The colorblind

Night 1 - The Dark Sky

That night, I didn't sleep much. My headache was causing so much pain in my skull that I just couldn't get some rest.

_____

That night, I couldn't sleep. I kept turning and turning in my bed. All I could think about was my encounter with this plain, silly girl, but her imperfections were so beautiful to me. I knew she probably hated me, and I regreted being so rude to her.

_____

I was so dizzy, I needed fresh air. I jumped off my bed and walked out of my room.

_____

I needed to think about something else. I grabbed a blanket and went outside. I sat in the front stairs of the hospital and gazed at the stars.

_____

I walked to the entrance door and pushed it open. A cold breeze hit me and I breathed deeply. I crossed my arms on my chest, trying to keep my heat. I felt really stupid of not bringing some warmer clothes.

_____

I heard the door open behind me and I turned around to see who was bothering my moment.

_____

I saw a figure in the stairs turn around and look at me. I immediately recognized the boy from this morning.

_____

-Oh! Hey! Will I have a nice show again?, I said before laughing frankly.

_____

-Really? I can't even go outside?, I said, frustrated. Ok f**k you. I turned around. (I was glad that I was wearing a normal pajama that wasn't showing my back that time.)

I opened the front and was about to go inside to die in the hallway when I heard...

_____

-Ok, I'm sorry. Don't leave. I'll stop bugging you, I promise. Just don't leave because of me.

_____

-Ok, I had answered innocently.

I couldn't refuse anyways, I would have fainted if I went back outside, so screw my pride.

_____

-Thanks, I said smiling at her.

_____

I sat a few stairs higher than him and looked up at the sky. The autumn air was freezing me to the bones and I was shivering, but I still appreciated the view of the dark sky.

_____

-Isn't it beautiful? I said.

I looked at the reflection of the bright stars in her eyes. She was shaking. Even I was cold with my warm clothes and my blanket, so she must have been freezing, only wearing a light night dress and nothing else.

_____

The dark sky was really mesmerizing. For once, I knew he was seeing the exact same thing as me, since there were  no colours to be seen.

-Indeed, I had whispered through my clattering teeth, trying to hide my weakness.

_____

Yeah, she's definetly cold, I thought.

I climbed the stairs and sat beside her. I wrapped my arm around her shoulders with my blanket, but

_____

I quickly moved away from him.

-What are you doing?, I asked surprised by his act.

_____

-Aren't you freezing cold?, I asked. You're freaking shaking!

_____

-Yeah but..., I started.

_____

-Listen, I interrupted her. Nobody will know it. It'll stay between the two of us.

_____

-Ok, whatever, I sighed. 

He smiled again and came closer to me. I was hesitant, but as soon as he wrapped me in his blanket, the heat from his body convinced  me. I just competly leaned against him.

_____

-There you go, I said happily.

Her cold body was snuggling on mine. She leaned her head on my shoulder and we both gazed at the sky.

_____

-If you tell this to anybody, I will strangle you, I menaced him without really thinking it.

_____

-Yeah, yeah, whatever, it's a risk I am willing to take.

_____

-Thank you, I had whispered giggling.

_____

I didn't reply, I just smiled. We stayed like this for a while, until she fell asleep. I took her frail body in my available arm and brought her back into the room in which I had seen her go into that morning. I had put her on the bed and covered her with my blanket. I went back into my room and fell asleep immediatly...