Helen opened her eyes to the blurry sight of Eli's bedroom because she had just woken up from sleeping. She was somehow facing Eli and wrapped up in his arms against his chest. She could enjoy his wonderful scent from this closeness and how handsome Eli was. She would never say out loud that she enjoyed sleeping tightly against Eli like this, feeling safe and protected. Helen felt comfort when she slept with Eli and had very few nightmares.
She thought of the old memory she had just dreamt of which didn't come to her like a nightmare. This was the first time in years that she remembered something just as it had happened. What she saw in the dream was the turning point in her youth where she finally opened her eyes to how much her parents had changed.
