❤Fall For Me❤

Chapter 24 - Bad Dream

"Sam, hey... Sam! It's alright, it's just a bad dream. Calm down, I'm right here, everything's gonna be fine." He cooed me into his arms. "Come here..."

"Owen? Owen! Anybody? Somebody, please, Oh God! Please help us! Owen..." I screamed, terrified that the Owen protecting me right now was a mere hallucination. My warm cheeks were a lot warmer than usual, temperately burning. It was as if a downpour of thunderstorm just came by. My heart couldn't stop hyperventilating and it almost hurts to breath.

"Sam, you're having a nightmare. I'm right here. I'll never leave your side." He started hugging me worried wiping the sweat from my forehead with his bare hands. No way, Mr. clean freak was giving up something precious. 

My senses at long last came back to me. I was somewhat responsive at the moment and upon seeing Owen's face, the enormous battle of burden sighed away from my chest. "I'm so scared Owen. it felt so real... Don't ever leave me, Okay?" Tears were welling up in my eyes. 

"I won't. I promise."

" This was by far most the worst dream I have ever encountered since the last seventeen years of my existence . I thought I'd lose you." I faced Owen with a downcast face. Tears started streaming uncontrolably, they just won't stop.

"No you won't. Stop crying now, I'm worried sick." He suddenly wrapped me tighter around his arms. I noticed that I was at home, in my dimly lit room where we both used to play dragon sleigher when young.

" Since when was I home?" I asked, looking around." Ahh, my head's burning ... "

"Mr. Walker drove us home but you fell asleep as soon as we got in his car." He summarized." Is your head doing alright? Want me to get some pills or a cup of hot chocolate? "

"No, just stay still. Just don't get out of sight and I'm good. What time is it?" I shut My eyes close, satisfied enough that Owen saved me from the nightmare, starring? Him.

"It's 5 am." he whispered .

"What are you doing here at this time? "

"Because I want to be with you." He admitted shyly. How adorable when embarassed!

"Owen?" I whispered.

"Yeah?"

"Will you marry me someday? It's because umm... I realized that losing you is what I fear the most. Will you marry me right after college? Or is it too soon? How about a year after that?"

"Sam?"

"Yeah?"

"Will you marry me? Right now?" He slowly let go of me and looked into my eyes. With the limited light coming from my table lamp, perfect shades made his looks sharper and a whole lot more irresistable.

Right now, I didn't know how to control my emotions anymore. From extreme happiness to horrid fear, then overwhelming joy once again? I believe I could get a heart attack any moment from now.

"I'd love to marry you. I'd die to marry you right now." I responded. I could see tears outpouring down his perfect golden face. His well-grown lashes were soaked with warm tear drops but it was happiness that made them bathed. Who would expect that a sudden proposal could be brought out at early dawn when everyone rises for a new day, to see a new sunrise emerging from the horizon.

At this perfect moment, the first sun rays met our skin. It was as if nature congratulated us with a warm welcoming gift.

"Sam, I love you more than anything, you know that. No matter how I escape from you, the world seems to circulate around you. Revolve around you as if you hold everything in its right place."

"I love you." I finally said the right words.

He leaned towards me and kissed my forehead. "You have no idea how nervous you are making me feel right now."

"How's your stomach?" I asked sheepishly, playing with his fingers and intertining them with mine.

"Churning. too many butterflies." he admitted which made me snort out a chuckle. 

"And your heart?" 

"Beating a love song for you." He smugly smiled making my heart flutter instead.

"You are so corny..." I pinched his arm before a phone call interrupted us.

"Who is it?" He curiously asked.

"Justin." I said right after I reached for my phone on the bedside table.

He snatched my phone from my hand and boldly answered the call for me in loudspeaker.

Owen: What do you want?

Justin: Hello? Who's this? Why are you answering Sam's call?

Owen: It's me, Kings. What's up?

Justin: Uhh, I see she finally found you. Just checking if she's still having a hard time after you left her like that.

Owen: I know I was a dick, and so are you. Who do you think you are? Her boy friend? Calling this early in the morning to check on~

"Owen, he's just~" I interrupted but Owen hushed me.

Owen: Beat it, she's fine with me. And don't call anymore, were in a middle of something busy.

He said before cutting the line.

When Owen gets childish, they never leave me giggling in amusement.

"What?" He asked while grinning sheepishly.

"Really?" I smiled back.

"I don't want you anywhere near him, he's not good for you."

"He's just a friend and he cares for me."

"Huh! Cares? From now on, you are my business and only I can care for you. Understand?"

"Right. Or you might get jealous won't you?" I sarcastically teased him

"Correct. I might get jealous because I have a 5 year old brain and I don't share." He joked and suddenly, his body weight towered over me. He brushed the lost locks of hair behind my ear, clearing my face. "Are you sleepy? You should get some rest." He swiftly leaned in for a kiss but not until my phone disturbed him.

"Damn it not again." He mumbled to himself, clenching his jaw.

Without looking at whoever the recipient might be, he immediately made his remark clear.

"I told you to never call her again. Delete her number or I'll get her a new phone, what do you think? Do you want me to block you? But I won't do that cause I could never find 'block' in the settings. The point is, f*ck off, get lost, have a life, she's my girl,~"

"Hello? Did I get the wrong number?" A female voiced vociferated from my phone.

"Oh sh*t." He dropped the phone in shock.

"It's mom." I retorted.

His mouth fell open , drawing air into his mouth . " Whaaat? "