DIEGO’S POINT OF VIEW
I woke up drenched in sweat, I did not even know that I fell asleep until I woke up, the last thing I remember from last night was watching Valentina look outside the window.
I had a horrible dream one whose thought I cannot dismiss, it seemed very real, too real like it happened, like I was re-living a past life or something, it felt more real than even reality, I can still feel the pain of the bullet piercing through my chest, I can still feel how close I was to death, how the only thing that stopped me from slipping away was her, the girl in the pink ball gown, the girl who looks eerily similar to Valentina Sanchez.
In this dream I was dancing the waltz with this girl in a big beautiful banquet hall, I remember feeling so happy and fulfilled like everything I had ever wanted was finally becoming mine, I held on to this girl more closely, she rested her head on my shoulder, I had my hands on her waist, we danced like this until something happened, I don’t know what but it was something unsettling, somehow we ended up in the courtyard, surrounded by flowers and butterflies and a fountain that seemed to continually glow with thousands of fireflies.
Everything was going well, this girl and I kept talking and walking and kissing at random spots, I felt my happiest in that moment and then someone joined us, I do not know who, I did not see his face properly but I know that I know that person in real life.
When this person joined us, the girl who looks eerily similar to Valentina, her whole demeanor changed, it was like as if she now saw me as the enemy and then she shot me.
I remember feeling like I was in this sort of limbo, I could hear the voices around me but somehow I could not leave this space, a space of existing without really existing. I would listen to the sound of the heart monitor beating steadily, the sound of my father calling me a spineless wimp for being in the state I was (in a coma), the sound of my brother saying words that I cannot quite comprehend, none of those sounds woke me up not even the sounds of the doctors saying that there is little to nothing they can to for me anymore, not even the sound of my father agreeing to turn off the life support really soon or my brother saying that that would be the right decision so I can finally Rest In Peace.
None of those sounds brought me out of this limbo of being alive without actually being alive, none of those sounds set me free until I heard the voice of the girl that looks eerily similar to Valentina.
“I’m sorry… it was a mistake, I did not want to Diego, I did not mean to, I was trying to protect you but yet I ended up putting you in this state.” She sobbed. I remember feeling the need to want to come out of my half unalive state, I remember feeling the need to want to comfort her, I felt like I had to break out of that coma to be with this girl that looks like Valentina. I struggled to get into my body, to move my eye lids open, to be alive, I struggled and then I woke up drenched in sweat and utterly confused at my dream.
Was what Valentina said yesterday about her being the girl I used to love true? Does this confirm that or did I just have this dream because she put thoughts into my head.
I look at the other side of the room expecting to see Valentina there but I don’t, alarmed I sat up.
“Valentina?” I called out but nobody answered, I searched and searched but couldn’t find her. I started to panic, I don’t even know why but my heart started beating fast like I had lost something valuable and that doesn’t make sense to me but to my heart it seems like it does…
VALENTINA’S POINT OF VIEW
I did not know When the guard came into the room, I was asleep did not feel a thing. I spent the bulk of the night looking out the window, wondering how beautiful our life would have been if I hadn’t made that mistake, we were really to work through ever storm, pull every mountain down, as long as we were together we were sure that everything would be alright.
I spotted a cat outside the window, under the clear but mysterious night sky, I smiled as this lonely cat found another cat and they walked the night together.
I used to be one of two but now I am one of one, my better half does not believe me when I tell him that I am his, he does not believe a word out of my mouth, he thinks me to be a bunch of unthinkable things.
I turned away from the window and turned to Diego, he was asleep, I watched him sleep, he looked peaceful somehow that made me feel at peace, I fell asleep to the beautiful sounds of the night and Diego’s stead breaths.
I was awoken by one of Diego’s guard who said nothing but covered my mouth with his hand when I tried to scream. I have seen him before, I saw him yesterday, he was the one who brought me to this room, he had stared at me for some time as if he knows me or something.
“Don’t be afraid, I would not hurt you.” He said. I quieted down just to not make him angry.
“I need to get you out of here, I need to get you away from all this, I have to do it for our mother’s sake.” He said.
“Our mother?” I asked completely shocked, the only sibling I have is Sidney so who is this?!
“I am your brother Cole.” He replied and all my mother’s meaningless talks before her death started to make sense…