Night Carved Paths Into Silence by Zyrel Ash ` 301
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Every performance of “obsession” for Edward, every “hurt”
inflicted upon Roderick, felt like her soul was being sliced by a
dull knife.
She knew what she was doing; she was lucidly aware of how
absurd, how disgusting, how painful it all was.
But she couldn’t fight back, couldn’t even convey a single cry
for help with her eyes!
That extreme powerlessness and self–loathing nearly drove her
insane.
In the dream, she was no longer an ignorant puppet, but a
prisoner in heavy shackles, forced to act in a disgusting play.
Her face wore the idiotic smile required by the narrative control,
but in her heart, it was raining blood.
“Roderick, go away, just go away… Don’t look at me… Don’t
believe me…”
She screamed silently in her dream as tears streamed from the
corners of her tightly shut eyes, “I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”
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In the midst of immense grief, the dream finally shifted, as if I
was caught in a time warp.
The heart–wrenching pain vanished, replaced by the sheer joy of
pregnancy.
Madeleine reached out and touched her swollen belly.
I remember now…
That afternoon, she had gone to the hospital for a check–up
because of drowsiness and vomiting, and the doctor told her
she was over two months pregnant.
Roderick flew back from abroad almost immediately, rushing to
the hospital, travel–worn.
He knelt on one knee before Madeleine, unable to say a word,
just crying uncontrollably.
“Ricki, what are you crying for? We’re going to be a mom and
dad, aren’t you happy?”
She remembered feeling a sweet helplessness, thinking his
silliness was adorable.
However, the Roderick in the dream looked up, his eyes blurred
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with tears, but not from joy.
Deep in his eyes was an unconcealable, immense panic and
heartache.
Roderick held her hand, pressing it against his face, his voice
choked and nearly broken:
“I’m scared, my sweet.”
“Pregnancy is too hard, childbirth is too painful. I can’t bear to
see you suffer even a little…”
At that moment, the dream was veiled in gray, and the joy was
gradually replaced by an uneasy premonition and a dull ache.
Time flew by, and the scene shifted to the delivery room.
The glaring surgical lights, the smell of disinfectant growing
thick and pungent.
Intense contractions came in waves like a tide, threatening to
tear her apart.
She gripped Roderick’s hand tightly, her nails digging into his
flesh, but he seemed to feel no pain, his face pale as he
repeated “I’m here” in her ear over and over.
!
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Then, everything started to become chaotic.
The doctor’s voice grew urgent, the nurses‘ footsteps hurried.
The monitors let out an alarming beeping sound.
She felt her body temperature dropping, her strength rapidly
draining away, and her vision began to blur…
She heard Roderick’s voice change, filled with an
unprecedented terror:
“Doctor!
What’s wrong with her?
Blood… Why is there so much blood?
!”
“The patient is hemorrhaging!
Prepare for resuscitation!”
An icy fear instantly seized the Madeleine in the dream, and
also made her sleeping body tremble violently.
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“Roderick… Roderick…”
She murmured unconsciously, cold sweat beading on her
forehead.
I remember now, I remember more.
Back when she gave birth to Kev, she had truly walked through
the gates of Hell.
No wonder…
No wonder Roderick’s face turned so grim when he heard Kev say he wanted a little sister.
It turned out that the fear rooted deep in his heart was far more
profound than she had ever imagined.
The dream and reality intertwined, and that near–death coldness
and boundless darkness seemed to wash over her again,
making her shiver involuntarily.
But then, the warm embrace surrounding her and the steady,
strong heartbeat by her ear anchored her firmly in a safe harbor.
She slowly opened her eyes and met Roderick’s worried gaze.
“Having a nightmare?
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You kept calling my name just now.”
Madeleine nodded, then shook her head.
“I dreamed about a lot of things from the past.”
Her voice was slightly hoarse, carrying the daze of waking from
a nightmare and a hint of knowing sorrow, “I remember
everything now, about when I gave birth to Kev.”
She paused, gently smoothing his furrowed brow. “You’ve been
scared this whole time, haven’t you?”
Roderick caught her hand, holding it tightly in his palm, as if it
was the only way to be sure she was there.
He didn’t deny it. His Adam’s apple bobbed, his voice low and
almost hoarse. “Yeah.”
One word, but it carried immense weight.
It held a heart–stopping shock and a bone–deep fear that words
couldn’t describe.
He could never forget the glaring red in the delivery room, her
face turning pale as a sheet in an instant, the piercing sound of
the monitor’s alarm, and especially not the fear that nearly froze
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his soul.
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