Tyler knocked on the door, but there was no response.
He thought Vicky might be having a nightmare, so he turned the doorknob and walked in to check on her.
When he switched on the lamp beside the bed, he noticed that her face was covered in tears.
She tensed and was trembling uncontrollably as she panted.
Tyler tried to wake her up, but no matter how hard he tried, she just could not wake up as if she was trapped in a nightmare.
"Vicky. Vicky..." He pushed her gently, but she did not respond.
Tyler's pupils contracted, and he realized that something was wrong when he could not wake Vicky up. He picked her up and was about to take her to a hospital when he noticed that she had lost weight.
She had always been slim, but it became clear that she had lost even more weight.
She was still trembling, and her weightless body felt almost as light as a tiny, helpless kitten.
For some reason, his heart sank. All emotions faded, leaving only remorse and guilt behind.
He should not have ignored her, and he knew that it was done deliberately on his part.
He was very busy, but not to the extent that he did not have time to see her.
He was used to being alone and did not want to break his habit, so he decided to correct the change in his life when he realized he had invested too much time and energy in Vicky.
He stopped checking the time when he was about to leave work; he stopped having inexplicable anticipation every time he opened the door when he arrived home.
He stopped waiting for the smile on her face, the light she kept on while waiting for him, or her familiar figure on the couch.
If he had not lost control of his emotions, he would never be angry when she was harmed or come close to forcing himself on her.
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Awesome story but too long winded...