Water and Desert

4-Another Nightmare

"Mom help me." He screamed his lungs out.

"What would your mom do, you little piece of shit." The tall man with black moustache and bald head didn't stop beating him. He had the stick in his hand and was beating him uncontrollably.

"Ahhhh.." Shawn winced in pain when he hit him with a stick on his back and saw his mom beneath his arms which he used to cover himself, running in his room.

"Please stop... don't do it." His mom yelled while snatching the stick from the man.

"Don't stop me, let me kill this asshole, he deserved to be punished. He broke the bulb of the garage." The man accused him.

"I didn't.Ahh..I swear I didn't." He cried.

"You liar..who was playing football there..Hun" The man started hitting him harder and her mother tried hard to stop him but she couldn't do anything.

"Please stop.. Please..I didn't do anything.... please."

Shawn opened his eyes and found himself panting, covered all in sweat on his bed. He sat straight, poured water in the glass and quickly gulped it in one go. He hung his legs on his bedside grabbing his pounding head.

"Ahhhhh.." He groaned. "Another night with another nightmare." He moved his fingers ruffly in his hair and then stood up and went to washroom. He splashed water on his face making himself very much awake and back to reality.

After coming out of the washroom, he pulled the cigarette from the packet and grabbed the lighter from the table . He moved to the balcony, burned his cigarette and inhaled the smoke while viewing the perfect city sight of Toronto visible from his apartment. He was smoking but his thoughts were deep in the clouds of his upcoming mission when he heard his door bell ringing. He put his cigarette in a glass bowl placed on the table and walked towards the door.

"Surprise!"

Hailey said as soon as he opened his door.

"What are you doing here?" Shawn frowned.

"I just came to see you..now get away, let me see your place." She said pushing him aside and he frozed standing at the door like he had seen a ghost.

"Wow..your apartment is so cozy." She dropped her handbag on the couch and started walking towards terres. She was wearing brown loose pants and her white crop top was showing her flat belly. Her hair were in tight ponytail. She was in her perfect fashionable attire. Shawn just stood there resting his hands on his waist, staring at her.

"It has an amazing view..I loved this place." She said coming back to living room.

"Can you stop wandering in my house and tell me why you came here?" Annoyance visible on his face.

"I just wanna have sex with you before you leave this place." She said before plopping on the couch.

"I don't fuck girls I know already and who told you I'm leaving."
He said resting his arms on his chest.

"Liar..you didn't even fuck me when I wasn't known to you.." She said playing with her ponytail.

"Hailey what's your issue, you know I don't want anything with you, I fuck girls only to calm my nerves and let out my aggression. Go and find a better man for yourself, you are just wasting your time on me."

He now moved towards his kitchen and opened his fridge to bring out a water bottle. Hailey followed him and pulled his shoulder to make him look at her.

"Next time if you want to calm your nerves or to expel your aggression just text me or even a missed call would be enough." She said playing with the hem of his shirt.