The nightmares become more and more intense as the days go by. For something that happened years ago it is still fresh in my mind, her cries for help, her tear stained cheeks, the look in her eyes , all the color gone from those green sparky eyes that i admire so much. The frightful look on her face is what i can't seem to forget, i have never felt so powerless in my life as i watched her red eyes look back at me for help.
The clock on my desk read 5 am , I have been up for close to two hours now thinking and not being able to sleep again and right now going to the gym sounds like a good idea. Putting on sweats over my boxers and a black T-shirt, i grab my boxing gloves and head to the gym.
The gym is located in the mansion, we are well loaded to afford this luxury. The mansion consists of 40 rooms in total and measures 54,246 square feet. It includes 14 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms accentuated by 36 fireplaces. On huge occasions such as the Sinterklass festival , my dad organizes a small party after the general celebration and the sharing of gifts in town , my dad is a noble and very respected man in this town.
On arriving the gym , I head straight for the punching bag balling my hands into fists i kept on punching,my eyebrows were scrunched in to a thin line , sweat beads start forming on my forehead , my knuckles start to hurt, I could feel the constant clenching and unclenching of my jaws but that doesn't compare to all what i have been trying to fight against over the years . This goes on again for sometime till a point where i don't feel the presence of another person in the room.
"For how long have you been here?"
"Can't remember for 2 hours i guess" i say while using a hand towel to wipe my face.
"Guess you still get the nightmares then?"
"Yeah , they seem to always hunt me no matter what i do."
"Jase, i am fine. You worry a lot, i am not affected by it as i was before "
"Hops, i can't help but worry, you are my junior sister and the need to always protect you will always remain and don't give me that bullshit of being a big girl you just sixteen" . She scrunches up her nose as i say that, she has always being this strong independent girl that i have always admired and i am so glad to call her my sister.
"Whatever." And that all pouty look on her face gets a laugh from me.
I bypass her and head to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water and as troublesome as she is, follows me downstairs and hits me on my arm.
"Hops, you shouldn't have done that". I tell her as i take a bottle of water from the fridge taking a sip from it.
"Catch me if you can ,we both know you won't be able".
Dropping the bottle on the counter , i follow her around the house. The joy on her face is one which i can live to see. The
way her face lit up, her laughter that sounded through out the whole house, seeing her happy is what matters the most to me.
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