Chapter Four: Nightmares
Months after Demian's death
Your movements to get up were very affectionate, your legs were leaning around my waist, your hands on my chest, and your pearl smile on your lips. As always, you were scantily clad, you always made the pretext that you had no clothes to sleep on, but I know the truth was because you loved to make me blush in the morning. You moved me to get up, I laughed inside myself, I liked to annoy you and see your angry face that I found very tender. Pair of your hair were positioned on your forehead, making you unable to see, you had grown your hair to be able to donate it after you saw the movie that made us cry a lot. I opened my eyes and smiled at you, with my left hand I bring you the pairs of strands that are in your eyes, from behind. You are surprised after seeing me that I was awake and you complain, I laughed after your behaviour.
- Yah! Layla today is the day. —You warned me, you took off my waist to position your feet on the cold floor, you moved quickly to the window to move the curtains, to leave the beautiful view that had been created, the snowflakes were descending through the free skies, falling in an ending.
I got out of bed quickly, took her hand to run with you towards the exit. I opened the door and winter was under our noses, the streets were scattered with many flakes circling each other. I walk with you outside, the cold hit us right away, I had remembered that we had not grabbed a coat before leaving, so that's why I stand behind you so I can hug you and that we were both warm.
- Let's play hide and seek Layla. - You said smiling, then give a short kiss on my hand. I had noticed your voice break and your eyes began to get wet, but I did not understand what was happening to you so I omitted all my words, I had regretted not expressing myself.
I would then get up alone, always passing my hands on the side where you lay down. I felt alone, a walking soul in a lifeless place, it was no longer the same, it did not have the same expressions as always, all this happened after the arrival of winter, the season of happiness where you disappeared. Everything had happened after that day, where the first snowflake had fallen, that same day you disappeared with them. Alone, in need, and without any strength, you left me. He did not leave our house, waiting for the day when you enter through that door, where we had left... Where are you, Demian? Why did you leave me alone and helpless?
The bell had rung for the first time after many days, hearing that sound desperately got me out of bed, would you be my love? I didn't care for all the blows I'd received with things in between, the only thing my heart wanted to see was you. I pushed open the door, hoping to see you but all I got was a lonely note. What was this? A joke? Annoyed and with so many feelings at the same time I close the door with force and hit it after closing it. Screams began to be heard throughout our house, screams of pain, screams of a body without a soul, screams for you. I lay on the floor, my hands grabbed my legs and my head leaning on the door, where did winter take you, Demian? Let me go with you, my body needs you to survive.
I opened the door to focus again on the letter that was on the floor, I picked it up and looked at the words it contained. I read the letter confused, what did this mean? You have every last snowflake to find it. Did this letter have something to do with your disappearance? Why if so, I was willing to do whatever, I will find you I promise you, don't be afraid Demian where you are, I will find you before the last flake.
The days had passed very quickly, I had little time left and that made me sad. What will happen if I can't find you? What will happen to my life? It had happened to all the places that could be possible where you appeared but still, I did not find you. Do you know that in all these days that I have looked for you I have been sleeping in a car? Do you know that I have not eaten well? Maybe you don't know it, and maybe you don't care either, you are very selfish love for leaving without me. On the steering wheel of the car is a map, where I have all the places that I have visited and I have a very little left, I am afraid if I finish going to other places without finding you. I hope that doesn't happen, and that I find you before winter ends, I promised I will find you.
The hours passed, and the sky began to darken for that reason I decided to go to bed. I ran to my car to get into it and see the gift I had for you, the gift that I will give you when I find you.
The breeze hit the windows so hard, I couldn't sleep. It bothered me, and I was scared at the same time. The breeze passed like this for hours, maybe it was a storm? I get up from the car seat and look at the windows, my eyes widened, this was crazy what was going on. Many flurries of snow were falling, nothing could be seen from inside. I felt something inside me, I put my hand on my heart, was this a sign that you were giving me? I decide to go out even if the cold stop me, I feel something in my chest that does not let me breathe, and it makes me walk alone through the snow. The snow carried me alone, my paths were made up of them, I did not control myself alone, I was walking without permission. Snowflakes were hovering around me, it was a wonder what was happening to me now, I felt you close, I felt it. I ran fast towards the end of the road hoping to see, I feel you. I run and run until I fall, and my body falls. What was this? My eyes focus on a tombstone with a name, I don't want to read it, I already knew whose name it was. Your name was written there.