A Memory of Two: Lost and Found

Nightmare

She remains silent. He continues, "you can tell me. Even if you don't trust me, I am ready to go any verge to make you believe on me but please you don't suffer. I can't bear this."

Before she could say anything, he hugs her wrapping his arms around her waist. Then he whispers in her ears, "don't leave me even if I would be unbearable for you, please. don't leave."

She remained motionless and after a while murmurs, "I want to sleep."

Taehyung parts way from her and says, "okay, just take rest."

Both of them changed into night dress and slides in the bed. 

In the dead of night, shadows stretch long across the walls, and the silence is thick, almost palpable. Sanem's brow furrowed in distress in deep sleep. She tosses and turns, her breaths shallow and quick, caught in the grip of a nightmare. In her dream, fragmented images flash before her eyes—a car speeding down a winding road on a hilly area, rain pouring in torrents, and the blinding glare of headlights coming straight at her.

She is in the passenger seat, her hand gripping the door handle tightly. A man sits beside her, his face tense and focused as he drives through the storm. Her heart races as the car swerves, tires screeching against the wet and narrow road. She can hear the distant sound of the radio playing softly, mingling with the chaotic noise of the storm outside. Her vision blurs as the car skids, and she glances at the man, seeing fear flash across his face. 

Panic grips her as the car spins out of control. Her scream mingles with the man's shout, their voices lost in the cacophony of the crash. The world around her shatters into darkness, the crunch of metal and the shattering of glass echoing in her mind. She sees the man's face, his eyes wide with terror, as the car careens off the road because of the another car that hit them because of their reckless driving in the hilly area. The sensation of falling, of losing herself, pulls her deeper into the nightmare.

Her eyes fly open, the nightmare shattered. She sits bolt upright in bed, her heart still pounding, her body drenched in sweat. The room is dark, but familiar shadows cast by the moonlight filtering through the curtains bring a bit of comfort. She takes a deep, shaky breath, trying to calm the frantic beating of her heart but all in vain. The images from the dream linger, fragments of a life she cannot fully remember but feels deeply connected to. 

She immediately switch on the light to grab the water which disturbs Taehyung's sleep and when he peeks through his half opened eyes, he immediately sits straight on the bed finding Sanem drenched in sweat and afraid. He quickly grabs water for her. After having water, her breath calms to some extent. Taehyung sits across her and gently wipes her face and neck area with tissues. Then he holds her hands and asks, "a nightmare?"

Sanem nods. Taehyung hugs her and rubs her back gently to soothe her. She finds solace and melts in his arms. He caress her hairs and whispers softly, "calm down princess, see I'm here. Everything is fine."

Sanem sighs heavily planting her head to his chest. She patiently let him collect her. They remain like this for long time and then slowly he lays down on bed holding her into his arms. He closes all the gaps between them and put her head on one his arm while facing her. Sanem feels relief in his presence. He gets so close that his breath brushes her temple. She uplifts her eyelashes to look at him and finds him already gazing at her. He starts caressing her hairs from behind with one hand and her cheeks with other. Sanem closes her eyes in pleasure. He gently moves his fingers over her face. Then, his fingers start to crawl on her neck and bit by by his hands initiate exploring all the curves of her body over the clothes. His nose starts nudging her right cheek and in the dead silence of the room, he softly murmurs, "can I kiss you?"

His words bring unconscious state back to reality and she opens her eyes parting herself away a bit from him, she replies calmly, "no, please." Within a blink of eye, Taehyung's heart shattered into pieces. He let out a sigh and distance himself from her then turns to the other side. 

Sanem let out a sigh and tries to sleep but the eerie feeling lingers, leaving her wide awake in the quiet, haunting stillness of the night. Taehyung on the other side also remains wide awake, thinking about the moment he was in. Her actions dishearten him but he doesn't want to argue so he just let it be.

-------------------Next morning------------------

Sanem wakes up with an empty bed. With her eyes still trying their best to peer open, she absentmindedly began to search for him in the room. After a moment, she finds him sitting on the couch busy in some paper work. So she just walked out of bed and goes near him. Taehyung uplifts his face to look at her. Her eyes are still not open yet. She casually sits on his lap wrapping her legs around his waist and hug him closing all the gaps between them, putting her face on his shoulder. This unimagined action of her leaves Taehyung in complete surprise. He raised his eyebrows in surprise and asks, "huh..... what happened?"