You Are My Everything

Chapter 3

Shattered Illusions

The halls of the school buzzed with teenage chatter as Jaime was trying to find his way through students. His heart raced with expectations, eager to catch a glimpse of Maya's radiant smile that never failed to brighten his day. But as he reached their usual meeting, the bloom haven, his heart felt heavy.

Maya was nowhere to be found.

Panic built up inside him, threatening to suffocate him as he looked through the courtyard desperately, searching for any sign of her familiar figure. But all he saw were strangers walking about, their faces got blurry with every passing second for Jaime as tears run down his face . Maya?" he called out, his voice shook with hopelessness. But his words were barely heard because of the chaos in the morning rush, With trembling hands, Jaime pulled out his phone, his fingers shaking as he dialled Maya's number. He held his breath, wanting her to pick up, to reassure him that everything was okay. But all he heard was the blunt monotone of her voicemail greeting, mocking him with its emptiness. A sense of unease settled over him like a heavy layer.He was barely breathing. "No," he whispered, his voice barely above a whisper. "This can't be happening.Jaime desperately retraced his steps, analysing every corner of the school in a hopeless bid to find Maya. But the longer he searched, the more real her absence became.

As the final bell rang, signalling the end of the school day, Jaime knew with a sinking heart that Maya was truly gone, lost to him in a way he couldn't comprehend.

Frustration boiled within him, mingling with a sense of helplessness that left him gasping for air. How could she vanish without a trace, leaving behind nothing but shattered memories and unanswered questions? His mind raced with a thousand possibilities, each more terrifying than the last. Images flashed before his eyes-Maya's laughter was playing hide and seek in every corner of his mind. All he was left with were pieces of a love that once burned bright, reduced to ashes by the cruel hands of fate.

With a deep, pained cry, Jaime sank to his knees, his fingers grasping his hair in a fever of despair. "Maya, where are you?" he whispered hoarsely , his voice cracking with emotion. "Please, don't leave me like this. I need you, now more than ever.Tears streamed down his cheeks as he was lost, drowning in a sea of uncertainty and regret.

In the depths of emotion, Jaime held tight all the memories of Maya, the only lifeline keeping him from drowning into madness. But even they seemed to slip through his fingers little by little, slipping away with each passing moment until there was nothing left but darkness.He, who was once scared of getting lost in her eyes, blinded by love was now sinking in every possible way as the thought of losing her strikes over and over with every passing minute.

And as the night stretched on, his cries of pain were lost in the emptiness of his shattered dreams and illusions.