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Chapter 12: begging

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Karl looked at Dream unfazed, "Are you even listening to me Karl?" he asked. The master of time sighed, "Dream how many times do I have to tell you? I don't have control over Philza."

Dream's heart broke for the millionth time that day. People have been saying no to him all day. But Karl's no's really broke him.

He knows that what George said was right, that he can't approach Rebecca if her memories are still gone. He wanted her to remember, he wanted to hold her again, he wanted her to look at him.

Karl saw how desperate Dream was, for goodness sake he was begging. He hated seeing Dream like this, he hated hearing him like this.

Dream had just gotten back home. Well, technically Sapnap and Callahan dragged him back home. The blonde had been following Rebecca that morning again.

"Dream you have to be patient-" "I HAVE BEEN PATIENT! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS NOW! YOU CAN'T TELL ME TO BE PATIENT." Dream cut Karl off.

Karl sighed, it feels like he's been doing that too many times. "Please Karl. I know you talked to Phil already, but it feels like I'm losing my fucking mind."

Dream was breathing hard. It was like he was losing the power to breathe the more he was arguing with Karl. And Karl saw that, he saw how Dream was getting exhausted. He was getting exhausted with saying no.

Karl walked to him slowly, he placed a hand on his shoulder. Dream winced, his touch reminded him of that night.

Her screams, the way she begged for Ranboo to stop, for Dream to help. The way Sapnap and George held him back, the bruises it left on his skin. The way Foolish looked at him guiltly. The way Karl frowned. It all came back to him.

"Dream relax." George's voice was heard behind him. Dream shook his head, from behind him the rest of the Jumpers arrived from their missions that day.

Tina watched in sorrow as Dream cried when he looked at them. "Guys tell Karl that I've suffered enough. That she's suffered enough. We had enough." Dream tried to get their sympathy.

But the Jumpers knew already. They saw what Dream went through. They saw all the tears and nightmares, the murmurings and the zoning out.

They were all staring at each other, that was until a portal appeared. Karl looked and let out a relieved breath. There at the portal, standing and grinning was the last member of their group; BBH.

"Hey guys. How's everyone go- Oh" BBH stopped himself when he saw the situation. He frowned at the sight of Dream looking at him with bloodshot eyes.

"What the muffin happened while I was gone?" he asked everyone. Sapnap scoffed, "A whole lot of shit." "LANGUAGE!"

Dream let out a sob and threw his arms in the air, frustrated. "I feel like I'm gonna die. Please someone help me."

When he said that everything spun. His body started to sway, his eyes started to shut and he felt light-headed. "Dream? Are you ok-" George didn't get to finish his sentence.

Dream collapsed to the floor.