Hero

1AM

Dedicated to my awesome friend Javier (coffeelipsniall)! Thanks for being a good chive.

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Almost approaching her destination, Javier begins to run down the street, with One Direction booming in her ears. Her life is always brimming with music. Often oblivious to the real world, Javier never goes anywhere without her most prized possession- her beats headphones.

Glancing at her watch, it shows 11:57, almost her husband’s break time. Harry works is a film company as a music director. Their mutual love for music was what brought them together five years ago. Since that fateful day in June, they created this routine of Jav coming to Harry’s workplace, since she was working just down the street, and having lunch together.

She raises her left wrist for the fifth time since leaving the shop and eyed the numbers on the small screen: 11:59. She knows that he won’t be down at exactly 12 PM, but she always makes an effort to be exactly on time. Obsessive, she knows.

Hitting the button a few times, Jav waits, quite impatiently, for the little man to turn green. The bus in front of her moves and to her surprise, the curly-brown-haired, green-eyed, love-of-her-life was standing, smiling at her on the other side of the road. They lock eyes for a few seconds, conveying their love through looks and Javier smiles one of her big warm smiles.

The little red man, having taken his damned time, finally morphs into a nicer-looking shade of green and Jav sets off towards the other, more pleasant end of the road. Starting to run, Javier is still smiling at her husband waiting for her and rocking to Story of My Life in her head. What she didn’t hear is a car desperately trying to break.

Harry’s face shifted abruptly from happy to absolutely horrified. What? What’s wrong? Does he not want to see me? He starts sprinting towards Javier who is still only three quarters across the road. She does not have time to think as he forcefully pushes her back and as a car suddenly came to view.

Harry is lying on the road. He's… Her vision turns crimson like the colour that's gushing out of her husband.

“HARRY!”

Jav shoots up in her bed, heart beating erratically. She looks around for Harry and relief floods her when she spots his him sleeping soundly next to her.

He’s here. He’s okay.