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The invisible demons would come and go. Haunting him, and then leaving him a crippled mess.

But I helped him through every breakdown, every night filled with terror. I've kept my promise.



I awake with a start, gasping as I sit up. I forget what I was dreaming about but I don't think a bad dream was the cause of my abrupt awakening.

I swing my legs over the bed and walk around my room, looking for any clue as to what might have made a loud noise. When I don't find anything, I crawl back into my bed and close my eyes.

BANG

I snap my eyes open and look around again.

What the-

Suddenly, I feel a hand grab my arm and pull me out of my bed. I hit the floor hard and scramble away from wherever the hand came from. Then I feel two strong arms lift me up from behind with a harsh grip.

The last thing I feel is a moist cloth being pressed to my nose and mouth area, and everything goes black.

Demons | Bucky BarnesWhere stories live. Discover now