I’m Not Usually This Easy

Lu Fang woke up in the middle of his sleep and abruptly sat up. He dreamt of the same situation again; losing his wife. Although his rest had improved since Andrea woke up from her coma, still the heartache remained to squeeze his heart from time to time. 

He was brushing his fingers through his hair as he rested his elbows against his knees when he heard Andrea call out to him, "Is everything fine?"

He instantly turned his gaze to her and saw she was already sitting up, pulling up a blanket to cover herself. He sighed out of relief and asked, "I'm sorry did I wake you?"

"Sort of.. a little," she replied while pretending to massage her forehead, hiding the lie beneath her words. The truth was, she was too conscious of his presence that her eyes remained open. "What happened to you? Did you have a nightmare?"