She pushed back the curtains, and there was...... a tree branch. She relaxed noticeably.
"Nadia? What's there?" Jaylin craned his neck to look out the window, but failed. "Are.. are they there?"
"No, honey. They're never there. It's okay." She grabbed her coffee cup off the cabinet and motioned to Jaylin. "Just drink your coffee, hon', and go back to sleep. It'll be okay."
He did as she said, draining the cup and laying back down. H tried to sleep, but found it difficult to drift off. He was just about asleep when he heard a hard rapping at the window.
He pulled back the blankets and rushed to the window, trying to catch whatever was there. He yanked aside the curtains and saw....