My Life at Raimon

7. Nightmares

I lay peacefully on my bed, carefully holding my duvet in silence, but the silence is disrupted by the loudness of my dream, I clutch my duvet to my chest as the blood curling screams and sounds of gunshots fly past. my brain is full with these horrible memories, or visions, or could it just be a dream.

I woke up, eyes bloodshot and skin paler than usual, starting to scream

"Aww man what is that screeching noise, the best thing to wake me up in the middle of the night." Mumbled Hiroto "wait a minute that must be her!" Hiroto exclaimed, jumping out of his bed and running next door.

I lay on my bed in silence, I had lost the strength to scream

"I ...I thought "it's too bad, I would have gone to see Hiroto but I'm too scared to move."

"her!" screamed Hiroto bursting into my room

I turned in disbelief to look at him

"You came" I whispered

"Of course I did," he said coming over to my bed, and hesitantly wrapping his arms round me

I instantly had a breakdown and started sobbing, and wailing

"It's ok, I'm here, and everything will be all right." Said Hiroto in a reassuring voice

"Oh, Hiroto." I said between sobs "I was so scared, i-i."

"Shh." Said Hiroto "its ok, its ok."

Hiroto finally let go of me and I breathed out heavily

"Th-thanks a lot Hiroto, I really needed that." I said

"It's alright." He said

There was an awkward silence

"So you must think I'm pretty pathetic huh, screaming in the middle of the night." I said

"You are not pathetic you are a very, strong-hearted, kind and not to mention beautiful girl, don't doubt yourself, ok." Said Hiroto

"Thank you so much, you are so kind, don't worry about me, your words will reach to me throughout the night so I won't be scared." I said

"Ok then, remember I'm just next door." He said before leaving the room

"Oh, Hiroto, you are such a kind person." I murmured to myself before falling asleep.

*later that night*

*flash back*

"Well, well isn't it nice for you to stick up, for your family, but your life won't be spared." Said a masked man his gun pointing towards someone

"just know that whatever happens I will always love you, run to your mum now, and don't look back what has that man planned for me, I never knew he would go this far, I have done nothing wrong." Said a man

"But dad!" said a little girl "who are all these people, they look like bad guys."

"Go!!!" the man shouted

"Dad I'm so confused." cried the girl

"Just go!!!" he shouted

The girl ran away, the loud bang of a gunshot was heard milliseconds after

"Goodbye, Jacob, the good doesn't always seem to win." Said the masked man before walking away, leaving this dangerous scenario.

The little girl just stared at her father's now dead body in shock, traumatized.