Darkside of Life

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Snow was falling from a dark grey sky at an alarming pace, on the night Camilla awoke from a nightmare. Her skin was covered in a thin layer of sweat; her heart was racing and Camilla’s dark brown fringe suck to her forehead. The sound of screeching tyres and Camilla’s own screams still rang in her ears and she believed she could smell burning rubber.

“Cam you seriously need to pull it together.” Her voice was stern in the darkness, as she stared up at the ceiling. “Every night.”

Taking several slow and deep breaths Camilla tried to return herself to some semblance of normal so she could at least try to get back to sleep.

Across the small village Monroe paced his small bedroom, the well-worn pyjama bottoms were slung low on his hips and his bare feet made dull thuds every time he placed them on the hard wood floor.

Monroe could not stop thinking about Camilla, there was so much that she didn’t know. Rolling his broad shoulders Monroe shook his head and collapsed against his bed. Placing his hands behind his head, Monroe stared at the ceiling and knew that sleep was not going to come for a while, if at all.

The bar was quiet when a snow covered Monroe walked in. His raven black hair was un-brushed and stuck out in all directions, but for some reason Camilla found that she liked it like that.

“Hey, wipe your feet I am not mopping up melted snow as well as beer” Camilla said as with enormous effort she tore her gaze from him and tried to focus on the pint of bitter she was pulling. Monroe obligingly wiped his boots on the thick welcome mat and proceeded to stepped behind the tall dark bar and questioned

“How’s it been?”

“Quiet.” Camilla shrugged and placed the pint in front of the young man opposite her. “Three twenty ...

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...ain” Monroe smiled and placed a gentle kiss on the top of her head.

“I am going to check on the kitchen, if you are going to be okay?”

“Yea I will be fine.” Camilla smiled and tucked a piece of brown hair behind her ear. “I’m just being stupid. T.V turning on when it’s not plugged in, I must be more sleep deprived than I thought.”

Monroe gently patted her arm as he walked passed and headed into the kitchen.

Standing in the cold kitchen Monroe lent against the silver workbench and let out several slow breaths.

“It’s only going to get worse. She has to know.” Running his hands over his face Monroe could not help but feel defeated.

A ringing noise filled Monroe’s ears again and he collapsed to his knees.

“Leave me alone!” He shouted in to the air. “I know! Don’t you think that I am full aware of the fact that today is the day” Squeezing his eyes shut.

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