Matt sat up in bed, gasping for breath. His skin was covered in a light sheen of sweat that seemed to glisten in the moonlight pouring in through the window. He reached up and felt tears on his cheeks, a sure sign of the nightmare he'd been having. He was still half asleep; he always struggled with waking up completely when it was the middle of the night, largely because of his tendency to stay up for days on end before actually sleeping. He was almost always sleep deprived. Still shaking, he laid back down, unable to fall back asleep.













