It took us about 2 hours of him tutoring me, he was really good at teaching, to be honest, but I won't say that to his egotistical face. He closed the book and stood up to stretch, his shirt went up a bit and I saw his lower abs "You're staring Angel" he smirked

I rolled my eyes and cleaned up the books before putting them back in the library, he was standing again at the terrace looking up at the stars. I walked and stood beside him trying to see what he is looking at in the sky

"You don't get to see a lot of stars in the city" he spoke quietly and I nodded in agreement with him

"Back at home, you can see a few of them" I told him as I gaze up, you can only see a few from up here and this is already a penthouse, pollution in the city is harsh

"It must be nice if you live in a rural area, it will be quiet and there will be a lot of stars to see and amazing scenery" I added before going in straight to the bedroom, before going there I purposely brought my life-sized hot dog pillow. I have a habit of hugging something when I sleep so when me and my family were at the mall one time I was super excited when I saw it

Cloud was not yet in the bedroom so I peeked out while hugging my pastel yellow hotdog pillow, he was looking through a telescope. I got curious so I crept up behind him as he was still focused on looking through the telescope, he was startled when he saw me next to him. His eyes went to my pillow

"A hot dog pillow?"

"Yes, don't judge me, I like to hug something when I sleep" I told him, we both went to bed and it was super awkward and hard to sleep beside your frenemy, I can sleep beside Alice but Cloud is a different story

He closed his eyes and was sleeping on his back, I turned to face the other way and slept. I woke up in the middle of the night because I got thirsty which is a bit weird thing that I sometimes do, I shrieked when I open the kitchen light to see Cloud at the corner with a book beside a lamp light

I didn't notice him at the corner of the living room, he was wide awake

"I thought you are asleep!" I told him loudly, he shrugged at me

"I can't"

I raised a brow in confusion "why?" I strolled and stopped to sit at a chair across from him

"I have insomnia, Angel"

Nothing came out of my mouth but there was this sudden realization

So that's why he gave me an offer, I am going to be his helper to help him fall asleep

"I was supposed to ask you but you instantly fell asleep, I just wanted to close my eyes a bit" he closed the book and put it under the night lamp on top of a desk beside him

"Sorry, I was just that easy to fall asleep" I was feeling really bad that I just slept without giving my side on helping him

I grabbed his hand and pulled him to stand up, he was gazing at me as I went behind his back as I push him lightly to the bedroom and made him sit on the bed

"Alright so how is this insomnia been going on for?" I asked him as I lean at the wall behind me

"5 years already, it's rare if I can get at least 5 hours of sleep" he told me and my jaw dropped, he has had insomnia for 5 years!?

How is it even possible for him to be alive right now!?

"But you don't act like you have one"

"Angel, I am a good actor and I don't need the pity of others"

I sat a bit far from him on the bed and he turned his body around to face me "have you tried anything?"

He nodded his head "I did everything the doctor and the internet told me but it only helped me get at least 2 more hours of sleep, back then I could only sleep for 1 hour when I was at my worst state" he sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose

"So how will I help?" I moved myself a bit closer to him, he was tired, he looks tired but he can't sleep. He must have gone through something like trauma

He sat beside me and pulled me down to lie next to him "You will be my Pillow Buddy just like Nick said, I know you don't have any tips or tricks on falling asleep but maybe a presence beside me can help me sleep better"

"You could've asked your family member to help you" I joked and his face went serious

"They don't really care about me Angel, they're all assholes except for Mom and my brothers"

I can't comment about his family, they look so perfect on the outside but I guess even the shiniest gem even has a small scratch

"I guess it must be hard" is the only thing I could say

"Yeah it was, how about you what about your family?" He asked as he turned his body around to face me while lying down on the bed, I was lying down on my back

"I can't say much about my family but one thing is for sure that I am the black sheep" I chuckled sadly

He was listening to every word I am saying "go on"

I continued "well, it was quite obvious I am the dumb one among my sisters that I might have at least the word dumb written on my forehead"

"Well you are very slow in academics can't lie to that" he said and I nodded

"Mom and Dad are worried about my future because I was slow ever since elementary" I was actually worried about my future too, the world is a harsh place if you can't keep up

"Only the strongest will survive, that's just how the nature of this world works" he told me, Cloud is right as he was being a realist here

I fiddled with the duvet that Cloud covered both of us with, there was still a big distance between us on the king-sized bed

"Do you like watching the stars? Do you do it often?" I asked him as I try to change the topic

"It's nice watching and studying about them" his voice was becoming a bit sleepy, I continued talking to him in I hopes that he would slowly fall asleep

"Have you thought of thinking of a career related to it, like an Astronomer?"

He thought for a moment then yawned "I haven't thought of being an Astronomer" his eyes were becoming heavy

"I think you'll enjoy it since you like watching and studying the stars," I said to him and he closed his eyes

"That sounds great too" he mumbled then he dozed off

I waited for 20 minutes to see if he is really asleep and he was, checking if the windows blinds are open because the sunshine can wake a person up, the room was a perfect temperature and the light are dim so I think he can sleep a bit well

I hope

Slowly I tucked him under the duvet and I fell asleep next to him

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I felt my alarm buzz and ring, it was my alarm for school since my sisters are not here and I am at Cloud's home. I open my eyes to see that he was not on the bed

He must have woke up early

Getting off on the bed was the hardest thing to do early in the morning but I have no choice, the lessons that Cloud to me last night is still burned in my mind because he was just a hardcore teacher where he have to question me every time we finish a lesson so I was almost forced to memorize formulas as we go

I did a bit of stretching and exercise which woke me up really well, as soon as I opened the door I smell delicious eggs being fried. I went to my luggage to get my toothbrush, toothpaste and everything I need to get ready

I first did my hygiene then I went out of the bedroom to see if I could be of any help with breakfast, Cloud was busy cooking and I am still in my clothes from last night because I should just change my clothes after eating

I leaned on the kitchen island counter and watch his busy back "Morning" I startled him and he looked at me

"Angel stop startling me" he groaned as he was still focused on frying some eggs, I laughed a bit

"Nah, you're just jumpy that's all" I replied as I prepare to set the table

"How was your sleep?" I asked him, he finished frying the eggs and was putting all of them on a plate

"I slept for 4 hours that's great too, I guess"

I prepared some juice as he was setting other food down on the table "It's because you woke up early"

"It's common for insomnia to wake early" he replied as he sat down and we ate breakfast in peace when suddenly we heard Nick's loud voice

Cloud groaned as he looked at him coming out of the elevator and I hid my giggle

He will never get used to Nick