Grieving Hearts [Completed]

46- despair

Agustin's pov.....

Onika was curled up in the corner of a dark room, I called out her name but she didn't answer.

"I am feeling cold..."

"I am hungry...." she said in a small timid voice. She looked very scared.

"I miss my family, I want to go to them." I heard her say, in a small voice, which has lost all hopes.

"Don't say like that please.." I almost cried out.

"I will make the pain go away.... please come to me." As I took a step towards her she backed away from me and started running away.

I chased behind her for what seems like hours, to find her standing just an inch away from a cliff.

"Onika please don't do this please, I am so sorry" I said with desperation.

But she remained unfazed, It was like she can't hear me, like she was possessed.

"I am drowning Agustin...

I am falling into the pit of darkness...

You made my life miserable to the point where I don't want to live anymore...

But I want you to know this, I will always love you, always." Saying that she gave me a sad smile and jumped off the cliff.

I tried to run to her as fast as I can, but it was too late.

I fell on my knees and shouted, in agony.

"Onikaaa..."

I woke up with a start, I was sweating profusely, and my heart was about to come out of its cage, I looked around, the room was completely dark as it was in the nightmare.

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Onika's pov.....

I woke up with a jolt as I heard Agustin screaming my name, and the tone of his voice was enough to send shiver down my spine, I immediately took my cellphone out, in case I need to dial 911 and hurried to Agustins room without knocking.

The room was engulfed in darkness, only little light entering from the balcony, I could see Agustin's outline vaguely, he was sitting on the bed very still. I felt something ominous. Something is not right.

I switched on the lights and looked at him. He was still as a statue, his gaze focused on the wall infront of him, few sweat beads forming on his forehead, I could hear his laboured breathing, his whole demeanor was rigid.

He was have a nightmare. I know those signs way too well, and there is no telling that how.

"Agu.. Agustin..are you alright?" I asked in a small voice.

His head turned in my direction. He looked at me intently, but his expression was still stoic. All of a sudden he got out of bed and started walking towards me, with slow and calculated strides, when he was just a hand distance apart, he stopped

I looked him into the eyes, he looks scary, all nerves in my body was screaming at me to runaway, but I know that would be a wrong move, so I remained rooted at my place, and believe me when I say, it took every ounce of courage I had, to do nothing but just stand still in his presence. You don't want to be anywhere near Agustin when his mood is so unpredictable.

"Can I hold you...just for a minute I promise, I won't do anything" he added, on sensing my discomfort.

His voice was so vulnerable that it was giving me a heart ache, not because I still have some kind of soft corner for him, but rather I know how it feels, I had been there, with countless nights all ending in nightmares, which won't let you sleep, and how you need someone to hold onto, but you know there is no one, absolutely no one. It's just you trying to hold together your broken pieces in the middle of the night, when every other being is sleeping soundly.