(Arata)
My heart was running a hundred beats a minute as I woke up drenched in sweat.
The nightmare—the bloody nightmare.
Someone was chasing me, like a shadow on my tail, trying to catch me. My belly felt so heavy as I tried to run, I clutched it tightly and then I tripped and fell.
Mind-numbing pain erupted in my belly as blood began to leak from between my legs, making a pool all around me.
Screamed, I screamed so loudly only to awaken in someone's comforting arms. Without thinking I clutched whatever I could grab and began to sob in a hard chest.
Soothing fingers, calming brush of skin against mine and gentle rub on my back and arm.
The feeling was too familiar, and it brought me back to my senses as I realised it was Karsten who held me.
Instantly I let go of him and hurried away. I had no intention of being comforted by a man who had so blatantly shattered my heart into so many pieces that I was finding it impossible to collect all the shards.
