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Chapter 3; Sentimentality

Ben's PoV

'I'm in a dream, but I'm aware that I'm dreaming'

'There's someone calling my name, his voice sounds familiar'

'I need... To follow it... But how?'

'I'm in an endless void of darkness, slowly dissipating into nothingness'

'Pain and suffering is the only feeling making me whole'

'It keeps me from separating'

'Ben, Ben, Ben... He keeps calling'

'Ben... Ben...-'

"Ben" I heard his voice clearly now, this familiar soothing voice. I slowly opened my eyes. It was Rook looking with worried eyes. "R-Rook?" I said my vision still hazy.

Rook smiled, "You are awake... I thought I lost you..." Rook said still smiling.

I didn't respond, I looked at my hands. It was bandaged, and I was hooked up in an IV machine. I looked at Rook with a 'how-the-fuck-did-I-get-here face'.

"Do you not remember?" He asked in disbelief, "I have saved you from... What happened to you in the apartment?"

I didn't answer. "It looks to me you care about me again" I said blankly.

Rook was taken aback "I-I did not mean on ending our relationship... I was so mixed on my thoughts... Ben please forgive me"

I didn't want to look at him. If I did I might have punched his face so hard. "You don't get to belittle this" I said roughly clenching my fists angrily.

"What?" Rook asked sadly.

"Just... Leave me alone" I muttered under my breath, trying to fight the tears.

"But-!"

"JUST GO AWAY!" I shouted, a single tear dropped from my eyes.

Rook was wide-eyed and tried to hold me "But Ben..-"

"NO DON'T TOUCH ME!" I shouted on the top of my lungs. I frantically searched for the remote that calls out nurses, I found it and clicked it as many as I could.

"Ben..." Rook was saddened of what I displayed in front of him. I don't blame him.

A nurse came outside the door, she knocked but opened it anyway. "I'm sorry... Mr. Blonko? I'm afraid our patient doesn't want your presence. I kindly ask you to leave" the nurse said sternly.

"But, what about-" Rook tried to convince.

"Immediately" the nurse replied.

I was just bawling my eyes out, trying to comfort myself.

Rook turned his head to look at me, then to the nurse. "Alright..." And with that he disappeared.

"Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" The nurse asked trying to find a wound or a mark on me.

"No, he didn't" I said angrily, tears still flowing.

She looked at me with sorrow "Here use this" the nurse grabbed a box of tissue on the table near the door.

I kindly accepted it "Thanks" I sniffled, "what's your name?" I tried to sound polite.

She smiled at me and hugged her clipboard "The names Marissa" she giggled.

"Your names too long!" I cheered, "How about Mar-Mar?" I chuckled lightly dapping my cheeks with the tissues.

She giggled "Like in adventure time?"

"Oh yeahh, just like that" I smiled.

"You need to rest more," Marissa said looking at her clipboard "Your family will be here in a few" She smiled.

"Ok" I said sleepily. I guess I haven't had much sleep in the past few days. And with that I laid down my head and drifted off to wonderland...

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I was woken up by a cheery noise, annoying... "W-what?" I said sleepily

"Ben! Thank God you're alright" It was mom sitting in a chair sitting beside me

"Mom" I said smiling "Where's dad?" I asked searching to where dad is in the room.

"He's at work sweetie," Mom said caressing my hair tenderly. "I saw Rook awhile ago looking sad, he looks he was about to cry. What happened?" Mom asked stopping his hands.

I froze. "It's just h-he was worried about me" I stuttered mid sentence.

"Well why did he go by so fast? He just told he was going somewhere" Mom asked worriedly.

I just grunted irritably "It's because he had an errand"

Mom just sighed "Well if anything, you can always open up to me? Ok?" Mom said standing up holding my arm.

"Ok" I mumbled.

"That's my boy" She gave me a kiss on the forehead and went to the door "Coincidentally, I have an errand too. Sorry but I have to go! See you later!" Mom said before leaving.

"I don't care anyway... I just want to be alone..." And that's when it started. My head ached so bad I thought it was gonna pop. "ARGH" I shouted.

I feel like I'm sinking again. Sinking into an epidemic chasm. Whirling around a flurry of thoughts here and there! To and fro I go in the dangerous depths as I quickly divide. Round and about the tormenting tides of that single scene. He never should have told me that. Even if it was just a joke or a misunderstanding, it affected me.

Love is so twisted, sometimes you fall and break, sometimes you crash and burn, sometimes you cut and bleed. And to what? To only devote your love to another being? Love is your creation and your destruction. Love is helpful and at the same time utterly worthless. Love fills you up till you overflow, they drown you. In short, love kills you...

'Please help... Somebody? Anybody? It's cold... Dark... Alone...'

'Alone'

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Sorry if I didn't update this too often XD been busy with my other fic 'Snowfall' be sure to check it out too! What did Rook do? Where did he go? Find out in the next chapter! Fave/Follow and love me 3 hehe. I'm sorry too if this was a short one, I ROYAL PROMISE to make it longer next time :)