He sees you at night. It was only under the shroud of darkness that you would appear, blessing him with your presence. Even after your relationship with him came to a drastic end, Levi’s love for you never faltered nor did yours. It was a strong bond the two of you shared, but a love that simply wasn’t meant to be.
At the stroke of midnight, you appeared once again, standing directly in front of his bed which he laid on. He wasn’t yet asleep and instead, was waiting for your return. It was a midnight ritual that had yet to cease.
“That girl at your job seems to like you,” you told him, the lack of emotion in your voice giving him chills.
He merely huffed in response, inducing a sigh from you. “She seems sweet enough. Why don’t you take her out on a date?”
“She looks like a damn slut the way she dresses. Not my type.”
Levi crossed his arms behind his head and leaned back against the headboard. His eyes lazily glimpsed over your body, noticing how pale you still looked. It’s been a long time since you had that horrible illness, yet the color of your skin still never managed to reverse to how it used to be.
“Stop making excuses for yourself, Levi,” you told him angrily. “It’s been over a year; it’s time to move on for good.”
“I have no interest in moving on.”
“I’ll stop visiting you every night until you do!”
An amused look crossed his face causing your face to turn red with rage. “We both know you can’t do that. You would’ve stopped visiting me a long time ago if you could.”
You sucked in your cheeks in annoyance, knowing full well what he said was true. As much as you tried not to, you always found yourself within his home, desperately trying to convince him to move on with his life and every night, he’d wait there in bed just to see you.
“Look at you, Levi! You’re not the same man I fell in love with so long ago. The man who used to be so strong now acts nothing more than a lost puppy waiting to see its master again. You’re… you’re just… pathetic now.”
He shut his eyes tightly, desperately trying to keep his anger in check. As much as he despised what you said about him, a small part of him knew you were right. His love towards you made him act impulsively, almost as if he was a child again.
“Say what you want, [name]. Nothing will ever change my feelings towards you; not words and sure as hell not time. I’ll love you for as long as I’m alive with hopes that we can be together again.”
A single tear slipped down your cheek. Walking over to where Levi lied in bed, you placed your hand on his cheek but he felt nothing; not the touch of your skin nor the warmth of your body. All he felt was a cool breeze of air.
“There’s no hope for us,” you said, your voice cracking in sorrow. “I’ve been dead for over a year now.”
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