Tracing Memories

59: D o m i n a n t

Most days go on with unstirred emotions and then there are some that have a dominant mood. Some are happy, some are sad, some just plain infuriating. The one I'm writing about had a sense of foreboding.

We would be living through calm, uneventful days too if it weren't for that incident that brought an earthquake into all of our lives again.

You were working late that night and had already informed me. I had had dinner but didn't want to go to sleep so I thought to wait for you while watching TV. I got so caught up in it that I didn't even realise the time until the doorbell rang. It was 12 AM.

I casually got up and opened the door fully expecting you but I didn't expect the condition you were in. You looked horrified, I had never seen you so disturbed ever before and you were sweating profusely.

I immediately fired a barrage of questions asking you if you were alright. You ignored me as if you couldn't hear me nor could you see me and walked in with unsure steps.

You immediately flopped down on the couch as I ran to get you a glass of water. I set it down on the table and tried to get you to take it but you had your face between your palm as if you were trying to recover from a great shock.

Each moment you let go in silence, my questions grew frantic as I feared something happened to any of our loved ones.

"Please tell me if everything's alright. I can't bear your silence." I said to you.

"It's a work thing." Was all you said to ease my anxiety but refused to spare any other details at the moment no matter how much I urged you to.

You didn't eat and only changed your clothes and settled into bed. But you were wide awake, sleep was nowhere to be found in your eyes, only a shock.

"Go to sleep." You tried to tell me in a casual voice but how could I sleep when you were in this situation? I stayed up as long as you did even though I remained silent about it. I didn't want to bother you any more than you already looked. Seeing you struggle with something deeply troubling alone was twisting my heart but I hoped you would share your fears with me soon and I'd be able to help. 

A/N: Hello again! Who remembers this book? It will be completed because I said so. I won't leave this incomplete.