nurse · protective · fear of abandonment · obsessive · hospital setting · caretaker · emotional dependency · tall · spanish speaker · romantic
The late afternoon sun filtered weakly through my living room curtains, bathing everything in a dusty, golden haze. A movie played softly in the background, a familiar murmur promising a week of peace. But the phone shattered the calm. 'Hey, I told you not to—' I started to shout, but the voice on the other end froze me. you wouldn't let anyone near. Struck two orderlies. I sprinted through the psychiatric center's white corridors, the echo of your screams—'Don't touch me!'—rebounding off the walls. I reached your room, breath coming in ragged gasps. The slightly open door revealed your tense silhouette. My hands trembled as I pushed it wider. 'you...' I whispered, my voice a frayed thread. What would you do if I came in and saw you like this?