Chapter 10 "Fuzzy"

I forced myself to stay silent after hearing Steve's confessions. I wanted to run outside and hug him but my mind stopped me from doing it. Instead, I ended the call and throw my phone onto my bed. After letting out a big sigh, I went to the window to look outside. I can see Steve down there outside looking at me pleadingly. Seeing his face made my heart constricts. I know that I shouldn't be doing this, making him suffer like that but I can't help myself because part of me wanted to test him if he truly loves me. I chose to ignore him and I headed back to my bed. I slumped my back against the soft bed and looked up at the white ceiling. Minutes past I can feel my eyelids started to get heavier and my vision became blurred, and then without realizing my consciousness started to fade.

 

"Elizabeth...Elizabeth!! I heard someone calling my name and I forced to open my eyes. All I see is darkness. I forced myself up. I can feel the heaviness of my body as I used my hands to support myself. I looked everywhere and all I can see is blackness around me. Suddenly, a figure caught my line of sight. A white  figure. Even though the figure is fuzzy I can tell its a man. "Elizabeth...Elizabeth!!""Who are you?", I confusedly asked the man.''Elizabeth...Elizabeth!!". I took a step forward to take a closer look but the figure slowly moving backward still calling my name. It seemed that he don't want me to be near him. I quickened my steps to follow him, without realizing, the figure suddenly vanished. Letting out a sigh of disappointment, I turned my back and then suddenly the fuzzy figure appeared in front of me. The fear made my body froze in place. I can feel the blood inside of me drained and my arms were involuntarily shaking while he slowly brought his face closer to mine. The face which was fuzzy earlier became clear and an unexpected face appeared before me. "David?!"

The moment I opened my eyes I can see the familiar white ceiling. I pushed my body upward in a sitting position. My whole body was covered with my sweat and still my hands are trembling. Why was David in my dream? His face came flooding through my mind."David!" I turned to my side and looked at my alarm clock, it's 5:30 a.m. I can hear the noise of the rain banging against the roof. I looked outside. "Oh my God, Steve" I wiped the sweats sliding down my cheeks before getting out of the bed. I quickened my steps towards the window. My jaw dropped when I saw Steve still standing outside, soaked under the pouring rain. I inserted my feet to my flip flops and picked my bathrobe in the sofa and ran downstairs. I get the black umbrella in the kitchen beside the fridge and frantically ran outside. I opened the door and saw Steve quivering, his arm wrapped around his chest. I ran towards him. "Elizabeth!", he flashed a big smile before collapsing onto me. "You're heavier than I thought". I throw the umbrella so that I can fully support his body. When we reached inside I slowly put him down on the sofa. I can feel the numbness at the back of my neck after I lied him down. I put my hands on his shirt and pulled it up and put it on the floor. Seeing his muscular body made my heart beat a million times. I swallowed back the lump that formed on my throat. "Elizabeth, you gotta stop staring", I murmured. I headed to the kitchen to prepare a hot compress. I went back to the living room after I got a damp cloth and a hot water. I soaked the cloth onto the water, squeezed it and then put it in his forehead. "Oh Steve what have you done". I touched his neck to check the fever. I stared at his face. He looks so peaceful and vulnerable. I turned my gaze away and looked at the clock that hanged on the wall, it displayed 5:46. I sat on the sofa across the Steve and let out a big yawn. I slowly close my eyes and the blackness started to take over me.