The Monster In the Mirror [Thomas Brodie Sangster]

Part 11

I stood looking out of the closed balcony windows watching the harsh intense rain fall, hitting and bouncing the drop of the little railing and chairs on the balcony, the ocean seeming to dance as the rain battered it, the sky dark almost as black as night, only ever illuminating with the rumbles and flashes of the lightning breaking across the sky, The thunder rumbling like a vast far off army marching though. the house lit only by the few candles flickering and dancing as the fire brunt down the black and red wax, The sounds hushed of the music player downstairs playing some haunting beautiful song. The chill of the day forcing me to wrap a black shall I found around my bare shoulders in this little dress, often seeing my own haunting face staring back at me in the glass of the balcony door I seemed foreign to this place, like of everything I looked like I didn't belong. 

I felt ice cold hands ghost over my arms and shoulders barely touching me at all, his breath on my neck making my bite burn, "why do you watch the rain my love?" He asked, But I didn't answer "A beauty such as yourself should dance in the summer grass, skin lit by the sun, flowers in her hair" He explained "Not lit by the flashes of lightning, huddled in the cold" he says ghosting his fingers across my jaw "You can change it?"

"I don't want to change it" I answered turning to see his face 

"Why not my love?"

"I like the rain, I like to watch it, I'm not sure why I just rather like the rain" 

"..... Then I shall make it rain forever my love" He smiled giving my lips a gentle kiss "if I did? would you smile for me?" 

"I would" I nodded smiling gently 

"Then it shall rain, for as long as my love wants" He smiled 

"Thomas? why do you want to keep me so happy?"

"I want you to be happy, I want to see you smile, I want you to feel joy, I want you to want to stay here with me, and I want you to be with me and why wouldn't I want you to be happy?" he smiled giving my forehead a kiss "seeing you happy, makes me happy my love. Get some rest it's getting late" He says

"Where do you sleep?" I asked

"In one of the guest rooms,"

"isn't this your room?"

"It is. But I shall not share your bed until you ask it of me, until you know if you want to stay. It's only fair my love" 

"what if I want you to stay with me?"

"Then I shall stay my love" He smiled going to the curtains 

"No, leave it open" I smiled 

"As you wish my love" he smiled going and getting sorted around the other side of the bed, I smiled and changed into my nightie climbing in beside him He smiled widely as he watched me climb in the bed and get settled, he sat up and pulled the curtains around the bed sweet black and red gossamer curtains that could still be seen though "Are you sure my love?"

"I'm sure" I nodded 

"Alright, get some rest" He says kissing my head "I'll be right here" he reassures 

I smiled and nodded laying in the warm bed getting cosy and within a few seconds he wrapped his arm around me sweetly his head against my back and neck gently giving me a kiss 

"Goodnight thomas"

"Goodnight my love, sleep well"