Kaleidoscope

Chapter-12

12. Chasing Ghosts

Alec:

You were the anchor that drowned me.

Iris:

I searched the internet to find the hotel Alec was staying in. To my surprise, one existed right next to our neighboring town.It was probably all coincidental. I couldn't have actually dreamed about someone like that. Right? But I had to check, my instincts were usually never wrong. And what is the harm in checking.

I had seen the room number and didn't have to ask for one. I went up straight to the room and saw the do not disturb sing hanging on the door knob. I opened the door finding it unlocked. I walked inside, my stomach in knots. I wanted it to be a mistake. I wanted my instincts to be wrong. How could something so bizarre be happening? I had to be wrong. But when I saw the pills spewed on the floor my heart started to race.

"Alec." I said taking in a deep breath. The room smelled stale. The curtains were just the right amount of opaque for me to make out things.

I walked towards the guy. He was the same one I'd met in the cafe. The same one I had been dreaming about. His complexion looked really pale so did his lips.

"Alec." I said again. My voice dangeriously close to tears. He opened his eyes and smiled.

"It worked." He could barely be able to talk. My hand was touching his neck to find a pulse but it was so weak. He touched my hand with his shaking hands. "You seem so real." He said drifting off to sleep again.

***

He was so out of it that he could barely walk or talk. Whatever he said didn't make much sense to me anyway. He behaved like he knew me. That's what he felt to me too. Like we weren't strangers.

"I should take you to a hospital." I said biting my lip not sure about anything.

He shook his head slowly pulling my hand, making me fall next to him. For someone who could barely walk or even talk, he seemed too strong. He buried himself in me. My heart racing. He could probably feel that. I swallowed. All I could think was I was betraying Logan. But it wasn't like I was doing anything with Alec. He just needed someone, and I was that someone at the moment.

***

I don't know when I fell asleep but I was the first to wake up. I expected it all to be a dream but it wasn't, Alec was still next to me looking half dead. I took a deep breath in, got up, freshened up and ordered food. It looked like Alec hadn't eaten since days if that was even possible.

I don't know why but I felt guilty not just towards Logan but Alec too. I felt like it was my fault he was in this state.