| Daisy |

It was the kind of darkness where I couldn't even see my own hand!

"Dean?!" I called out his name.

I could hear his breathing ! Feel his presence but he didn't answer!

Then i stretched my hand out since he was standing right beside me! My thumb hit his bicep and my hand slipped from his bicep to his arm, curling around it.

All I needed was a physical contact with him and I was fine. I wasn't the kind of person who was scared of the dark. I couldn't sleep with lights on.

"Dean?" This time my voice was low.

Why wasn't he responding!

Why wasn't he answering me?! I could hear his breaths! I couldn't even move my hand around . What if I poked him in the eye?

When he didn't answer for the third time , my gut told me something was wrong. And I never took my sixth sense for a joke.

I had my phone in my sling purse so quickly with one hand I managed to unzip my purse and pull out my phone.

Quickly, I turned the flashlight on.

It illuminated the elevator a bit.

I turned the light towards Dean and my heart leaped to my throat because his eyes were screwed shut! And he was breathing hard through his nose! He had his arms crossed , his posture rigid! full lips pursed in a tight line.

Dread pooled in my stomach.

"Dean? Hey look at me. .," I said softly, leaving his arm and standing right in front of him.

He didn't.

Something was wrong!

The tips of my fingers went cold.

Worried sick, I lifted my hand and cupped his cheek lightly. . gently-his green eyes shot open at the contact-he didn't look like he was here. He was not seeing me but past me.

"Dean . .," I leaned in so all his eyes could see was my face in the dimly lit space ," look in my eyes. It's okay alright? It will be over soon."

A glimmer of something glossed in his eyes as if he just recognized me.

"We are going to get out of here in a minute okay?" I had no idea what was I saying. All I knew was I had to keep talking. " Breath in and out. . .through your nose. "

He nodded stiffly, now uncoiling from his rigid posture. . breathing in and out through his nose. . and lifting his hand . . .to pull down my hand from his cheek and hold it.

Palm to palm.

He didn't look away away from me even for a moment.

"Is it the dark? " I whispered seeing the haunted look in his eyes. I could feel the rip at my heart. .I had never seen him like this. . so over the edge.

He just kept looking at me.

No talking, no nothing. .just looking.

His hand was as cold as ice , his grip on my hand had tightened- his lips parted a little. .and then he was breathing through his mouth...

His breathing raspy.

He moved his lips as if wanting to say something. He was trying to say something and I moved in close until my body was flushed against his. Our locked hands between our bodies.

"Breath in breath out." He was saying this more to himself then me. His eyes glued to me but not really seeing me.

I made sure not to move or look away from him.

Dean. .Dean was afraid of the dark.

Or was it the tight space? But he had been normal when we entered. It was when the lights went out-

Just as I was thinking-the lights flashed on. Blinding me for a moment. I blinked rapidly to adjust my eyes to the sudden white light. White spots popped up my vision.

And Dean-he looked like he stepped out of a nightmare.

He glanced up the lights and then at me and then at our hands.

"Come on. Let's go-"

I didn't even finish.

He snatched at his hand as if my hand caught fire. Breathing hard , a vein in his neck popped up. . pulsing.

"Are you. .are you okay?" I asked slowly not wanting to startle him.

He pinched the bridge of his narrow nose. " I'm fine. Take these ," he took out his car keys from his jeans pocket and slapped them in my palm. " Go home."

The way he said it. .my blood went ice cold. As if he splashed a bucket of cold water on my body. In my blood.

"W-what?" I was numbing down.

"You heard me." His eyes flashed annoyingly. And he didn't even look at me . He bypassed me going for the shut doors, pushing the stop button repeatedly until his thumb turned raw and-his hand was slightly shaking!

"Dean , is something wrong-"

"Shut up. For God sake just shut up!" He snapped so suddenly that I jerked back . .. .the stinging sensation in my heart turning into an open wound. He turned his neck slightly but didn't look at me. I could see the tension in his bunched up shoulders. .he seemed so coiled up .

He took a deep breath as if calming himself.

His back to me, his neck angled at me but his eyes not looking at me. .all I could see was the side of his face. His cheeks seemed more hollow . .his jawline protruding.

"I don't want to do this right now. Don't ask me anything." He said this time in warning.

I gripped the key of his car so hard , it formed imprints on my palm.

"You have to tell me what just happened! You can't leave me hanging like this!" Involuntarily my voice raised up.

That made him turn at me and he came at me like a raging storm! His eyebrows slashed , eyes that had been so open just a few minutes back were closed off. .

Instantly i backed up against the wall, my back chilling down at the cold contact . .he was in my face. So damn near I could count the lashes on his eyes. .he was in no way touching me and somehow he was...

"Who do you think you're ? " He hissed through gritted teeth. "Who are you to ask me of anything?!"

In one minute he brought my whole world down into ashes. Burned it. Spit on it .

I was not going to cry!

I was not!

All I said was. .

"You're. . hurting me."

He angled his head to a side, a smirk pulling at his lips.

"You know nothing about that word. You know, " he leaned in. . placing his hand beside my head ," fucking nothing, Daisy. So until you actually know what that word means , don't use it."

I couldn't control the tears escaping. They spilled on their own. . going down. .down on my shirt. .on the floor.

He kept staring . . staring until my sniffles turned into sobbing. Horrible sniffing blown out sobbing.

I tried to wipe off the tears with the back of my hand but fresh tears would come and then I just stopped wiping .

Through blurry vision I saw his shoulders go slack. A balloon deflated.

"I'm sorry for-"

Thwack!

The smack of flesh meeting flesh ricochetted across the space. His face whirled to the side, a red rash coloring the top of his cheek and I was glad that my nail made a mark too on his cheek!

I was not a violent person but that moment something in me snapped. He couldn't play around with me! Use me as he pleased!

I lifted my finger in warning.

" If you know what's better for you, you'll stay away from me!!"

I didn't stay back. I moved to a side as the elevator door tinged open. .before I could step out . .I turned back at him and flung the keys at him.

It hit his back and slipped down on the floor.

With my shredded heart and soul in ashes , I kept walking with my head held high when all I wanted to do was drop to my knees and howl.

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