and pointed at the crib. Ashlynn had moved a pair of chairs to the opposite side of the room, close to one another, and I took one.She looked at me, "Tell me the truth...why did you start. There had never been any romances between my classmates or me, though some of us had branched out into the other grades throughout the years. While on vacation, though, something changed for me. All of us had bonded while away, even though we had been close before, but I felt something... spark... with Tiffany, and she felt it too. The entire week, we had been inseparable, and after we got home it seemed like we never stopped texting each other. Of course, it helped that our birthdays were two. Yes." I shook my head, trying to steady my nerves. "I don't know."She took my hand and gently led me in. Kissing me, her lips were soft and moist. "Don't worry," she whispered. "I'll protect you."Although still uneasy, I smiled anyways, putting on a face to reassure her. She led me up the grandiose staircase into the dark hallway.I woke up with a start, my deep sleep disturbed by a horrible nightmare. It seemed so real; the flash of the nuzzle, the loud noise, the sharp, biting pain. I could.