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He fell asleep at his desk again. It's been at least a week since he's crawled into bed and held me. You know it's fine, I understand why he does it. It's just I miss his arms around me as I drift off to sleep. The warmth he enveloped me in protected me from the darkness and the creatures that demanded my fear.
I shivered at the thought of what waited for me when my eyes closed. Darkness... I could feel him lurking in the shadows, his putrid muddy green eyes swimming with the intent to break me. My hands were clammy, my mouth dry like crisp parchment. I don't want to be here.
White fog billowed beneath my feet, keeping the other writhing, slithery creatures hidden so they could do their worst.
A slow wail started. The girl's voice was terrified in the silent ever moving darkness. I wanted to help her but I was frozen by the things moving around my feet. Their slimy bodies sliding along my skin making it crawl.
Someone wake me up, please. The girl's wail grew louder as if she was coming closer. Where was my love? Why couldn't he be holding me now?
"Help me" A voice whispered in my ear, I turned toward it, fear washing over me in cold sweats. There in the distance a pair of glowing murky green eyes glowered at me. His gray skin reflected what little light I could see, making him look ghost like. The brown horns curling off from his head came to a fine point that made me gulp. All he had to do was run at me full force with his head down. Spearing me with those vile things and my life would be no more. Unless it was one of the repeating dreams. I hated those.
They would continue relentlessly until morning. Unless my love came and wrapped his arms around me.
He would not come. Right now he was sleeping soundly in his office. Probably dreaming about all his fans. Completely forgetting about me.
In all honesty though... he deserved so much better.
I knew that, even his ever growing fan base knew that. They would post pictures of me on social media spouting off about how ugly I am. Why would Namjoon, someone who could potentially be the next president be with someone as disgusting as me.
His response. "Baby, don't listen to them. They don't know you like I do. You are beautiful inside and out. The only one for me."
At night when my nightmares would rattle me so bad. He would pull me into his lap cradling me until I stopped shaking. Then he would go to the kitchen to make me some chamomile and lavender tea.
Namjoon was so sweet. In my dreams though, he was like the devil. I could never tell him that the creature with the horns and grotesque eyes looked similar to him... I feel like it would break his heart.
How do I get rid of the Devil-like creature that lurks in my dreams shadows forever?
Kill him. Take back control of your life.
The creature drew closer. His eyes now had a hint of red around the iris. I swallowed hard, my whole body trembling.
"Help me, Namjoon!" I cried out. There was no response. No glowing warmth that washed away my fears. There was nothing.
Just the devil creature staring hungrily at me. The straggly hair on its body bristled in the cool breeze that wafted around us.
"He can't save you now." It laughed a menacing laugh, I broke down in tears. Namjoon always saved me before it got this close.
Did he hate me now?
Panic struck my already breaking heart at the thought. What did I do for him to hate me? Was I too needy?
The creature continued to laugh at my pain, running a sharp nail along my cheek.
"How could anyone love you..." The creature sneered.
Please... Namjoon...
Again there was nothing. I looked into the eyes of the devil-like creature. In them I could see Namjoon sleeping peacefully at his desk. But something was wrong.
That couldn't be right.
"No!"
How did I not notice it before!
It laughed a merciless laugh. Somehow he had killed Namjoon. There, in his hand what I thought had been a pen... was a letter opener. It glistened red in the moonlight.
No! It can't be!
My breathing became constricted, the creature wrapped its hands around my throat lifting me into the air. I tried clawing at its hands until the perpetual darkness came over me and I could no longer see.
I could no longer feel... the pain that was there, now gone. Just like my love. He was stolen from me by a cruel fate.
The devil-creature of my nightmares stole him from me. My heart shattered into oblivion. What more was there to live for? If I could even wake up...
I cried myself into a raging sea, paddling hard for my life that was slowly fading. The face of the devil creature was in the storm clouds above. It's laughter raining down on me.
"Please... let me wake up... or just let me die..." I sobbed brokenly, now falling into a dark abyss.
I hit the cold hard surface with a loud thud that ricocheted off the damp walls. When my eyes adjusted to the darkness, they fell upon the only glowing white thing in this wretched darkness. My body felt weak, I wasn't sure if I could bring myself to go to it. However, it beckoned me. So, with what little bit of strength I had left, I crawled. I crawled for what seemed like eternity, to that small glowing light.
It was round, much like a coin. On one side it asked a question, then on the other another one.
The first question asked,
Would you like for the devil-creature to leave your dreams forever and lose the love of your life?
Or
Would you choose a life with your loved one in constant fear of the devil-like creature?
Wait... did that mean Joonie would be haunted by the Creature or would it be how it is now?
A well appeared behind me, the water shimmering within.
"You have 2 minutes to decide your fate..." a sweet voice called from inside it. I frowned.
How was I supposed to know which to choose?
After a long two minutes of deciding my fate. I tossed the coin into the well. The light glowed a pretty pink with bubbles floating up. Inside the bubbles were every memory of Joonie and I.
Our first date. How he got so excited when he found a crab near the dock at the lake house that summer. Our first kiss.
Every single beautiful memory. The bubbles rose into the darkness and then popped. My head slowly became foggy as I laid down onto the cold ground. However, it wasn't cold anymore, it was warm and soft. I could smell a hint of Lavender with linen.
I breathed in the calming scent, then when I exhaled he was gone.
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