I heard her screams, before I could push the door open. I turned on the lights, and I sighed in relief, when I saw her huddled form in the middle of the bed, the blanket covering her body. The atmosphere in the room was odd.Removing the blanket over her body, I realized she was drenched in cold sweat, and was shaking uncontrollably. I pulled her to my chest as she struggled against me. She was having a nightmare.“It’s okay, I’m here”. I said softly to her, in order for her to know someone was around her. I held her close to me, feeling her racing heart against mine. I rubbed her back offering her my comfort, but it felt useless. She shivered, her head on my chest, then I heard a muffled sound. She was saying something. I held her face away from me. “Rie…Riev…don’t leave me”. My hands turned into fist.She kept chanting the words over and over again, and I lost count of how many times she said it. I was angry that she called for her lover, but I was glad at the fact that I was the
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