تسجيل الدخولAaron had made it his life mission to torture me. It was the only logical reason to say he kept showing himself in my face or even his deeds.Like how I got flowers after every event I completed, and on the days I had none, they would still magically appear in front of my door, sometimes still fresh with morning dew.I was convinced Jamie was helping him because there was no way Aaron could magically know my schedule, but Jamie had kept his lips sealed, so there was nothing I could do about it.However, the flowers always came with the same note.‘I am sorry.’But recently, there had been a change. Now, they carried his scent.Aaron must have realized I never hesitated to throw them away because this time, every bouquet smelled unmistakably like him.And no matter how hard I tried, I could never stop myself from reaching out, sniffing the rich muck, mixed with the soft and slightly spicy scent of the roses. Eventually, I stopped throwing them away altogether. Instead, I found myself b
I watched as he made his exit, slowly reaching for his shirt, deliberately as if to prolong our time together. He took even more time, turning away from me, slowly moving towards the door.His steps were unhurried, as if he were waiting for me to stop him, but right now, the only joy I could feel would be if he were out of my presence and I waited.I watched, waited as he took his time, but I made no comment about it. There was no need to waste any drop of saliva for him anymore; it was over.It was over.The words echoed in my mind as the door slammed shut behind me, loud enough to make me flinch.However, now I was left alone in this silence, one nearly suffocating, but I did my best to breathe through it.Slowly, in and out. In and out.‘This was for the best.’ I whispered to myself, yet why does it feel like anything but that? Why does my heart ache so, a gaping hole left from where he has gone?I thought I didn’t feel anything for him. This was supposed to be physical. It had bee
I woke up disoriented. Actually, disoriented couldn’t really explain everything that was happening to me, but it was all my limited vocabulary could bring up.First, the room was in pure darkness, doing so to calm the raging storm in my head. Apparently, I was in a bed, even tucked in under the sheets. However, I managed to push myself to a sitting position.Reaching towards the nightstand, I found a little remote that sat there, and I pressed a button, and the curtain slowly parted.“Shit,” I cursed slowly as the ray of sun attacked my eyesight, and I shrank from it like a vampire would.My stomach rumbled, as if trying to churn out whatever it had last night, but I swallowed hard, pushing it down. Instead, I shuffled towards the edge of the bed, placing my feet gingerly on the ground, and I stood.A violent wave of vertigo hit me hard, the world spinning so fast, and I immediately sat back, taking deep breaths to stabilize myself. I waited for some minutes, inhaling and exhaling, un
I inhaled deeply, gathering enough air in my lungs, but even I knew it was already useless. His scent had filled my nose, clouding my brain and probably my sense of judgement.Yet, one look at him, and it was easy for the anger to rush back in. It flowed like an endless stream, almost like an active volcano, bubbling to a point of combustion, and it took everything in me not to bolt out there or even do something stupid, like slapping him.At this point, it was justified.My fingers twitched beside me, folding and unfolding, and I had half the mind to ignore him, but he was standing literally face-to-face with me; I couldn’t do that without being considered outrightly rude.So I took another deep breath, slapping a smile on my face.“Aaron.” I called in a voice so detached the echo reaching me sounded nothing like me. He thought so too because he jerked back, his brows immediately pulling tightly in a frown. However, the frown was swept away, giving way to a face more remorseful, or
The storm had settled finally. Martin was prosecuted and fined. He had demanded to see me to apologize and make things right, but I refused to grant his wish. Sometimes, the out of sight, out of mind rule that was placed seemed necessary now, and I was unaware of what I was capable of doing seeing him in such close range. However, one thing was sure: he wasn’t going home with all his body parts complete. So, I chose to remain on the sideline, reluctant to step back into my world. I didn't realize how suffocating and toxic it was until I was forced away from it. And now, the more I stayed in this peace and quiet, the more my reluctance grew. My schedule was practically clear for another two weeks, so there was no rush. Especially now that I didn’t have a phone and spent most of my days with Raina and Nana. But things had to start changing. “Raina?” I called gently from outside her room, waiting to hear her, but the silence that came was baffling. It wasn’t time for her beauty nap,
And the storm did subside, although it took way longer than it should.Jamie had been furious about my decision to suddenly leave the face of the earth, his exact words, and so were the numerous emails he had sent until I finally shut the MacBook.But he couldn’t fault me; I would be useless to them there, so it was better this way.It was nice though, staying in the house with Raina and Nana, and this time, they tried to do everything to ensure I was well and ready for whatever.For one, Raina didn’t try to bore me with fasting, nor did she bother me with eating veggies, an action I was thankful for. Nana had also decided to treat me to her rare special meals.I was resting in my room, catching up to the series of America's Next Top Model, when a soft knock was heard.“Kim, are you asleep?” Raina’s soft voice passed through the openings of the door, reaching me, and I immediately straightened.“No. Come in.” I waited as she twisted the knob, wondering what could have brought her ins
Anna’s POVThe world was dulled all around me, like I was submerged inside a pool of water with no way of escape.It was a weird, otherworldly feeling, like my body was detached from my soul and I remained suspended in this strange state of limbo.Time ceased to exist here, and I roamed about, at a
Davy’s POVThere were so many ways I had imagined today would turn out to be. It had been peaceful; we had discharged most of our patients, and only a few remained, and right now, I wanted nothing more than a much-needed rest.I was prepared to retire to the call room or even the office when I pass
“Rules?” His brows quirked up, and he stared at me, confusion swirling in his eyes, but his resolve pushed through, and he nodded. “Alright, let me hear it.”“Don’t push me.” I snapped annoyedly, and he gave me a sheepish smile.Sorry.”I sat up fully, gathering the sheets around me as I thought of
Anna’s POVI hated crying. It was an unnecessary expression of emotions that had no business showing itself there. It took so much energy, leaving you with a runny nose and even a headache.Yet it was one of my favorite forms of expression, but not by choice. And right now, I sobbed, pounding on Da







