Loving You In Secret

Tyler knocked on the door, but there was no response.

He thought Vicky might be having a nightmare, so he turned the doorknob and walked in to check on her.

When he switched on the lamp beside the bed, he noticed that her face was covered in tears.

She tensed and was trembling uncontrollably as she panted.

Tyler tried to wake her up, but no matter how hard he tried, she just could not wake up as if she was trapped in a nightmare.

“Vicky. Vicky…” He pushed her gently, but she did not respond.

Tyler’s pupils contracted, and he realized that something was wrong when he could not wake Vicky up. He picked her up and was about to take her to a hospital when he noticed that she had lost weight.

She had always been slim, but it became clear that she had lost even more weight.

She was still trembling, and her weightless body felt almost as light as a tiny, helpless kitten.

For some reason, his heart sank. All emotions faded, leaving only remorse and guilt behind.

He should not have ignored her, and he knew that it was done deliberately on his part.

He was very busy, but not to the extent that he did not have time to see her.

He was used to being alone and did not want to break his habit, so he decided to correct the change in his life when he realized he had invested too much time and energy in Vicky.

He stopped checking the time when he was about to leave work; he stopped having inexplicable anticipation every time he opened the door when he arrived home.

He stopped waiting for the smile on her face, the light she kept on while waiting for him, or her familiar figure on the couch.

If he had not lost control of his emotions, he would never be angry when she was harmed or come close to forcing himself on her.

Alcohol was men’s best excuse for their actions, but all it did was magnify the desires buried deep in his heart.

the change in his behavior and hated himself for being out of control,

had forgotten about what she experienced in a short period and that she needed companionship, so he left her alone at home without even checking

out of the living room, her eyelashes fluttered

washed by tears, were bright and clean, reflecting his cold

confusion, Vicky realized that

voice was slightly hoarse.

been out until late as of late and would rarely return home before she went to bed. By the time she

that he was truly

was plagued by nightmares, often unable to distinguish reality from dream, and she lost track of when he came home each night. Hence, she was surprised to see Tyler at this

me to make some

nightmares that had been bothering her were completely forgotten, and she shifted

of his embrace and was about to prepare supper

down at her to meet her clear eyes that were devoid of

not been drinking but swiftly lost control of his

bowed his head and

the door, but

be having a nightmare, so he turned the doorknob and walked in to check

on the lamp beside the bed, he noticed that her face was covered in

tensed and was trembling uncontrollably as

tried to wake her up, but no matter how hard he tried, she just could not wake up as

Vicky…” He pushed her gently, but

pupils contracted, and he realized that something was wrong when he could not wake Vicky up. He picked her up

it became clear that she had lost even

weightless body felt almost as light as a tiny, helpless

heart sank. All emotions faded, leaving

should not have ignored her, and he knew that it was done deliberately on

very busy, but not to the extent that he did not

was used to being alone and did not want to break his habit, so he decided to correct the change in his life when he realized he had invested too much