Must Read: CONTROLLED [Completed] - Season 2 - Episode 21

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Must Read: CONTROLLED [Completed] - Season 2 - Episode 21

Ricky:
She was asleep, snoring quietly. I forced myself
to keep my hands on the steering wheel,
remembering how I promised not to touch her.

The sun was already high in the sky, and the
roads were busier than they were a few hours
ago. We were about ten hours away from
Blanca Peak, the mountain that the cabin was
on.
I felt my eyes start to droop, remembering I
hadn’t slept in over thirty-six hours. Maybe I
could pull over in a few hours when we were
deep in the mountains and rest. Reaching over,
I grabbed the bag or snacks Sophie had gotten
a few hours ago at the gas station. I pulled out
a soda and drank it, hoping it would keep me
awake enough to keep driving. I was afraid that
if I fell asleep, Sophie would wake up and leave.

That’s why we needed to be deep in the
mountains- isolated from everyone else.
I tensed when I heard her mumble something
and shift her body to face me, hoping she didn’t
wake up. She was beautiful as she slept. I
would never get over it. Thinking about the
cabin, I got excited, wondering what our future
would be like. Would she ever try to run again?
Would she grow used to me and our new life
together? I hoped she would just learn to live
with the fact I can’t live without her. She was…
my everything. She was mine.

“No…” she whispered in her sleep.
I looked over at her, wondering what she was
dreaming about.

“No.” she said louder and firmer. “No!”
She began squirming in her seat slightly,
shaking her head. I noticed the beads of sweat
forming on her forehead, and she was clenching
her eyes together tightly. A tear escaped from
the corner of her eye.

Panicking, I pulled the car over on the side of
the highway and shook her awake. “Sophie!
Sophie wake up. It’s okay.”

She opened her eyes and screamed, scooting
away from me. Her eyes were filled with fear,
and the tears were rolling down her cheeks. She
was panting hard, like she had just ran a long
way. Her clothes were all wrinkled from moving
in her sleep.

“It wasn’t a dream…” she whispered, widening
her eyes. I gazed at her, confused. Then I knew
what she was talking about. Closing my eyes, I
sighed and turned the car back on.

“No, Sophie. This is real,” I said blankly.
She sniffled and turned away from me once
more, but she never went back to sleep. I was
fully awake now, and didn’t have to worry
about sleep- which was good. I needed to keep
an eye on Sophie from now on. I wouldn’t put it
past her to try and run away, even if we were in
the middle of nowhere.
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