The Devil's Sweetheart

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It was dark in the night. The pitch-black sky was turning into something more malignant, and the mists began to stir. Sizzling in turbid like a vortex of envy, they melded into massive clouds. Silence descended until the thunder roared, pouring the splatters of rain onto Terrian like gigantic bullets.

Amid a heavy downpour, a man was scurrying along the woods aimlessly. Neither he knew the destination nor the purpose. His bleeding feet were heckled by walking on the uneven road, but his sullen heart was in thirst, trying so desperately to find the traces of someone in every myriad soul he came across only to end up hurting. But still, in the hope of a weird miracle, he kept on searching until he caught a glimpse of a girl's silhouette with her back facing him. Peace alleviated in her presence.

He frantically moved in her direction, but he felt the distance farther away, the longer he walked. The unbearable pain of losing her pushed the barriers in him. Finally, it felt like an eternity when he reached to her, and before he turned her around to see the woman of his dreams, a strong force pulled him back, tying his legs and hands. Shortly, a thundering voice of a woman echoed into his ears. ''I am not letting you see her. Did you forget that you shouldn't approach her!"

''Just once, I will-"

"Go back and live happily with the present. The more you try to remember her, the harder your pain will be!'' The voice roared at him cutting his thoughts. His ears were bleeding with pain, and he no longer knew where he was. Everything grew blurry as he watched the thick mist taking the girl farther away from him, blocking his path.

...

Lisa rose from the bed, thrusting his chest up and down. His body was drenched in sweat. The pain he felt in the dream was so real that he almost got a panic attack when he shot up. He looked around the surroundings; in the darkness of the room, he could only see a vague shadow of the moon seeping through the curtains. He fumbled with the covers and stumbled to the bathroom.

Splashing the cold water onto his face, he looked at his reflection in the mirror. He then looked over the surroundings, and everything seems inappropriate to him. Then the realization hit him that he is not in the home. He has come to Maine with Jennie!

"Jennie!" Lisa screamed and dashed out of the bathroom. Flicking the lights on, he looked over the bed, and she was not in the room. Where did she go? Lisa was about to rush outside to look for her when the door to their room was pushed open and entered the girl. ''Lisa, are you-"

He rushed towards her and hugged her tightly, cutting off her thoughts. "Where did you go in the middle of the night, leaving me alone?"

"I-I am sorry! I went to check with the front desk if they can bring a doctor." She said, her arms felt dampened when she wrapped her arms around his waist. Did he get another panic attack in the dream? She was frightened to death when Lisa's body went shivers all of a sudden in his sleep. She tried to wake him up, but he was battling with his inner demons to the point that her voice did not reach his ears. Another panic attack was the last thing she wanted him to suffer again. So, she went to bring the doctor. "How are you feeling now?"

"I am fine." He whispered, nuzzling his head in her shoulders. Being in her arms was the only way to calm down his racing heart. "Did I scare you?"

''No.'' Jennie released herself from him and brought him to the bed. "Lie down. The doctor will arrive in a while."

"Call the doctor off." He said.

"Lisa!" Jennie's voice raised hysterically. ''Don't try to argue with me in this anymore.''

"Sweetheart, I am fine-"

Jennie hushed him placing her finger on his lips. Her eyes tingled to see the once bright orbs turning dreary in a single night. Leaning forward, she peppered kisses on his face as she placed his hand over her heart. 'I-t's beating at a normal speed, right?'' She stuttered with her words.