One of the stories from 'Unraveling the Darkness'
Falling Illusions
There she was in all her glory. Sweet, pretty and sophisticated. Dressed in a scarlet ruffled gown she looked the epitome of royalty. Yet she showed absolutely no resemblance to the depressed girl he had seen in her dreams. He looked on as she chatted with her friends, pausing occasionally to sip from her glass.
He studied her as she smiled, laughed and tossed her dark curls aside. It was her all right and he contemplated their meeting.
“Hi, I’m Jay! I saw you in my dreams and you killed yourself. I’m here to save you!”
He smiled to himself and froze when she threw him a casual glance. He turned around to get a drink of his own and looked at his reflection in the mirror. He was relieved to have finally chosen the right outfit for the costume party. The costume of prince charming was far more appropriate in such a situation and the headlines would read better: Prince charming saves damsel in distress rather than Giant rabbit saves girl way out of his league.
He quickly took a glass of water and gulped it down. He was a man without a plan. He turned around to see her and saw her making excuses to her friends.
This was it. This would probably be when she would make her way up to the terrace.
His heart beat restlessly and he put down the glass gently on a nearby table. She laughed at her friend’s joke before walking towards the staircase. Without a second thought, he followed her, pausing before she took six steps.
“Now!” he muttered to himself and went after her. He breathed deeply and realized he could smell her perfume from here. What could possibly go through such a beautiful girl’s mind to jump off the ledge?
Nevertheless, he quickened his footsteps as the girl opened the door to the terrace.
As she walked in, he waited in the shadows, counted slowly till ten and followed her.
The cold wind brushed his face and he felt a chill down his spine. The night looked young and malicious, but the girl looked even more beautiful as the breeze played with her long locks.
He tiptoed towards her and saw that she seemed to be looking at the stars.
“I know you’d come.” She said softly.
He felt his heart sink and he swallowed. “Excuse me?”
She turned around and saw that her eyes were glistening. “I knew you’d come.”
“How?” he asked and walked towards her. She put her hand up and he stopped.
He saw utter confusion on her face. “I saw you in my dreams. I’ve never seen you before, but I feel like I know you.”
He hesitated and wondered if he should introduce himself. He thought against it when she turned back towards the ledge. Perhaps they would exchange names after he had saved her.
“I don’t think you can save me.” She said softly.
“And why is that?”
“I’m confused.” She said and he saw her hand wipe her face. “I don’t know what else to do.”
“Surely, every problem has a solution. You can always get help.” He replied and tiptoed towards her. With her back turned, he might just able to grab her before she did the unthinkable. “You’re a strong beautiful girl…”
“I’ve heard that many times from my own mother.” She said and he saw her shoulders stiffen as if she had sensed him getting closer.
“She’s right.” He said and kept his eyes glued to her back.
She turned her head and looked at him. “You can’t!” she said.
“I have no idea…”
“You can’t save me.” She cried. “At least not this time.” And the next minute she was on the ledge.
“Hey!” he screamed, but it was too late. She fell backwards and a wave of darkness passed over him. He fell down on his knees and held his forehead as excruciating pain ripped through him.
The next minute, the pain was gone. He opened his eyes to find himself downstairs at the party with a glass in his hand. He looked across to see the girl, alive and well, talking to her friends. And then she looked at him.
He swallowed and put the glass down. He nodded at the waiter and walked towards the girl who had by now turned back to her friends.
He stood right in front of her and clutched the nearby table. He was scared.
“Hi.” He said. “I’m Jay!”
The girl smiled broadly. “I know.” She said.
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Falling Illusions
There she was in all her glory. Sweet, pretty and sophisticated. Dressed in a scarlet ruffled gown she looked the epitome of royalty. Yet she showed absolutely no resemblance to the depressed girl he had seen in her dreams. He looked on as she chatted with her friends, pausing occasionally to sip from her glass.
He studied her as she smiled, laughed and tossed her dark curls aside. It was her all right and he contemplated their meeting.
“Hi, I’m Jay! I saw you in my dreams and you killed yourself. I’m here to save you!”
He smiled to himself and froze when she threw him a casual glance. He turned around to get a drink of his own and looked at his reflection in the mirror. He was relieved to have finally chosen the right outfit for the costume party. The costume of prince charming was far more appropriate in such a situation and the headlines would read better: Prince charming saves damsel in distress rather than Giant rabbit saves girl way out of his league.
He quickly took a glass of water and gulped it down. He was a man without a plan. He turned around to see her and saw her making excuses to her friends.
This was it. This would probably be when she would make her way up to the terrace.
His heart beat restlessly and he put down the glass gently on a nearby table. She laughed at her friend’s joke before walking towards the staircase. Without a second thought, he followed her, pausing before she took six steps.
“Now!” he muttered to himself and went after her. He breathed deeply and realized he could smell her perfume from here. What could possibly go through such a beautiful girl’s mind to jump off the ledge?
Nevertheless, he quickened his footsteps as the girl opened the door to the terrace.
As she walked in, he waited in the shadows, counted slowly till ten and followed her.
The cold wind brushed his face and he felt a chill down his spine. The night looked young and malicious, but the girl looked even more beautiful as the breeze played with her long locks.
He tiptoed towards her and saw that she seemed to be looking at the stars.
“I know you’d come.” She said softly.
He felt his heart sink and he swallowed. “Excuse me?”
She turned around and saw that her eyes were glistening. “I knew you’d come.”
“How?” he asked and walked towards her. She put her hand up and he stopped.
He saw utter confusion on her face. “I saw you in my dreams. I’ve never seen you before, but I feel like I know you.”
He hesitated and wondered if he should introduce himself. He thought against it when she turned back towards the ledge. Perhaps they would exchange names after he had saved her.
“I don’t think you can save me.” She said softly.
“And why is that?”
“I’m confused.” She said and he saw her hand wipe her face. “I don’t know what else to do.”
“Surely, every problem has a solution. You can always get help.” He replied and tiptoed towards her. With her back turned, he might just able to grab her before she did the unthinkable. “You’re a strong beautiful girl…”
“I’ve heard that many times from my own mother.” She said and he saw her shoulders stiffen as if she had sensed him getting closer.
“She’s right.” He said and kept his eyes glued to her back.
She turned her head and looked at him. “You can’t!” she said.
“I have no idea…”
“You can’t save me.” She cried. “At least not this time.” And the next minute she was on the ledge.
“Hey!” he screamed, but it was too late. She fell backwards and a wave of darkness passed over him. He fell down on his knees and held his forehead as excruciating pain ripped through him.
The next minute, the pain was gone. He opened his eyes to find himself downstairs at the party with a glass in his hand. He looked across to see the girl, alive and well, talking to her friends. And then she looked at him.
He swallowed and put the glass down. He nodded at the waiter and walked towards the girl who had by now turned back to her friends.
He stood right in front of her and clutched the nearby table. He was scared.
“Hi.” He said. “I’m Jay!”
The girl smiled broadly. “I know.” She said.
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