Still Painful

"No!!!!"

Bella jolted awake from her sleep as she raised her body to sit on her bed. She was panting hard, her body bathed in her own sweat as she looked outside. It was still dark out, but the moonlight shined brightly on her balcony.

She sighed to herself. It had been a while since she last dreamt of what happened that night when she lost the man she loved. Closing her eyes, she couldn't help but lift the corners of her lips. Somehow, that dream was both sweet and nightmarish at the same time.

"At least I'm able to see him again even if it's only in a dream…" 

She weakly whispered to herself as she thoughtfully grabbed onto the bright red flower hairpin currently on her head. Biting her lower lip, she almost tasted blood as she once again felt that same excruciating pain stabbing her inside her chest. Tears started running down her cheeks, and she hastily wiped them away as she let out another sigh.