Ghost from the past (18+)

#Eleven: In which her head hurts and her heart bleeds.

Promise~ A whisper tries to comfort me as an engine rumbles in the darkness somewhere far away. Fear creeps up my spine as the noise keeps getting harder, this can't be... The haunting sound of iron clashing against iron, screeching tires, and breaking glass embedded in my brain. My body shivers in terror. The smell of burned rubber and iron lingers around me like a blanket I can't get rid of. Feeling as if I can't breathe, while I urge my feet to keep moving as fast as they can carry me and I desperately look around. Matty! I want to scream in my dismay, but my vocal cords are twisted and burning unable to make a sound. Don't die... Salty tears trickle down my cheeks. My feet numb as I hastily climb over the railing. You can't die! I freeze, my eyes frantically taking up the destruction beneath me, where is he?!

Not even remembering how I managed to get down the steep hill in the first place, I inhale and exhale in rapid movements my lungs ablaze. Every fiber in my body is screaming at me, feeling hot, on fire, same as the totaled car in front of me. He's not here! I panic, scrambling around the vehicle trying to find him.

All the blood drains from my face when I see a shadow lying on the ground a few feet away. God no... My body instantly collapses to the ground, my feet giving up on me. D-Don't you dare! I sputter frantically as I crawl up to the lifeless frame in front of me, breathing hoarsely as I reach out with shaky hands. My heart pounding hysterically against my ribcage, feeling as if it had just gotten torn to pieces. ...Don't you dare leave me alone! I plead silently, my fingers trembling out of control. You promised! I cry bending over his still body to see if he's still breathing. I won't survive. I wail, feeling the cold touch of his skin against mine.

A mixture of relief and anxiety washes over me once I notice he's still breathing. He's alive, barely, but he's breathing! I bend closer, sobbing loudly as I make sure not to move him endangering his life, even more, carefully grasping a part of his torn jacket. Salty droplets fall on his once-perfect face, clearing away specks of blood as I beg him to hold onto the sliver of life still pulsing through his veins. Please!

Somewhere along the way, I must've screamed, because the darkness around us gets drawn out by red and white lights flashing somewhere behind me in the distance. Help is coming! I weep clutching onto one of his hands for dear life, burying my face in his hair. You can't give up. I beg him in a croaky voice. Not now! Feeling his life slowly slipping away, making every passing second seem like it lasts for eternity.

'N-No~'

I whimper miserably with a shaky breath, you fucking promised! I curse infuriated with myself for feeling so powerless, my fingers stiff and unable to move. Afraid that if I loosen my grip, if only a little, it'll be over.

My eyes jolt open, my vision blurred when I feel a twitch in my hand. Thank god! I plead as his grip tightens slightly around mine, a groan escaping from his cracked lips and I start crying all over again. I'm here ...you're going to make it! I rasp in between hiccups, trying to control my sobbing as I cling to his hand even harder. Don't ever do that to me again! I whisper bleakly, my voice faltering when a warm and familiar darkness spreads over me.

'It's okay...'

Matty. My muscles relax at once. My body humming in response to the deep rumble, finally feeling safe as I let myself get swept away into nothingness.

***

'Urgh...'

I groan pinching my eyes harder as I drag a hand up to my pounding head. It hurts! I whimper when my fingers touch my scalp making me wince slightly. Fuck. I think, my teeth chattering softly once I notice my legs are only covered by a thin blanket. Where am I?