Responsibilities
Chapter 1: Echoes from the Past
Louise Crossroad twitched in her bed. She slowly began to move around in her sleep while mourning, although still keeping her eyes closed.
"No… Stay away…"
Louise twitched once more, which stirred her husband sleeping beside her. He lazily opened his eyes, still half-conscious from his sleep.
"No… Stay back!" Louise yelled as she opened her eyes in fear. "Stay back!" she began twitching in a frenzy while screaming at the same time, which finally woke up her half-sleep husband. He quickly wrapped his arms around her and brought her closer to his body, slowly easing her. She took deep breaths, exhaling and inhaling almost at the same time while keeping a firm grip around her husband.
"There, there Louise." Saji said while rubbing her back. "I'm here. It's going to be okay."
Louise slowed her breathing, and finally gave out a sigh of pleasure before snuggling closer to him.
"Saji…" Louise said as she dug her head deeper into his chest. "I love you."
"I love you too Louise."
He gave her a quick peck on the forehead before laying her head against her pillow. "Let's get some sleep now."
Although the room was devoid of light, Saji could tell that Louise had nodded, and he too drifted off to sleep.