Chapter64

#Chapter64

Gone

|Nate|

I was waking up from a terrible nightmare.

The girl who I loved had left me.

Only, it wasn't a dream.

I knew it was real as soon as I opened my eyes.

/"Verena./" I mumbled her name incoherently in my half-conscious state, as if it would somehow make her come back.

/"Hey, man./" Someone spoke up.

It took me a while to recognize my best-friend's voice in my hysteric state.

/"Marcus?/" I muttered finally. My voice was hoarse.

/"You look like crap./" He responded.

I tried to chuckle but the stab of pain in my ribs stopped me abruptly.

His hand squeezed my shoulder gently. /"I'm sorry, about everything man./"

We were enveloped by an awkward silence. Neither one of us was particularly good with expressing emotions.

He cleared his throat. /"I need to give you something./"

He reached into his pocket and took out an envelope.

My heartbeat sped up.