Nightmare

Sierra walked in a spacious white corridor. She couldn't see anything except the white wall and the light at the end of the corridor. It was white all over. She kept on walking and walking without rest. But the light kept getting farther and farther. Sierra was not the slightest bit discouraged, as if she didn't know the means of tired, she kept walking. She walked for a really long time until her body can't take the load anymore. After the time that seems like an eternity, she fell. But she was even more determined. She crawled with so much difficulty, trying hard to shorten the distance. She crawled until her skin got torn and the red blood painted the white floor. She crawled until her body bathed in blood, until she knows the meaning of despair. She cried and cried until her eyes swollen and her throat sore. Then, she died.

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Sierra woke up drenched in a cold sweat. Her heart thumped furiously. Her face was pale. She had been having this nightmare for a week now. Her sleeping time kept getting shorter and shorter, making the dark circles under her eyes appear more prominent.

"It's morning already," she mumbled, after she saw the clock on her bedside table. It was only five in the morning. She sat up dazed for a while.

'What means that this nightmare has?' she can't help wondering about the dream she had for this past week. In her heart, she felt restless. She felt like something bad might happen.

'Click'. The clicking sound of the door opening resounding in the quiet room. Sienna turned her gaze to the door. Charles already standing there. It was still too dark, so it's hard to saw his face. But she felt that Charles was smiling with an annoying smile. Sienna's countenance turned uglier. She can't get used to Charles behavior; intruding other people's privacy.

Charles walked closer and finally sat on her bed. "You had a nightmare again?" He asked, his voice sound worried. Sienna didn't answer his question. She felt really tired, dizzy, and sleepy, but she was too scared to sleep again. She felt like if she sleeps right now, she will get a nightmare again, and she really didn't want to experience that nightmare again.

"Your complexion looks really bad," Charles touched Sienna's forehead that was still stained with sweat. He knitted his brows, "Looks like you had a cold." Sienna was still silent. She knew that her body reached the limit and fell sick now.

"You go back to sleep now, it's still too early. I'll stay at home today and accompany you," Charles said while patting Sienna's head. Sienna looked deeply at him and decided to try to sleep again. She closed her eyes for a few minutes but still can't fall asleep.

Charles saw that Sienna had a problem falling asleep, so he held Sienna's hand and whispered in her ear, "You don't have to worry so much, I'll stay with you here." He said while laying down on Sienna's side.

Sienna really didn't have any spare energy to bicker with Charles, so she silently accepted her hand being held by Charles and let him stay by her side.

Without her realizing it, Sienna fell asleep in a matter of seconds and this time she didn't have a nightmare. She woke up when the sun shone on her face. Her face was still as pale as a few hours ago, but she felt a little better now.

After a few seconds of staring at the ceiling of her room, she realized that her hand still held by Charles. She slowly tilted her head and saw Charles sleeping soundly at her side. She observed Charles's face closely as if she was observing an antique.

Charles had smooth flawless skin. His bone structure was fine and perfectly symmetrical, with a high-bridged nose and prominent jaw curved gracefully. She thought: 'Well if only he could be silent like this all the time, he actually looks kinda cute.'

"Till when will you observe my face? Am I that handsome?" Charles suddenly opened his eyes leisurely and looked at Sienna with misty eyes.

'Alright he is so not cute' Sienna silently took back her own words.

"Bullshit. I just consider should I kicked you out or not," Sienna refuted with a weak voice. She wanted to act threatening but she was too weak now.

"You are already so lively now, guess I don't need to worry about you too much." Charles smiled and put his hand on Sienna's forehead.

"Who told you to worry about me?" Sienna frowned and struggling to let her hand go. But in Charles's eyes, she was like a small kitten acting bashful. He suddenly felt the urge to hug her. Charles hugged Sienna's waist and buried his face on Sienna's waist. "Emm, let's sleep a bit longer like this."

He curled his body like a little kid hugging his mom. Sienna was speechless. She felt like she had lost to this unreasonable man. Charles could always do something shameless as if it was the most normal thing to do.

'Well, since he acts this cute, I'll let him be for now. In any case, he is my fiancé, I should be good to him... probably.'

It was nine when Sienna finally woke up feeling so much better. She couldn't find Charles on her side when she woke up. At this time, Charles walked into her room with a bowl of porridge, a glass of water, and cold medicine.

"Hey baby, I bring food and medicine for you. You need to eat so you could get better faster." Charles smiled at her and put the tray on the side table.

"Hmm." Sienna took the bowl because she really felt a bit hungry.

"Do you want me to feed you?"

Sienna rolled her eyes. "I'm not a child, I can do it myself."

"Then, I'll go outside. Eat slowly and don't forget your medicine." Charles stood up and patted Sienna's head.

"Hey." Sienna tugged the hem of Charles's shirt and called him softly before Charles could walk away.

"Hmm?" Charles turned around and looked at Sienna.

"Thanks," Sienna looked downwards and said her thanks with a barely audible voice.

"What?" He got near to Sienna because he couldn't hear her words clearly.

Sienna looked at Charles and tried to repeat her thanks: "I said, umpphh." Just before she could finish her words, Charles kissed Sienna's lips gently.

"I accepted your thanks," Charles said with a wide grin on his face.

'This kissing monster..' Sienna was speechless.

"Get out!!" She shouted as loud as she can.