A Dream!
In the ethereal world like a dreams, where reality blurs and the heart whispers its deepest desires, I found myself lost in an enigmatic scene, painted with the hues of midnight whispers and unspoken vows.
"It's so unsightly," came a voice, shrouded in a cold, reluctant breeze that seemed to weave through the shadows of my dream. There was a discernible note of compromise in his tone, as if conceding to a choice he hadn't wanted to make. "Forget it, let's make do," he added, a decision wrapped in resignation, yet carrying a mysterious undertone that beckoned me deeper into the dream's embrace.
I was about to protest, my spirit rousing in defiance, when the sudden caress of a hand, cold yet paradoxically inviting, halted my words. His fingers, pale as the moonlit ivory, traced a path down my face with a grace that belied the chill of his touch.
A shock of fear jolted through me. "Who are you! Let me go! Someone, please help me!" My voice echoed in the void, a desperate plea for escape from this enigmatic intruder.
Yet, as I struggled, an iron grip held me fast, a pressure so intense that it threatened to crush me, tears brimming at the edge of my vision.
"Now that you have taken the vow with me, you are my wife! Don't ever think of escaping in this life!" The voice, enveloped me, a declaration that bound me to him with invisible chains. A wave of weakness overcame me, draining my strength, leaving me powerless against his assertion.
Despite the fear, despite the reluctance that clawed at my heart, my body betrayed me, rendered immobile by a force beyond my understanding. I was voiceless, my protests lost to the void, as his allure entwined with my soul, drawing me into a reluctant embrace.
In the midst of my turmoil, his voice, once cold, now carried a whisper of comfort. "Don't be afraid..."
The ordeal that followed was a tempest of emotion, a crucible that tested the very essence of my being. The pain was relentless, a cruel thief stealing moments of peace, leaving behind a trail of anguish that felt as though it were carved into my very flesh...
Yet, within the tempest, within the shadow of pain, there lay a promise, a flicker of something beyond fear, a connection that bound us with threads as delicate as spider silk and as unbreakable as destiny itself.
As dawn's first light crept through the curtains, I awoke, my body feeling as though it was disintegrating into pieces. The sheets beneath me were soaked, a chilling reminder of the night's turmoil, cold sweat clinging to my skin with an unwelcome embrace.
I lay there, adrift in a sea of sheets, my gaze locked onto the ceiling above. Time lost its meaning as I stared, lost in the vast expanse of white. The dream—or was it reality?—haunted the edges of my consciousness, so vivid, so tangible, that I found myself caught between two worlds, unsure which was mine.
A month had passed since that night, a month without the shadow of the dream darkening my sleep. Life flowed around me, unchanged, and with each uneventful day, my heart unclenched, bit by bit, allowing me to breathe a little easier. Yet, the memory of that dream lingered like a perfume in the air, elusive and yet unmistakably present. The strangeness of that night, the sound of a man's breath so close it felt like he whispered secrets directly into my ear, refused to fade into the background.
Becoming his wife in the surreal ceremony of my dreams left me puzzled. His words echoed in my mind, a riddle without an answer. When had we stood together, bound by vows I did not remember taking? It was a mystery that wrapped around my thoughts, an unsolvable puzzle.
Life, in its gentle persistence, moved on. The days were calm, the nights free from the grip of my haunting dream. Relief seeped into my bones, a gentle wave washing away the last remnants of fear.
But tranquility is often a precursor to the storm. A month later, my body whispered secrets of its own, secrets that turned my blood to ice.
It was during a routine midnight journey to the bathroom that the world shifted beneath my feet. Blood, a shocking, vivid red against the sterile white of the tiles, greeted me. It painted the walls, a macabre masterpiece, and trailed behind me in footprints that spoke of a presence unseen.
The horror didn't stop at my doorstep. Beneath each closed door, a river of blood seeped out, a slow, relentless tide that whispered of nightmares made flesh.
In that moment, the line between dream and reality blurred, and I stood on the precipice, staring into the abyss, wondering if I had ever really woken up from that strange dream.