Chapter 155: The Starting Point of the Story
Screams, splashes of blood, and dark faces full of murderous intent.
Oliver frowned while half asleep and half awake, and subconsciously stretched out his arms to his side, but didn’t touch the warm body of his lover as usual. It seemed that countless pieces of ice had exploded deep in his mind, and he was in a cold sweat. Before his brain was completely awake, Oliver’s body took the lead. He rolled out of bed and almost instinctively retracted into the corner like a cat. In less than two seconds of the whole process, his two arms were already in a defensive posture, perfectly protecting his heart.
The desk was hit by a dull noise and two of books that he hadn’t finished reading before going to bed collapsed and scattered everywhere.
Holding his breath and hiding for a while, his mind began to turn slowly.
The memory of the day slowly surfaced from the depths of his mind. Yes, he visited a new campus and came back to have a brief exchange with Nemo for about half an hour. Before Nemo’s roommate came back, they also laughed at Bagelmaurus’ new look together. Oliver looked at the dark and empty room in front of him and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a wry smile.
It’s over. Oliver breathed a sign of relief and rubbed his face hard. The Withered Castle had disappeared, and he had left that hell, but those fragments of death still visited his dreams from time to time— Waking Oliver up from his slumber. It was just that in previous days, he could hug Nemo in the next second and fell back into a deep sleep with the breath of his lover.
But today, he only felt coldness. Hazily, he almost regarded this reality as a dream again.
‘Habits are a terrible thing,’ Oliver thought to himself. Instead of turning on the light, he sat in the same place and inserted his fingers into his hair soaked in cold sweat. He wasn’t very proficient in detecting, but he felt relief when he felt the familiar breathing two doors away, and even the small snoring of Bagelmaurus.
Nemo was still sleeping, and everything was safe.