Reylo - Unlikely Love

The Roof

- Ben's view -

Rey's head lays still on my chest, my heart is beating so fast, I wonder how she has fallen asleep. I close my eyes in order to get some rest, my wounds feel a bit better, is this what kindness feels like? A few moments pass, and Rey starts to mumble in her sleep, another nightmare. At first I cannot make out what she is saying, but i can tell that she is panicked. I wrap my arm around her, but her mumbles don't stop like they did last time. At last I am finally able to make out what she is saying.

"The roof," she mumbles "I have to get to the roof." I don't understand, why the roof?

After a few more mumbles, I feel Rey start to wake up, I close my eyes. I do not want to invade on this matter. I feel her slowly sit up, and get out of bed. I hear the door of the room open, and then I hear the sound of the front door closing. I open my eyes, to see an empty space beside me. I will not follow her, I tell myself, she needs some time alone. I get up and go to the kitchen, it is still a mess from this morning, I start to sort things away. After I am done, I look outside the window, this is the first time that I realize that we are in an apartment complex, and that we are very high up. I don't remember any of this, but then again, I do not remember anything form that night, except for her. I am brought back to reality by a clap of thunder, I look outside, it is raining pretty hard and Rey should be back soon. Ten minutes pass, and still no sign of her. I have to find her, this rain will make her fever worse. I leave the kitchen and open the front door, How do I get to the roof? I ask myself. I look around and I see the sign for an elevator, I take my chances and walk towards the elevator, I press the button and the doors open. I walk inside and I press the button labeled roof. How convenient. A minute passes before the doors open, they lead into a small room, and beyond that I see the roof. I walk over to the door, and push it open, the rain is not coming down as hard as it did before. I walk outside and I quickly become soaked, I look around for her, and sure enough, there she is, sitting in silence and starring off in the distance.

- Rey's view -

Another bad dream, another horrible sleep, another regretful day. These days, I can never seem to be happy and I spend most of my time up here. Sometimes I want to be alone, and sometimes I wish that someone would come and sit with me, hug me, tell me that it was only a dream, tell me that they are here for me. But I have no one, no one cares enough to do that, not even Finn, he is too busy with his job. I know I should not pay too much attention to these dreams, but I can't help it, they are too horrible. They eat at my insides. I just need someone. I think, but who would want me? A lonely scavenger girl who cannot control her emotions? I stop my thoughts for a minute to realize that it is raining, I need to get back inside, but something inside me tells me to stay, I feel calmer in this weather. Some time passes, I stare into the horizon, I like nothing having to worry about anything, however that is hardly the case. I hear footsteps coming closer to me, who could it be? My question is soon answered when I see Ben sit down beside me, his wet hair in his face, he is soaked. I look at him, but I do not know what to say.

"Rey." He says, I can barely hear him, but i look up anyway, I look into his eyes, which are the only things that comfort me.

"Ben." I say back, I cannot manage anything, for some reason, his presence makes me want to cry, but I will not allow myself.

"Something is bothering you, what is it?" he asks

"You wouldn't understand." I tell him, it is true, he would never understand the pain that I feel when I dream about my parents, about how they left me and never came back.

"Try me." he replies. At that moment, I want to tell him everything, about how my heart aches every time I see his mother, about how jealous I am every time I hear her talking about him, about how he could ever leave such a loving family.

But instead I stand up and say, "Forget about it." I do not want to talk to him about it, I have to keep my emotions, my hate, at bay. I do not hate him, I hate what he has done, I hate the fact that he does not understand what he has given up. I head for the door, I need to get away from him. I do not get far because I feel him grab ahold of my hand and spin me around.

"It's about me, isn't it? I am causing you pain, aren't I?" he says, I can hear the hurt in his voice.

Yes, I think to myself "No." I say, for some reason, I do not want him to hurt anymore than he is.

"Then what is it?" He says again. I have to get away. But I cannot move, I try to think of something to tell him, but I feel a tear roll down my cheek, and then another one, STOP, I tell myself, but I cannot. I cannot bring myself to look into his eyes, why is it so hard to stop crying? I want to escape, I want to.... my thoughts are stopped when I feel Ben's hand on my face, he uses his thumb to wipe away my tears. I look up, he is smiling ever so slightly, I never noticed how tall he is. Suddenly I feel myself being pulled in towards him, he wraps his big arms around me and whispers in my ear.

"Don't worry, everything is going to be ok, I am here for you." I am speechless, these words, they mean so much to be, I hug him back, and bury my face in his chest. I feel him warp his arms around me a bit tighter, he kisses my head, and rests his chin on it. And we just stand there, wrapped in each others arms, swaying ever so slightly.