Chapter 11 ~Nightmares~

"You learn to run from what you feel and that's why you have nightmares."

Iris's POV

As soon as I shut the bathroom door, I groaned lowly in pain. It hurts, but I can't give him the satisfaction that I needed him to help me, it will just boost his enormous ego even more.

I sighed as I stared at my dress in the mirror. It was already ripped at some places and bloodstains were all over it.

And I really loved the dress!

As I began to take off my dress, I suddenly remembered that this wasn't my home and I didn't have any spare clothes to change into. Before I could mentally figure out what to do, I heard a soft knock on the door.

"Yeah?" I answered.

"Umh, I know you don't have clothes you would change into, so once you are done cleaning yourself up, I've got some clothes here, its right outside the bathroom." He uttered through the bathroom door.

How thoughtful of him.

"Okay, thanks a lot."

After I finish cleaning myself and wrapping my injury with some bandages, I wrapped a towel around my body and tip-toed to the bathroom door. Luckily for me, I didn't have to stress myself in searching for where he kept it, I picked it up from the floor.

I went back inside the bathroom, I winced as I put in the gym shorts and an oversized shirt that I had to fold the sleeves up to three times, to see my small hands.

"Zander!" I whispered yelled as l kept walking. The house was way too quiet and I kept wondering if this is how his house was most of the time.

"Zanderrrrr!!!" I called again, as I walked to the kitchen and saw him with all his attention on his phone.

"What?" He groaned.

Must he always act like that? He reminds me of the grinch, except he is not green in Colour and he is just handsome... Like really handsome.

"No need to be rude, umh do you have painkillers?" I asked as he dragged his hawkish gaze around my body and back to my face.

I wonder what he is thinking... Boys!!!, you can never understand those creatures.

"Mhm, yeah check that cabinet." He pointed to the highest cabinet and went back to his phone. I stared at him in disbelief, like can't he see how short I am. I even had to stretch but I couldn't reach it, I winced again.

"Za-" Before I could summon his name he was already behind me, engulfing me with his aromatic cologne while he opened the cabinet and gave me the pills, smirking like an idiot.

Show off!

"Thanks."

"Whatever, cupcake!" I glared at him as he went back to his phone.

"How the heck did you do that?"

"Do what?" My eyebrows knitted slightly.

"You took the painkillers without water."

"Oh, that!"I tossed my head back and laughed. "Well, you can call it a super power." I grinned while he scoffed.

I walked over to the counter and drank a whole glass of water. He kept watching me like a predator about to pounce on his prey.

"What's wrong?" He asked with what seemed like concern before he mask his face with his usual hard stoned expression.

"Just feeling a little tired." I held the counter a little tight to avoid falling.

"Ooh, you need to get some rest, let me show you where you gonna sleep." I still couldn't believe he offered to help me tonight.

"Okay," I whispered as I followed him up the stairs. I was walking at a really slow pace which I am very sure was annoying him.

He sighed and picked me up bridal style, and I squealed. I was welcomed by his body warmth and I resisted the urge to place my head on his chest.

"You know I can walk on my own."

"Ooh yeah, I can see that." He remarked sarcastically, while I just rolled my eyes.

I was very happy he dropped me down when we reached the room.

Big was an understatement, the room was huge for a guest room. Everything in the room was pure white, except the Golden Chandelier dangling from the ceiling. The room was quite plain, there was a king-sized bed right in the middle of the room and a couch a few meters away from it.

Zander's POV.

As soon as she got into the room, she was already lying on the King-sized bed.

I trudged quietly out of her room, as I walked to my room which was right beside the guest's room. Within a few minutes of thinking about random scenarios, I was also fast asleep.

Few sleepy hours later...

Sobs!

"Please, don't leave me."

Sobs!

I groaned from my sleep, as I heard someone crying from a distance.

"Please, don't leave me."

I suddenly realized it was Iris's voice, I ran as fast as I could to her room.

Terror overtook my face, I didn't know what to do.

She was curled up in a ball, as tears swam her cheeks. Her forehead was already beaded with perspiration.

"Please, don't leave me again!" She kept on saying this, while her eyes were still closed tightly, and her eyebrows deeply knitted.

Immediately, I sat beside her on the bed, holding her like she was going to break any second.

"Sssh! I'm here, nobody is leaving." I kept whispering sweet nothing into her ears while stroking her hair and cheeks until she eventually calmed down and her breathing was back to normal as she fell asleep in my arms.

I kept thinking of what was bothering her, up to the point of her having nightmares. After thinking of all the possible scenarios I went back to sleep.

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