21 years too late

Josh screaming in his sleep. I quickly turned over and shook him from his nightmare. He woke up and instantly clung to me. I asked what happened. He said he’d dreamed that he was assigned to study the death of a little girl from a long time ago. He had to stay at the house she killed herself and it was the first night. He was sitting in the living room playing guitar and got up to shut the light off and go to bed. As soon as the lights when out something grabbed his leg and he looked down to see a mutilated girl. That’s when he started screaming. We settled back down and were soon ready for sleep when he said he had to go to the bathroom. I asked him if he wanted me to go with him and without saying anything we got up. I held his hand and walked him to the bathroom.