Ameles potamos

Chapter 27: Prove me right

I still have no idea what to say in that kind of situation, I could see it in his face that he understood how handicapped I was when it came to making people feel better.

"It's no big deal Nala."

Nala, my favorite name… the name that rang in my ear dusk and dawn, I could finally hear it from him.

"Sure it's not… it's just another damage you have, sure no big deal." I mocked.

"I appreciate your concerns but it was actually kind of a cure to me"

I stared at him, shocked because of what he's saying,

"Don't pretend Nickolas that this is nothing big… you owe it to me, to be honest with me and with yourself."

"I owe you nothing, and don't tell me about being honest Nia. The one who doesn't even recognize herself as a mentally ill person." he said plainly.

There was a pang of pain in my heart and my abdomen; I could feel the tears fill my eyes.

I looked the other way, avoiding eye contact.

"Nick, I know I'm sick," I've never felt weaker, every nerve I had in me was overtired and sapped, but there was nothing I could do about it.

As I expected my tears started drawing those parallel lines against my cheeks.

He sighed, "I'm sorry…" he reached his hand for my leg then backed away, "You know I am,

"Just close your eyes for one minute Nala" I did as he told me and more tears started streaming from my eyes, "Where else would you and I meet if we weren't in this mental hospital?"

I opened one eye to question what he's doing. He placed his hand on my eyes, "No peeking Nala, close your eyes!"

"Now answer me,"

That’s a question that needed thinking, "Probably in school"

He laughed loudly, "Come on, Are we really that lame?" he asked,

"Once we close our eyes Nala, the world is ours we can do whatever we want. This world would be ours, just you and me" he said as I opened my eyes.

"You know what my answer would be?" he asked,

I shook my head.

"In a farm that you inherited,"

I giggled and moved towards him,

"Wow nick I'm impressed, you're too creative" I teased

"Yeah I know." He said raising a hand like paparazzi were taking photos of him. "Just please stop complementing me" he added sarcastically.

However, in real life; me and him, we did have a world on our own, a world that has nothing to do with reality and if I have to answer that question, I'd say we would meet in a dream that has both mine and his nightmares, because together both our nightmares forms a perfect haven for both of us.