LadyStardust schreef:
His Russian words were impossible to ubderstand for her, leaving her confused and a little scared. Why didn't she just walk out of the room? What kept her seated on the floor? The only explaination she could find was that she just couldn't leave him behind like this, besides, would he even let her go?
Slowly, she reached for her backpack, her thin fingers wrapped around the strap, dragging it towards her. Her hands were still shaking, yet she managed to open up the back and pull out the pack of cigarettes and her lighter. She just needed something to focus on, that wasn't Demyan's anger. It frightened her in a way that also made it seem fascinating. Something about him made ot seems dangerously attractive, and she didn't know why or what. She couldn't take her eyes off of him, even while she lighted her cigarette. His dark coloured eyes suited him perfectly, and somehow, besides the fear, she couldn't look away. His words seemed frightened, not in a way that made him seem scared, rather as if he wanted to get away from it or hide it.
Her own thoughts quickly took over her mind again, giving her no time to rest. Images formed in her mind, memories were played befire her mind,making her eyes stare blankly into the room, like she saw right through everything. His behaviour reminded her of others that crossed her path before he did, bringing back memories of moments she had tried to forget. It felt so real, besides her knowing it was all fake, just an illusion her mind made up. Her paranoid eyes looked right at the wall, yet it didn't seem as if she was really looking at it. The cigarette hang loosely between her lips, as smoke left her mouth now and then. Emotions played with her, as she went from scared to sad and everything in between with just the blink of an eye. It made her feel sick, disgusted by her won behaviour that she seemed to have no control over. There was pretty much nothing that she could do about it, leaving her powerless on the floor. Like some helpless being, she just sat on the floor, her back pressed against the wall, as her legs were pulled up, her arms wrapped around them. Her shaking got worse, and more terrible memories were made visible to her. She wanted to yell, scream, tell the memories to leave her alone, but no words left her mouth, she simply couldn't. It wasn't the fear of him that made her have another one of her panic attacks, rather his reaction when he noticed she had the notebook. It felt familiar, as she had people get mad at her many times before, and most of the times it ended with her getting hurt or something. She didn't fear him the slightest bit, she was simply afraid for her own safety, and instead of fighting or running away, she just sat there. Her breathing stayed as heavy as it was minutes ago, and her shaking didn't seen to get better either. 'I'm sorry.' Was everything she could manage to say, after she fumbled a bit to get the cigarette from her mouth. Her absent eyes still stared into the distance, yet she seemed to get back to reality slowly.
Shakily and very slowly, she pushed her weakened body up from the ground, feeling as of she could pass out at any moment now, due to a lack of oxygen. Her mind seemed to tell her to go to the window, in an attempt to get some more air. Her steps were slow and shaky, all the while she held her hand against the wall, trying to let it help her stay up. Eventually, she got to the window, wich she opened, as quickly as she could. The cold night air felt good as she breathed in deeply, yet it didn't quitte do the trick, as the symptoms didn't leave her be.
As much as she wanted to just stay quitte and try to breath a little calmer, she couldn't help but feel like she had to help him first. It was her fault after all. Her hands let go of the windowsil that she was clinging on to in an attempt to stay up. Slowly but surely, she managed to walk towards the boy, somewhat listening to what he said. The pack of cigarettes, she held in her hand, as well as the lighter, both of wich she threw onto his lap, not caring wheter he wanted to smoke or not. It didn't take too long before she claimed a spot next to him, and sat down on the ground. 'Calm down, Macho... It's all gonna be okay.' She mumbled, as she looked over at him. 'I know I fucked up, but please just try to calm down.'