Sick illusions.

'Why did she just leave.' He asked himself as he smelled his armpits. He wondered why he never enjoyed love life like all his friends back at school. Though he was one of the most handsome men, he lacked a beauty to match his pride.

He paced around the room in a confused state. 'Should I go after her, or should I let her leave.'

He always doubted his friend's sayings, that if she loves you, she will come back for you.

Yet at this moment he let her leave. Not that he wanted to experiment if she would come back, but because he was fed up.

He hated himself. He was not romantic. He was blessed with face but cursed with loneliness. He missed his parents more than ever. He wondered where they were, are they ok? Ever since he gained consciousness he did been living with his grandma back at the highlands. Life had been simple these past years till Abi left, now Maeia.

He saw a pen on the shelf placed on-top of a notepad. He stretched out his weak hand and picked them both before flipping through the empty pages.

Such smooth paper lacked someone to adore. He brought the pen on the paper and scribbled his pain all over a blank page. After having wrote on the back of the notepad. He tore the piece of paper and pulled out some coins from his pocket.

'This is my next life's ticket. Whoever stops me shall bear the fury of the Angel of death.' He wanted to add this weird phrase that just popped in his chaotic head but decided against it and walked out of the door leaving the note and coins on the luxurious bed.

It was all silent on this floor. The place smelled dump. The sound of overflowing water from an open tap could be heard distantly. He had to buy some paracetamol from the chemist opposite Miami. He knew that an overdose would take his life. The corridor was silent. He wondered why was the place so quiet.

He had no regret. He missed his Grandma but he didn't want to see her now. His eyes hid misery as he took his first step towards his suicidal mission, but before he turned to face the stairs, a loud bang brought him back to life.

'Was that a gunshot?' He wondered. He wanted to die, or was he already dead. He feared nothing. The bang came from the washrooms, where running water flowed flooding the floor. He hurried towards that direction. But what he saw broke him to pieces.

"Abi?" He shouted as he saw his girl tied up. A pistol pointed at her torso.

"What are you doing here Bryan?" Abi shouted from the room as soon as he came in. She didn't look like someone in fear, she had no terror. Instead she laughed menacingly. He had great phobia to such laughter. The man pointing the pistol at her turned to face him too, with a smile on his face.

"Do you want to watch,?" He asked with a snigger.

He rubbed his eyes with the back of his palm. 'Is this an illusion?'

"Erick?" He called out confused.

"What?... Of course I didn't harm you. You harming yourself instead." He replied to a question never asked.

"What are ..." Bryan tried to talk but his voice got stuck somewhere in his throat.

"Honey please ignore him... I'm dying for you...oo." Abi begged grabbing the tilt of black pistol. Bryan looked confused. She is begging for death? She want to die for him? Why?

He wanted to kill himself now he was witnessing someone dying for someone. He felt dizzy. Erick pulled back the pistol and instead landed his lips on Abi's. The whole scene was discordant, he felt sick and wanted to leave them be but realized he was the target.

"Where do you think you leaving to?" Erick shot the question sending him into daze.

"You are going to watch me screw your love. Or do you want to die instead?"

His bile rushed up almost making him puke. "Please kill me instead." Bryan longed for an eternal rest.

"First you watch me. I bet you will join the fun too." Erick promised as he tucked his arms under Abi's tied hands pulling her into a kneeing position. Now he stood up as Abi was on her knees, her head level to his crotch. Bryan knew what they were going to do.

"Abi! Don't!" Bryan screamed. He wanted to pull her to his side and save her but her behaviour was bizarre.

"I know what am doing. And who are you to me?" Abi asked this question straightly. "We are having a good time and we done you a favor by letting you watch." She was now giggling as she kissed Erick's front.

"Let me untie you Baby girl." Erick loosened the rope and unzipped his trouser with a smile. So unshameful. This was going to happen? Like infront of me. He couldn't believe a thing. Abi had been having affairs behind his back with his only friend Erick. He remembered how Erick had consoled him back at Celebs club. He wished the earth would just crack and swallow him. He wanted to talk but right now he had no words to say.

The scene infront of him unfolded like a piece of wrapping. Abi now on her heels smiled at the thing in her hands. She was squeezing and stroking it up and down making Erick all but excited. He did not want to see this but Erick pointed the weapon at him.

"Watch this or you regret.!" He gave a warning as he clutched Abi's hair from behind her head and forced her to put it in her mouth. He watched as she sucked it all over.

For more than 5 months he did been wondering why Abi left him. Now it dawned. Erick had played strings behind his back.

As they continued to please each other, he couldn't stop but feel drown in the drama. His lower body again disobeyed his chaste. He could feel his big man steel swelling and bulging for freedom. He felt jealous, pain yet more aroused.

"Abi, why do you have to do this?" He asked himself as he strode forward towards them.

"So u really are enjoying?" Erick says pointing the pistol at him. "Is better you remain calm."

Is this a game of sex? Am i acting? No way! Erick has looked down on him for so long! He felt a surge of energy flow through his veins before he rushed forward and knocked both of them over.

He did caught them unaware and successful split them apart. The pistol a distance away, blown out of hand. The floor at the right next to the taps was all but slippery. A cardbox he had not seen earlier had been smashed by Erick's huge body revealing the captive hidden inside.

"Mae?!" Bryan shouts as he quickly grabs the pistol and knocks Erick out.

Abi stood up frightened. Mae just remained calm, unconscious. She had been drugged probably. A wave of thunder and bolt of lightening flashed in his eyes as he glared at Abi. He felt no love for her.

"Mae, wake up please." He begged the sleeping beauty in his hands. The sink spilled water all over the floor and he was drenched now.

He didn't even mind what Abi would do as he decided to ignore her. He had to help Mae first.

"Get out!" He orders Abi who obediently ran out tripping herself on the door.

"Mae?" He cried. He thought she was dead. He laid her on the wet floor and kissed her forehead.

"I will avenge you." He swore.

From behind someone had regained conscious. Oblivious to the threat behind him, he didn't realise till Mae shot up screaming.

What followed was immerse pain from the back of his head before darkness filled his conscience.

*****

"Bryan? Can you hear me?"

"Please talk. I miss you."

A sweet voice echoed in the darkness. He was sure it belonged to Mae. He felt himself lifting himself up but he couldn't see his body. It was pitch black, everywhere. He could remember Mae jumping over and grabbing Erick before the police swarmed in but he couldn't figure out where he was.

"Mae!" He shouted

"Bryan, im here." The sweet passionate voice persisted.

"Where am I Mae?" Bryan asked the void. He felt empty, his mind could not think beyond what he remembered.

"Bryan, i love you. When you wake up, I will be right here, i will protect you." He heard the voice from all over, he couldn't focus from where the sound came from since it came from all corners.

"Mae I can hear you. Please answer me. Where am I?" Bryan sat down in the void terrified.

"You are safe Bryan." He heard her answer before someone else intruded.

"Mae what are you telling the Patient, please give him some rest."

"Please don't go!" Bryan screamed but no one could hear him. He was in his own world.

"Please help me!" Bryan shouted as he felt the darkness thicken and suffocate him. He fell down and lost consciousness again.