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and not rely on someone else for help.
    “Kami, don’t do this. You’re shutting me out and hiding again,” he said after some time. “You said you wouldn’t hide from me anymore.”
    Wiping the tears off my face, I turned to face him and found that he was still sitting there looking at me. With the darkness in the room, it was hard to make out his facial expression, and this made it easier to talk to him.
    “It was just a nightmare, Brandon. There’s nothing to talk about. It’s not like you can protect me from them.”
    “No, you’re right. I can’t protect you from the thoughts your mind creates, but I can show you the virtues in the world, so that maybe you can forget the cruelty,” he stated, pulling me up into his arms. “There’s no reason for you to have nightmares as long as I’m by your side.”
    I lay my head on his chest, wishing I could always feel this protected, but I couldn’t ask that of him. This marriage was only going to last till the end of the school year, then we would be going our separate ways and I would be alone again.
    Thinking that it would be best not to get too attached, I pulled away from his hold and got out of the bed to put some space between us. “Brandon, that’s nice and all, but we know where this is going. When school’s over, we’ll be getting a divorce and going our individual ways. Maybe it will be best if we try to put some space between us and not get so devoted to one another.” 
    I watched as Brandon gets up from the bed and walk over to me, only for me to take a step back which made him stop. “Have you forgotten we’re married? It’s too late for the ‘devoted to one another,’ we’re bonded together now. Yes, I agreed to this till the end of the school year, but you never know what could happen after that. For all you know we could still be friends or even go to the same college.”
    “That’s not the point,” I insisted. “I don’t think it’s smart if we get attached to one another. I need to stand on my own two feet and try to do things on my own. I appreciate you wanting to protect me, but we need to see the bigger picture here.”
    “Bigger picture,” he repeated with anger in his voice. “What bigger picture? All I see is you trying to close up on me again.” 
    “That’s not it, I just don’t want to get attached that’s all,” I responded, taking a step to him and placing my hand on his arm as he looked down at me, but was still unable to make out his facial expression. “It would just be hard for the both of us if we became too close.”
    “Alright, if space is what you want, fine. Just know I will be there in the shadows watching over you though,” he declared, “As long as we’re married, I will be by your side, but I’ll try to give you the space you want.”
    “Thank you. Now can we please go back to bed?” I asked, letting out a yawn as I walked by him, only to find him wrap me in his embrace. “What are you doing?”
    “Hugging you good night,” he said in a calm voice, pulling me closer to him. “I know this isn’t giving you space, but it helps me to know that I’m doing my job right protecting you.”
    We stayed like that for a few seconds till we both turned back to the bed and got under the covers. As I turned my back to him once again, I thought back at the wedding and how he wanted me to be more open with him. And now we just agreed to give one another space. It wasn’t that I was ungrateful of Brandon wanting to keep me protected, but I didn’t want to take the chance of getting my heart broken.
    “Kami,” I heard him speak. “What do you want me to do the next time you’re tossing and turning in your sleep while screaming?” 
    “Try to wake me up,” I replied. “I don’t ever remember having nightmares before, but that one was like my mind was trying to tell me something more dangerous was coming my way. That’s just because I’m in a state of peace right now, it doesn’t mean