Twisted Memories [Under Revision]

Chapter IX

Accident

It's cold.

The snow is soothingly emerging above the sky. Despite wearing a thick layer of clothing, I can still feel the coldness of the weather.

Taking a sip of the warm chocolate drink, I watch the children merrily playing on the ground, some were building a snowman, the others were throwing snowballs at each other. I smiled slightly at the sight of them.

Sometimes I wish I can go back to being a kid, there were no heartbreaks and drama, no heavy problems and such. The only thing that children fought over were petty things like toys.

It was a different case for adults. As we grow up, we become greedier and needy.

It's been a week ever since that incident occurred. The scene between Sky and Demi still lingered my mind. After I walked out, I went home early and sobbed the whole night.

I hadn't heard anything from him after the ball. He kept calling me but I rejected all his calls, he was persistent and he incessantly sent me text messages saying he was sorry about that night. I didn't reply, I have no idea how I'll face him, it had gotten to the point where I couldn't endure all of these bullshits so I blocked him from my contacts. Right now, I've become a mess, the bugs under my eyes became the concrete proof of my misery.

I cocked my head to the side and checked the wall clock, I looked at the time, I didn't realize that I've been spacing out for one hour. I poked the mug and felt the warmness of my coffee disappear. I finished drinking it one gulp and left the shop.

As soon as I got home, I immediately went to my room and lay down in bed. Lately, I've been sleep deprived.

Through sleeping, I found temporary haven, I was away from the agony even just for a while. Staying up would only remind me the pain and I'd end up crying. It didn't take too long for me to successfully drift off to sleep.

I was stirred awake by mom. My eyes were struggling to open, after ephemeral minutes, I finally recovered my senses. I rubbed my eyes and sluggishly rose, leaning my head on the headboard for support "What?"

There was a tad hint of hesitation on her expression, as if she was trying to find the right words to phrase something out "Someone is looking for you."

"Who?" I said inquisitively.

"Jeremy."

I heaved out a sigh and plopped back in bed "Tell him I'm not here." I snorted, pulling up the blankets as I covered my face with a pillow.

I heard her release a deep sigh "I told him that for the nth time but he's very stubborn and determine. You have to hear him out, dear. I'll have to leave you two so you can sort this out." she kissed my hair and left the room.

I closed my eyes, trying to get back to sleep. I heard heavy footsteps coming toward me, the door opened and I heard someone say, "Faith?"

It's Sky. I miss him and at the same time I feel angry for what he did. But right at this moment, the anger dominates my emotion. I didn't answer him, I decided to feign sleep and bury my head into the soft cushion. I can feel him caress my hair, his big hands provided me warmth, I can feel my pulse quickening on my fingertips. For a moment, there was silence but it ceased when I heard him stifle a sob.

"So you're asleep huh. Even if you look haggard right now, you're still beautiful." I heard a faint of chuckle in between his sobs, "I miss you so much." he continued. I miss you too, I wanted to say but decided against it "And no matter what happens, always remember that I love you." he took a deep breath and kissed the top of my head, he whispered "And I'm sorry." and after that, he left, closing the door.