Why did pretending to sleep feel so stressful as a kid?!”
You’re in bed… eyes closed…
but you’re not asleep.
You hear someone walking in…
and now you just gotta commit.
Don’t move…
don’t blink…
Just act like you’re asleep.
They stop there for a second…
and it feels like forever.
Now you’re overthinking it…
what if they know I’m awake?
Even your breathing starts feeling weird…
And now you don’t even remember how to act asleep anymore.
Then finally… they leave.
And the second the door cl