zero | sleep
[ a condition of body and mind such as that which typically recurs for several hours, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended. ]
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TO ME, SLEEP WAS an escape from reality. From everything and everyone. From every ache and pain. From flaws. From life.
I had always thought that as I slept, I could lie, thoughtless.
But I was wrong.
Because when I closed my eyes it was only more vivid.
The sounds seemed so real.
The pain so sharp, I would wake.
The sights so detailed I could swear I'd seen them before.
And the emotions.
They were so strong.
I could only describe them as nightmares.
They scared me so much.
And then I met Apollo.
Apollo became my new sleep.
Because when I was with him, I thought I was safe, only to find, he started his own sort of nightmares.
And I couldn't wake up.
YOU ARE READING
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Short Story"I guess, all I really wanted was a way to forget. To spend hours with a blank mind because everywhere I went, I felt haunted. And for a while, he made it all better. But then, he made it worse."
