UNLEASHED: The power within

CHAPTER 15

I have been extremely sad ever since I kicked Ares out of the apartment. That brief moment we had something clicked inside of me; it fell right into place. He managed to fill in the void I had felt since I was young. I miss him so much that it hurts. The very thought of him brings a lump to my throat.

I know this is ludicrous but the hope that he can just show up unannounced is undeniable. This feeling is foreign to me, I never cared for anyone the way I do for Ares. A stranger yet he has already captured my heart. Love is a new concept to me, but Ares makes it hoary, it's like I have been waiting for this moment to finally open up my heart. I have been waiting for this moment without even realizing it. I know it sounds crazy but it's true. I can feel it deep in my bones.

Sleep has become an alien to me these days. To think that I used to loathe dreaming about him, now all I want is just a glimpse of his face. The irony. Today I feel like a zombie, I am both physically and emotionally exhausted. I have been crying most of the night for unknown reasons. Okay, we both know it's Ares, but it is getting embarrassing. I make sure Black doesn't see me crying. A cup of coffee has been my rock these days. Thanks to those who discovered it because I can't start a day without having one.

I notice that the sugar is in the top drawer as I am preparing a cup of coffee. Mornings are the worst. I am extremely lazy and tired.

" Why can't the sugar jar just appear in my hands?" I mumble to myself as I lazily stretch my hand toward it. In a blink of an eye, the basin disappears from the top drawer and materializes in my hands.

" No this isn't happening. Tell me I'm hallucinating or something. " I squeeze my eyes shut hoping I can wake up from whatever this dream is. I have been tired lately maybe I am hallucinating but when I open them, the basin is still sitting in my hand.

 I screech in fright letting it loose, the glass hits the floor shuttering into pieces. The sugar sprinkles all around me but I am too scared to care. I stand there frozen not sure what to do. How is this possible?

"What the fuck Sheila?" Black comes running into the kitchen only to be stopped by the glass and sugar scattering on the floor.

My eyes bulge out gazing at him, " did you see that?" I ask still in trance trying to wrap my mind around all this.

" See what, you trying to kill yourself?" He asks looking at me with disbelief.

I point at the shuttered glass on the floor, " the sugar basin moved on its own" my hand is even trembling with dread.

 Black sighs, " is that why you threw it on the floor, Shey?"

"I freaked out, you should have seen it."

Massaging his temple he says, "you haven't been yourself since that handsome dude visited us. Are you okay Shey? Are you sure you aren't hallucinating because of exhaustion? I can see in your eyes that you are not sleeping well. Dark circles under your eyes are evident enough" he goes on to clap my trembling hand in concern.

" I swear I'm not lying, it moved on its own. One minute I was thinking about it and the next appears in my hands." I insist with a desperate voice. " Even if I'm tired, I know the difference between hallucinations and reality." I know I'm not crazy. It must be hard for his mind to comprehend that, but I was not hallucinating.

" Hey don't shout, it's okay. Tell me what happened?" He lowers his tone trying to grasp all this.

" I was standing preparing my cup of coffee when I realize I had forgotten the sugar. I was feeling super lazy, so I wished for it to appear in my hands, and boom it did." I rumble feeling perplexed myself.

" It's okay, we will figure it out. Whatever that is." He frowns " why don't you skip work and just rest" he suggests pretty drained himself.

I shake my head in denial, " I can't do that, you know I need the money. My exams are coming up, I need to pay the examination fee."