"Mum… please don't go… mum stay.." Astrid kept rolling on the bed, as she screamed, trashing her legs around and her hands reaching out to touch someone.
"Mum..". She kept mumbling under her lips, just then her room door swung open, and Julian rushed towards her.
"Hey, Astrid… open your eyes, look at me… nothing is wrong," but she kept murmuring under her lips.
Tears trickled down her face, Julian pulled her up and wrapped his hands around her as he tried to comfort her.
She wrapped her hand back burying her head in his chest, "I had a bad dream," she whispered and then suddenly pushed him away.
"Mum, I want to see mum.."
"What? It's the middle of the night and besides you aren't that strong we just got home."
Astrid shook her head, "No, I want to see Mum… I have a feeling something is wrong." Her voice trembled, betraying her growing unease.
"Astrid…" Julian began, but was interrupted by the door opening,
