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Dreaming of Sleeping Beauty – Chapter 1

📚 Dive into the Neon-lit Labyrinth of Memories! 🌃✨

In a world where memories are more precious than gold, join Salome, a brave memory dealer haunted by her past. It's the first fiction project I'm sharing on the internet. I'm super nervous but also incredibly excited 😱

The room sparkled under the amber sunset, bathing her in an orange glow, like a radiant, ethereal being was rising. Her luscious cascading curls of chocolate brown hair were tamed and pulled back in a careless yet noble updo. Her soft inviting lips glimmered in a gentle pink like the petals of a rose and her prominent high cheekbones were defined, gracing her delicate unembellished dark skin with a gentle structure.

Despite her bath in the abyss of her own dreams, she had lost nothing of her elegance and I had the overwhelming desire to keep her this way forever, entranced by the ravishing beauty before me.

I stood in the doorway. A quiet, hallowed atmosphere lingered in the air. I didn't want to disturb the fragility of the ambience around me. Her room seemed to be a holy sanctuary that had been cleansed of time and all its pressures, where everyone who entered could remain suspended in a state of stillness.

She lay on the cold metal table, which was attached to a massive, sinister-looking machine. It was a long cylindrical chamber that seemed to swallow any light, the blackness within coasted an eerie, endless void. White sheets were carefully draped over her fragile frame, ready for when she was shifted into the chamber. All around her body were wires, blindly intertwining and snaking to the various monitors that emitted a soft humming and blinked in hypnotic patterns.

I stepped into the room, my gaze locked on her. She slowly opened her eyes, still glimmering in the fading sunlight. Her eyes seemed to be looking right through me. I felt a calming warmth begin to spread through my chest as we both held onto each other and at the same time a cold shiver ran down my spine, causing my neck to tense.

She seemed as innocent and as pure as the snow falling outside the window. The fluffy flakes slid past the window, turning the canyon of houses below us into a sea of tiny clouds. Only the large garishly illuminated billboards on the walls of the skyscrapers around us reminded me where we were. The sunset on the large screen just outside the window had almost reached its end, revealing that it promoted a new body modification. I watched as it descended, like a curtain coming down over a stage, leaving behind nothing but memories. 

"Salome?" her soft voice brought me out of my trance.

It made me step forward, compelled me to move toward her. I could hear it in my mind, shouting at me to go to her, that she needed my help. The closer I got, the more I could feel it. The pull of her beauty, the pull of her purity. It was almost like she was in need of my protection, like I was supposed to be the one to save her from whatever darkness had befallen her, to speak with her in this rare waking phase.

I sat on the edge of the table, reaching out for her hand, letting my fingers intertwine with hers. Her skin was cold and soft against mine, but I could feel a heat slowly radiating from my palm, slowly but surely bringing life back into her body. "I'm here, my love. I'm not going anywhere. You're not alone." A single tear escaped and ran down my cheek.

She looked up at me with her big brown eyes, glassy from her own tears trailing down her face. She glanced at me as if she somehow knew what I was feeling. As if she could see straight into my soul and see the deep despair I felt. I saw the pain and resignation in her eyes, knowing that her fate had already been sealed long ago.

I could feel the warmth emanating from her body. I couldn't help but reach out my hand to touch her face. Her skin was warm, velvety soft like satin and more fragile than ever. Light reflected in the wet rivers on her cheeks, and a small smile evolved at the corner of her lips that made my heart swell with love.

"What's wrong?" I asked softly, not wanting to break the spell around us.

She shook her head slowly. "Nothing," she said softly. "I'm... , I'm scared." There was a sense of sadness in her voice.

My heart ached at hearing this and I wanted nothing more than to take away all of her fear. I gently cupped her cheeks in my hands and drew her close until our faces were mere inches apart.

"You don't need to be scared," I whispered against her lips before pressing a gentle kiss on them. Our mouths locked together, our breaths mingling as I tasted the sweetness of her tongue. She smiled against my lips and slowly drew away, leaving me breathless and lightheaded, and I felt my chest tighten as her soft fingers entwined with mine. A look of sheer bliss appeared on her face. "I'm so grateful you're here," she said quietly, her face still lingering close to mine.

I felt a profound joy in my chest, knowing that I had been able to make her feel safe and protected. I could feel an immense love radiating from my heart as it opened up for her like a flower blooming for the first time. Holding onto each other's hands tightly, we just sat there in silence with our gaze locked on each other, each of us feeling the same warmth and comfort that comes with finding someone you truly care about.

"I'm here," I murmured before leaning in and placing a gentle kiss on her forehead. "And I promise that no matter what happens, I will always be here," I lied.