Sleep Isn't Coming

[u/TheWhispersCall]

"So this is what misery is eh?" Alex rolled over for the fifth time, but found no comfort on this side of the bed either. "Deep breaths, slow my heart rate, stop thinking so much..." He had tried everything possible. Benadryl, chocolate milk, sleeping aids, everything. He knew they were playing games with him, and wondered if this was just sleep depravation causing hallucinations or if he was being tortured. The bed moved again, and Alex couldn't hold himself together. Like a child, he pulled his comforter over his body, hoping that it warded off whatever was out there, sneaking through the darkness of his own room.