Mirrored Curse

Don't Leave Me.

Chapter 1: (? Pov)

I didn't know where I was sitting. The world around me was a blur, a haze of confusion and pain. All I knew was that I was in the middle of the road, hugging my knees tightly to my chest. My head throbbed with an intensity that made it hard to think straight. I pressed my hands against my ears, trying to shut out the noise, the chaos, everything.

?: Don't leave me.

I whispered, the words tumbling out of my mouth in a desperate chant.

?: Don't leave me, don't leave me.

It felt like if I stopped saying it, something terrible would happen, That... That he would leave me. Maybe it already had, maybe he already left me.

No he didn't, he didn't leave me, right ?

I don't know anything about my head hurting like hell. I closed my ears with both my hands, trying to block out the world around me.

Bright flashes of light came and went, blinding me temporarily as cars sped past. Their headlights were like harsh, cold stabs of reality cutting through my fog, They seemed to come from all directions, and I barely registered the shouts and voices that accompanied them, But I didn't care.

Let them pass. Let them all pass. None of them stopped. None of them even slowed down. Why would they? I was just another obstacle in their way, another problem they didn't want to deal with, The regret was, no one, literally no one dared to crash me.

Why ? I was sitting in between of no where, Right ? More than 100 vehicles passed from here, right ? Then why none even touched me ?

?: Please, Don't leave me.

I muttered, barely aware I was speaking out loud.

?: Please, don't leave me, Ji-

My voice was small, lost in the roar of engines and the rush of wind from passing vehicles.

I stayed there, rocking slightly back and forth, trying to hold on to some semblance of sanity. The pain in my head was relentless, a constant pounding that made it hard to focus on anything else. I felt so alone, so utterly abandoned. What happened to me? How did I end up here, in this state?

?: Stop! Stop! Stop!

I shouted at those Images flickering in my mind, disjointed and fleeting. A face, a voice, a touch. Someone important, Someone so close to my heart, someone I needed. But the memories slipped away before I could grasp them, leaving only a vague sense of loss and desperation.

?: Don't leave Please don't.

I whispered, though I knew no one could hear me.

?: Please, Come here and save me.

My voice cracked, and I felt tears streaming down my face. The tears mingled with the dirt on my cheeks, leaving muddy trails. I didn't bother wiping them away.

Time seemed to stretch and warp. Seconds felt like hours, minutes like days. The world moved on around me, indifferent to my suffering. I was stuck in this moment, unable to move forward, unable to go back.

?: Don't leave me.

I said again, more to myself now than anyone else. The words were a lifeline, a fragile thread keeping me tethered to reality. I couldn't remember who I was talking to, couldn't remember why it was so important. But it was. I knew it was.

Eventually, a car did slow down. I didn't notice at first, too lost in my own world. It wasn't until I heard a voice, gentle and concerned, that I looked up.