Broken Dreams

Chapter three- Forbidden Love

~Leo's Pov~

I took a nap but had these dreams. They are becoming nightmares more quickly than I can even think about it. I keep hearing her scream, It makes me feel guilty like it was all my fault. The voice he talks to me in my dreams, telling me that I should stop fighting and just accept that he controls me. I would never do that even if he said he'd save me from something that could kill me. I'd rather die. I'm not too sure what I should do. Therapy? No, I probably shouldn't they'd put me into a hospital.

~Dream~

I looked around and saw that the room was slowly filling with water. I screamed hoping someone would hear me, but no one came.

I heard the voice say "You can't escape, Leo you're here for a reason, Your love for Lillian is going to be the death of you. She's weak just like you."

"So what? I don't care! I will not be blinded by your harsh words, just because no one loves you!" I said bitterly.

He laughed and laughed. It was annoying. His own pain made me angry because he was inflicting pain on Lillian. The room was already flooded with water, about half of the room was filled. The room filled more quickly than before. I was swimming up the room to try and catch my breath, I felt like drowning. Before I knew it the whole room was filled with water. I took a deep breath and went to see if there was a way out down to the floor. I swam and swam hoping to find something. I was running out of oxygen. My swimming became weaker and I thought I was going to die. I closed my eyes deciding to accept my fate.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a light in the distance, so with every last breath I had, I swam towards the light. I... I got out. It was super bright, the light dimmed a little and I saw Lillian. She was in a white gown and looked so happy. She was so beautiful... When I went to run up to her, she turned to me and had an evil grin on her face. I gasped when I saw her neck break and her arms and legs were broken to where they were behind her. The white gown she was wearing turned red and the lights were turned off, there was only a spotlight on her. Whenever she got closer the spotlight would make a tick sound. I was stepping back slowly when I saw she was still alive. She got in a crab walk position and her head was dangling from her body, and yet she started to crawl extremely fast towards me.

My eyes widened and I quickly turned around and ran as fast as I could. Somehow she managed to grab my leg.

But before she could do anything I woke up.

Jumping up quickly I looked around my room, it was dark. Probably midnight. My bed was pushed to the left side of my room and a small dresser to the right. Next to the small dresser was a large bookshelf filled with books. The floor was covered with rough blue carpet and the walls were a shade of tan. I dangled my legs off the side of the bed and ran my fingers through my hair. I realized I was drenched in sweat. I got up and took a walk around the house. I even went to get a drink of water, then I finally realized the voice was gone. He usually tells me how much of a failure I am in the morning when I wake up. He's probably antagonizing Lilly. He didn't tell me directly but when he was talking about her being weak I knew that he was hurting her. I should go apologize to her, we need to get through this, together. But it's like 3am. What is her mother going to think of me? She knows me, everyone in this town knows everything about everyone. Everyone's dirty secrets aren't secrets here. News spreads quickly in this town.

~Lilly Pov~

This dream is too realistic, I feel like I'm going to die here. No matter how many times I ask why he is doing this he doesn't tell me. I don't know why he is here or what he is trying to accomplish.

~Dream~

The room fills with water again, it fills quickly. When I start freaking out the voice laughs.

He says with what sounds like a little fear "You'll never get out, When you least expect it something terrible will happen."

I scream and scream hoping someone will hear. But nothing happens. The room is almost completely filled with water, I start to cry. That's until I take a deep breath and go underwater I see a bright light and someone going into it. I follow. When I walk into this area of brightlight I turn around and see Leo. I look at him happily, until I see him walk away slowly. I fall to the ground and crawl to him. I start crying when I see the disgust and fear in his eyes. I start yelling his name trying to tell him it's me. I eventually grabbed his leg but before I could talk to him he was gone.

The room was dark, the only light was a spotlight that shined on me for some reason. I sat there in a ball rocking back and fourth. Waiting to see if someone noticed me, but no one did.

~Leo's Pov~

I need to see her. I need to go to her, even if the voice comes back and tells me I shouldn't.

I walked back to my room and went to the small dresser. I grabbed something simple, a T-shirt and some sweatpants. I grabbed my set of house keys and walked out the front door.

It was really dark. Darker than I expected. The moon was a tint of red. I tried to walk to her house as fast as I could without others taking suspicion. It took me less than 5 minutes to get there, she wasn't far. Like I said small town. When I got there I walked past one of the windows in the front and saw her sleeping on the couch, or trying to sleep.

I knocked on the door and she jumped up quickly. And walked to the door slowly and with caution. When she saw me she looked surprised.

"What are you doing here? I thought you said we had to stop talking.." She asked sleepily.

"I came over to talk to you about the dreams. I know you've been getting them too" I said.

She looked at me with wide eyes and said "I don't know what youre talking about, Are you trying to tell me I'm crazy?"

I looked at her in all seriousness "I saw you in my dream, you were happy. Until you just died in front of my eyes."

She looked at me in confusion. "I didn't die. I was trying to walk towards you and I fell. I was tryin' to yell your name but you were running away from me and I don't know why. Why were you running away from me Leo?"

"See you were in my dream we saw each other in our dream. I was running away from you because in my dream you had become evil and I thought I'd lost you.." Before she could talk I picked her up and hugged her. I'd never leave her side again.

"Leo. Put. Me. Down." she said sternly.

"Sorry Lilly I just really needed a hug." I said apologetically.

She laughed a little bit "Well you could have just asked"

I smiled at her and she motioned her hand to come sit on the couch. I sat down and she went to the kitchen to get some water and chips. Once she placed the chips and water on the table she sat next to me.

I placed my hand on top of hers and said "We gotta get through these nightmares together."

She nodded her head and squeezed my hand a little. We talked all night. I knew her mother wouldn't be upset because she knew me, she knew my family, we were all great friends. We ate and drank, but eventually I saw she got tired. She laid her head on my shoulder and fell asleep. I smiled and picked her up bridal style to the other couch. I laid her down and tucked her in. I kissed her forehead and went back to the other couch and fell asleep about 15 minutes later. 

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