~Down. Down.~
~I was falling.~
~Into the darkness.~
~It engulfed me in its clasp. I couldn't breathe. It had taken me too far this time. I can never come back from here.~
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As Hyunseung rested his head once again on the solid floor all the memories of what had past flooded his mind. It was as it a switch was flipped and everything came back. What had happened that night. What he had done. And what he hadn't.
A soft groan echoed out between his chapped lips. This was the last time, he promised himself. Never again, never again...
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"Oppa, what's wrong?" she called anxiously. He met her worried gaze but his blank eyes merely passed by her as if she wasn't really there. "I'm calling the doctor!"
She leapt up from the ground where she had knelt down and ran for the phone. She picked it up and cursed under her breath as no sound emitted from the device.
"The phone's out..Must be the electricity or something.." she mumbled to herself as she tried to flick on the light. "Yep, nothings working!"
She glanced back down to the figure still lying on the ground. He hadn't moved an inch. He just lay there unresponsive staring blankly around the walls of the kitchen he had spent the past year in. This time as his eyes slid to hers they focused. He gasped and outstretched his hand towards his girlfriend.
"Linn.." his raspy dry voice called out. Linn ran towards him and grabbed the outstretched hand, squeezing it tight.
"Oppa..Oppa tell me what happened. Why are you like this?" she questioned, her eyes searching his glazed orbs.
"Y-you don't remember...?"
She shook her head and he collapsed backwards onto the cold hard floor. She screamed out as his breathing became more laboured. She began to pound on his chest then stopped suddenly. He wasn't having trouble breathing. He was crying.
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"O-oppa.." she choked out. He opened his eyes a fraction and the raw eyes met her tear filled ones.
"I'm not even able to cry any more.." he whispered out.
"What happened? Why are you crying?" she sobbed out.
He placed his hand on her face and began stroking her cheek, wiping every tear that fell. "I..I can't.." he mumbled as he tore his eyes away from her once again.
"Let's go see the doctor. I think there is something wrong with you," she said as she cleared her throat. Placing a hand behind his back she helped him to his feet. He stood there unsteadily at first but she kept a firm grip so he wouldn't fall. Eventually he had composed himself enough to slowly limp forward.
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The door slid open with a slight groan as if it was a chore for it to open itself to let the two people out. Linn frowned. The door had never made that sound before, she thought. Soon her attention was drawn back to her boyfriend as he stumbled out the doorstep.
"Oppa be caref-"
"I'm fine.." he cut her off.
"I just thought..Never mind!" she tried to smile but gave up after seeing the tired weak expression on Hyunseung's face. The bright sunlight lit up his features and made it obvious to her that she was doing the right thing. He needed a doctor.
"Let's go," she said half to herself.
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Linn gasped and turned to face her pale boyfriend.
"W-what's going on-n..?" she exclaimed.
The streets were completely empty of people. The shops were empty of stock. The path and road seemed old. It was worn and even cracked in places. The sun glowed bright red in the sky and the sky was pale white even though there was no clouds.
"Oppa..? Wha- How..?" she panicked as she spun around and buildings started to grow in front of her very eyes. They swarmed up around them.
She felt like she was being suffocated. The air had grown thin and her eyes were going out of focus. She grasped Hyunseung tightly.
"I'm so sorry.." he repeated over in her ear.
"Wae?" she chocked out. "What is this p-place?"
"This..this is my nightmare," he swallowed hard before continuing. "I- I'm trapped here since.."
She looked up at him and felt her last breath approaching. A force was dragging her backwards away from this place.
"...since I killed you..." he whispered out as his girlfriend collapsed in his lap just as she did that night. The night they both died.
"I'm in hell.." he cried out as her body disappeared from his hands. He lay back on the cold ground once again and waited for the nightmare to begin again.
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