The headless sketch
Her scream could be heard in the sitting room,her parents ran upstairs to check up on her
"It's her nightmare again" her mother said sitting on her bed
She started having sleepless night since she clocked six and no one knows why
She hugged her in her sleep and little Gwen calmed down a bit
She is sweating like she just ran a hundred miles
"When will this nightmare of hers stop" her father said with a worried and sad face
Only God knows how much he wants his daughter to sleep peacefully at night just like her other siblings but there's nothing he can do to stop her nightmare
Gwen suddenly opened her eyes
"Baby,are you ok" Mrs Eugene [her mother] asked looking at her in a pitiful way
"Water" Gwen said almost like a whisper
Her father quickly rushed out to get water while her mom tried to keep her warm in silence
"Did you see his face this time" she suddenly asked breaking the silence
Gwen has been dreaming about a particular boy with a parrot on his shoulder saving her from a man whom always tries to shoot her since she clocked six but has never for once seen the face of her saviour
"No,but...she was interrupted by the sound of the door
And her father showed up with a glass of water,he handed it to her
"Thanks dad" she muttered covering her mouth with the glass of water
She gulped down everything like she has never drank water all her life
"But what princess" her mother suddenly asked but Gwen was no longer in the mood to answer that question
"Umm,nothing" she stuttered and her mother frowned
Mrs Eugene sighed
"It's OK" she replied smiling
*Maybe it's not just the right time for her to tell me* she thought standing up
"Goodnight baby Mr Eugene said pecking her on her forehead before taking the exit leaving Mrs Eugene behind
Mrs Eugene covered Gwen with her blanket before kissing her on her cheek
"Goodnight princess and sleep well" she said switching off the light before taking the exit
Gwen quickly stood up and walked to her drawer,she carried a sketched headless drawing and placed it on her table
She has been sketching his image since she started dreaming about him but gas been unable to complete it because she has never seen his face
She saw a dragon tattoo on his chest so she decided to add it
She carried her pen box and started sketching when her door flew open
