With the warmth of wine in my belly, I travel to my bedroom for some much-needed sleep. I shed my clothes and walk to the bathroom to shower the day's excursions off.
I put my entire body under the water, soaking my natural hair. As I step under the warm water, my mind travels back to when Aaron first gave us shelter.
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Lily and I walk for 19 miles. We've been walking for a day. To find some sort of refuge. As we step into the city, I come across this building that looks run down on a somewhat busy street. I grab Lily's arm and drag her across the street.
We open the door and see people bustling around, trying to get their day started. We sneak past the security and go to the elevators. I click a random button and we travel up to the floor. We walk past a few of the rooms. We see a door that's open and step inside. I close the door as quietly as I can and we step into the living room.
"Let's make sure no one is in the house," I whisper. We travel further into the house and look around. I see a large TV, a large black leather couch, and a nice coffee table in the middle. I go down a hallway with 4 doors. I open one and see a nice bathroom. A walk-in shower with a nice toilet and sink. I open the next door to a bedroom with pastel blue everywhere. A large bed, a small TV on a dresser, and a long wardrobe.
"This apartment gives me rich people vibes. It's fucking huge." Lily mutters under her breath. I chuckle lightly and travel to the next room. I open the door to see a half-naked man and woman making out on the bed. They jump at the sound of me opening the door.
"OH MY GOD!" Screams the lady as she grabs the covers. The man grabs a pair of underwear and tries to get dressed.
"Who the hell are you? How the fuck did you get in my house?!" The man shouts.
'Lily! Hide!" I say as we start to run out of the room.
I hide in the room that we haven't checked yet, and Lily follows close behind. We hide in the closet and turn the light off. I can hear him telling us to come out. That he won't call the police if we tell him who we are. I hear him step into the room and walk closer to the closet. I pull Lily behind me and wait for the door to open.
"AHA! Found you!" He says as he swings the door open. But he doesn't move to pull us out. Instead, he waits for us to walk out on our own. I grab Lily's hand and tentatively walk out.
"If you're going to call the cops, just do it already." I say. He looks at me and laughs.
"I can see where you'd think that, but from the look of your clothes, I can see you need shelter more than being arrested for breaking and entering. I kicked that lady out of my house, so..." He says.
"I...we needed a place to recoup. We've never been in the city, and we thought it would be empty minus the fancy living room and stuff," I say.
"We didn't mean to break into your house, the door was unlocked and everything. So we just thought, that maybe, we could, I don't know, relax here." I get quieter. I look down at my fingers and pick at my nails. He sighs.
"Can I get some names before I let randos sleep in my house?" He asks. I look up at him, shocked that he said that.
'Oh, right. Sorry. I'm Delilah." I say.
"And I'm Lily." She says as she extends her hand. He takes it with a smile.
"Aaron, and welcome to my humble abode. Now, how about we set you girls up with some showers. You two look a mess." He says. He walks away and comes back with towels.
"I'm going first!" Lily says as she grabs a towel. She walks off, only to come back.
"We don't have clothes." She groans. Aaron chuckles and walks out of the room. Lily and I look at each other. He appears again with clothes in his hands.
"They're mine, but here are some clothes until we can get you new ones." He says as he hands an outfit to her.
Lily runs to the bathroom as soon as she gets the clothes and a towel. He laughs and turns back to me. I don't realize he's looking at me until he clears his throat.
"Oh, sorry. My mind is racing. A lot has happened in the past day so I'm kind of out of it." I say as I look back down.
"Wanna talk about it?" He asks.
"Not right now." I push out as tears form in my eyes. I put a hand on my chest because I can't feel any air in my lungs. Memories hit me like a freight train. They are too much for me right now. I close my eyes and cover my ears.
"Hey, are you ok?" Aaron puts his hand on my shoulder. I shake my head and suddenly I can't breathe. They come out in short stutters of air. He puts his other hand on my other shoulder and turns me fully toward him. My vision starts to swim.
"I...can't br-breathe..I..oh my g-god." I muster out.
"Hey, look at me. Just look at me and put your hand on my chest." He says softly. I look up and do as I'm told. He looks down at me and grabs my hand. He places it on his left pec. Where I can feel his heartbeat. He breathes in slowly, and I try my best to follow. I get maybe 3 good breaths in when it all comes crashing down again.
He realizes that I stopped following him, and looks at my lips. He holds my cheek in his hand and leans forward. His lips touch mine and my heavy breathing stops. I close my eyes out of reflex and my body slowly stops shaking. He pulls away and opens his eyes. I open mine to see his beet-red face.
"Shit, I'm sorry. That was probably weird for you. I just-I read somewhere that if you kiss someone while they have a panic attack, they hold their breath and it can help them relax." He spits out. I realize that I can breathe normally again and look up at him. He bites his lip and covers his face.
"Thank you." I say. I feel my body heat up a little. I hug him and he freezee slightly. He slowly holds me back as Lily walks in.
"Yo. What'd I miss?" She says with the new clothes on and her jet black hair wet. She looks between us and begins to smirks. I glare at her as Aaron and I pull away from each other.
"Nothing." I mutter as I rush past her. I walk into the bathroom and shut the door, making sure it was locked. I sigh out loud and get undressed. I turn on the water and step inside the shower. The warm water hits me and I groan softly at the comfortable feeling running through me.
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I come back to reality and realize I've been on autopilot this whole time. I'm already out of the shower and in my bed with comfy clothes on. I sigh and get relaxed under the blankets.
I close my eyes to let my dreams take me away. Somewhere my mind won't let me drown in pain.
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Unbrekable
ActionDelilah Harper and Lily Parish grew up never knowing what their parents did. They lost one of their closest friends because of them. Delilah comes home, only to see her dead friend killing her parents. Lily and Delilah run for their lives 5 years...
