The War of Love and Death

II

Kanitha

  I can feel a bright light hitting my eyelids. I turned away and slowly opened my eyes, it's all a blur but after a couple of moments, it's all clear. I’m in my room but how? I look at the clock and it’s 6am. I wondered if it's all a dream until I started feeling the pain kick in. I groan out loud, already tired of the pain. I look down at my body and its covered in bandages. I look like a fucking mummy coming back to life

I lay my head back onto my pillow trying to ignore the pain and the fact that my mouth is drier than a desert. I feel so tired, I want to go back to sleep but the dryness of my mouth won't let me. I slowly sat up, turning my body so feet could touch the hardwood floor that sent a shiver up my spine.

The pain is agonizing but I'm trying to ignore it as best as I can. I need to get used to the pain before my tiredness wears off and the full effect of the pain kicks in. I get up from my bed, walking towards the door making sure to stay as quiet as I can. She doesn’t wake up for another couple of hours.

I limped towards the stairs and started walking (more like limping) down the stairs. It's hard to do while trying to ignore the pain and trying to stay quiet. Once I reach my way at the bottom of the steps, I accidently bumped into the drawer beside the stairs with my hip which really fucking hurt.

The drawer created a loud thud as it knocked against the wall. I immediately placed my hand down the surface to stop the thumping. I stay quiet for a couple of moments listening to see if she has awoken but she hasn't. Thank god I walk towards our all black kitchen with plants hanging all over the place. Our kitchen has a big window that is an overview of our backyard. I walked towards the fridge and opened it.

The cold air hitting me, I grab a water bottle and open it chugging down as much water as I can, feeling the cold beverage slide down my throat felt insanely refreshing. I continued to chug the water bottle until there was nothing left in it. I pull the empty water bottle away from my lips, taking in a deep breath of air and grabbing another water bottle for the thirst I still have left. I chug about a quarter until I feel full of water but the hunger for food kicks in.

I look through the fridge to see what looks good and it is everything. I spot some Jalapeño cheese and salami, reaching towards them, I pull them out. I walk towards our cabinet to see if we have any hot chips and thankfully we do. I grab them out along with a plate in the cupboard. I place salami all along the plate with a slice of cheese on top, microwaving them until the salami is cooked and the cheese is melted.

I grabbed the plate, bag of chips and my water bottle into the living room, setting them down on the table and getting myself comfortable on the couch, tucking my legs beneath my body. I grab the remote and turn on the tv to watch some cartoons while I eat whatever you would call this.

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The sound of frantic footsteps fill my ears. I laugh to myself knowing that she’s freaking out over not seeing me in bed. I continue listening to her freaking out with a smile on my face. I stare at the stairs, knowing that she’ll be coming down this moment and right on cue, I see her long dark brown curls bouncing with every step down the stairs and her hand gripping the railing to prevent her from falling.

I see her eyes scanning the entire room until they fall upon me and she visibly relaxed knowing that I’m downstairs. Once she reaches the bottom of the steps, she walks towards me
“motherfucker I thought someone snatched your ass up”