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Chapter 5

Retrieving the free soap from the bathroom and squeezing it into his suitcase, Nick pondered over what his excuse would be, to explain to AJ as to why he slept on his sofa the night before. "Well" Nick adjusted his thoughts. "You didn't really sleep" He recalled one period of which he must have fallen asleep but that didn't last very long. He had awoken to his blessed sunrise and crept out of the room, trying not to disturb AJ, and headed back into his own room. Nick had stood for ten minutes just staring at his naked bed, aside a dishevelled sheet, which had come away at one corner in his fussing, revealing the mattress. There was no way he could get back in it, no matter how tired he was. He had decided to shower, and organise his suitcases. Nick had zipped his second, smaller suitcase up when there was a knock at his own door.
"Good morning, Brian." He greeted him sleepily, opening the door for him.
Nick wandered over to his suitcase and took it down from the bed, which he had left in a mess. In his present state-he couldn't even touch the sheets,they were contaminated with his disturbed dreams.
"Doesn't look like a good morning for you." Brian commented. He had a back pack over his shoulders, and was accompanied by two suitcases; One of Leighanne's and one of his. "Bad night?" Brian asked, and Nick simply nodded, not wanting to give Brian too many details. Nick slipped a thick sweater over his upper body, and checked his room one last time in silence as Brian waited for him. Nick caught Brian's face looking at him in a strange way, as if Brian were trying to read his thoughts. Nick looked away feeling as if he were naked and exposed, and more vulnerable than he already was.
"What?!" Nick blurted out aggressively, when he caught Brian still looking.
Brian raised his hands up to his shoulders in a surrendering gesture.
"What's up?" Brian enquired, knowing something was definitely wrong with his friend. Brian could tell Nick's mood in approximately a second. Nick scraped up his room key aggressively, and dragged his suitcases out of the door, forcing Brian out of the room. He let the door close before heading down the corridor towards the elevator, briefly watching a maid turning over a bed in one, unoccupied room. Brian followed closely behind.
"AJ said you had to stay in his room last night." Brian enquired further; trying to provoke Nick to open up to him,he looked like he needed to desperately. Nick decided not to answer as he pressed the button to call the elevator. Brian had managed to travel three floors without saying anything about it, but he couldn't help himself anymore. "What happened?"
"Brian!" Nick shouted his name indicating for him to stop prying. If he didn't admit to people what happened then perhaps he could believe the whole incident was a dream, and go back to is pre-nightmare self. "Wishful thinking" Nick told himself as he sighed, twisting the room key agitatedly between his fingers.