Desmond wasn't asleep when Annie shook his shoulder to wake him up for school. He had woken up three separate times throughout the night, each time by the nightmare which has taken to haunting his sleep. It was always the same, he would seem to be a floating spectator as he saw his father being chased down by a creature he could not see. Always he would be caught, and always would Desmond wake to his fathers dying scream, drenched in a cold sweat.<br/><br/>After the third time that night, Desmond settled from simply lying on the bed with his eyes closed, going over the events of the previous day, still trying fully grasp the reality of what happened. So when Annie shook his shoulder and told him to wake for school, he did not show any sign of alarm. He simply opened his eyes, sharp with awareness, and took in a deep sigh. He sat up, not bothering to try to hide his body, which was unclothed besides for his boxers, and nodded at Annie "Morning..." He stood up and walked to his dresser, pulling out a pair of jeans, underwear, and a plain navy blue t-shirt. He walked to the bathroom and closed the door, leaving Annie in his bedroom, he took a hot shower to invigorate himself.<br/><br/>Desmond got out of the shower and dried himself off, shaking some of the dampness out of his hair as he dressed. He walked back out into the bedroom to find Annie still there, he put on a smile the best he could, but it felt forced "So get any sleep last night?" He had a feeling that she wouldn't need sleep, but the silence was suffocating, and he needed to break it. He was only half listening to her answer as he put on his socks and sneakers and grabbed his book bag.  He looked at the time and cursed, school was going to start in ten minutes, he needed to get going.<br/><br/>He made his way outside, Annie following behind as he expected. Normally he would be listening to his ipod, as was his normal morning ritual as he walked to school, but with Annie there he felt that it would have been rude. Desmond tried once again to put a smile on his face, but it felt stretched thin "Well, today is particularly gloomy, isn't it?" He had meant to say this light heartedly, but it just came out sounding tired and somewhat glum. Finally he could see the school up ahead, and his friends were standing out front, waving to him. He would look at Annie, a moment of awkward silence would pass "Well....I guess i'll see you after school." With that he went over to his friends, and when the bell rang they all went to their separate classes for the day.