Sylvia's POV:

As tears continuously flowed down my cheeks, I lay there stunned. I then turned Rufus over and saw the pattern of a winding thorn on his back. It had already gotten very big.

Running my fingers over it, I asked, "Can't you feel it? It's growing here from your waist."

"I... don't feel anything." Rufus shook his head in confusion.

"You should at least be able to see it, then." If he even slightly tilted his head, the pattern on his waist would be clearly visible to him. And when he was taking a shower, he should have been able to notice it then.

After I got out of the bed, I grabbed a mirror for him to take a look for himself. "Well, can you see it now?"

Rufus turned his head around and his brows furrowed in confusion. "I see nothing."

"How could it be..." My stomach churned from the strange feeling when I looked over at the mirror's reflection and saw nothing in it.

I then thought it might be the problem of the mirror. I grabbed another mirror, one that was bigger, and raised it up to Rufus' level. "Can you see it now?"

"No, still nothing." Rufus looked as though he was about to say something but then stopped after thinking it over.

forth at the reflection on the mirror and the pattern on his back, I blinked my eyes repeatedly. I nearly thought I

you been too tired recently? Maybe it's a hallucination." Rufus asked, his eyes laced with

black thorn on his back. There was no way it was an illusion, the logical part of my brain knew

I see the

be a manifestation

with his arms and gave me a kiss on the forehead. "Well, don't think about it anymore. I think all you need is to get a good night's sleep for now." Around the same time, Rufus' phone began to ring.

arms right after he had hung up the

with your

you. After I see that

be relaxed and patted him on the shoulder. "Oh, me? I'm fine. Maybe you're right and

eyes. "Promise me that you'll tell me as soon as something like this is on your mind again, whether it is an illusion

anymore, so I nodded slightly and responded, "I know. I won't hide anything from you anymore,

hands cupped my face, Rufus smiled. "You

over his. "I'll be alright. Go ahead and sort out what

I've seen that you have fallen

to fall asleep if you're here,"

he couldn't persuade me any longer, so he sat up and put on his clothes, getting ready to deal with

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