Northern Flower

He bent down to kiss me. As our lips met he became a serpent, it's loathsome coils wrapped tightly around me, crushing the life from me. The serpent's venomous fangs bit into my mouth. It began to drink my blood. I screamed and sobbed and screamed again. The world went dark, but I could still feel the coils, the fangs, the life draining from me...

I woke to Ivan shaking me.
"Iris! Wake up!"
I was crying uncontrollably, tears streamed down my face. I opened my eyes to see Ivan, face filled with concern. I buried my face in his shoulder and wept.
"I hate him!" I practically screamed through my sobs, "I hate him! I hate him! I hate him!"
"Hate who?" Ivan asked, attempting to calm my rampage, "who do you hate?"
"Danny!" I spat. "He haunts me! He won't let me go! He betrays me! He kills me! Why won't he let me go?! Why!?"