Hey guys!, so, I wrote another story in 20 minutes lol
I'm using a few cardiophile prompts with a friend to write short stories every day, if they turn out okay I might post them.
Warning: My stories are usually very soft and romance-based.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Rachel and Cedric didn’t have big fights often, but when they did, they were ugly. The kind where you’ll spend days without exchanging a word.
It was always awkward when they finally started communicating again, neither knew exactly what to do. So they developed a system of rules, after a big fight they would take one day off any appointments and spend the entire 24 hours together, to talk and… Make sure no one held a grudge.
This time it was Rachel’s turn to go to Cedric’s place, she walked in with a bottle of wine, maybe that would help start a conversation, make things less awkward… Or they could just get drunk and not care about anything else.
She rang the doorbell, bottle in her hand, they had done this multiple times in the course of their 5-year relationship, it still made her nervous, every. single. time. Cedric was taking long to open the door, which just made her worry, instinctively holding one hand against her chest, feeling her heart beating quite fast from stress.
The door suddenly opened, making her jump since she was distracted, her hand lowering to her side as a smile appeared on her face. Cedric kept the door open so she could come in, Rachel spend a few seconds looking at him, his blond hair looked messy as if he had just come out of the shower, his piercing green eyes staring at her as if they could stare into her soul.
Rachel had always thought she wasn’t as interesting, brown hair and brown eyes, pretty short… Nothing special, Cedric didn’t agree, he thought she was the prettiest woman he had ever seen.
“Hi, I brought something…”Rachel chuckled nervously, holding the wine bottle a little higher so he could see it, Cedric smiled in response, that smile that would always get her heart racing.
“Come in, sorry for taking so long to answer I was in the shower.” He held the door open so she could come in, Rachel did, their last fight had been only a few days ago but she could see the entire place had been redecorated, he was trying his hardest to make it up to her, make his house more comfortable.
“I should open that, I ordered pizza, hope you don’t mind.”Rachel smiled, thinking that was just usual Cedric stuff, he wasn’t a good cook, she didn’t mind though, other good things about him made his inability to do daily chores not even a small problem.
The night went out perfectly, they ate pizza, drank wine, and just talked about life, it was clear that the strategy worked, by the end of it they could even remember why they fought days before.
After dinner, they sat together on the couch and decided to watch a movie, it didn’t take too long to decide on what they should see. both were horror movie fans, both loved those types of movies more than anything. After a short discussion about whether they should watch a slasher movie or a haunting movie, they decided to go for the haunting, Cedric’s favorite, though Rachel loved those as well.
After so many years of being a horror movie fan, Rachel was used to jumpscares or tense, slow suspense, she never got scared. That day, though, it was different. After the first jumpscare, her heart simply did not slow down, her hand went to her chest, to feel the beats, Cedric didn’t seem to notice at first, but after the second jumpscare, Rachel got worried, letting out a soft scream from the scare.
Cedric laughed at first, thinking she was just startled because of the jumpscare, turning to look at Rachel.
“Wait, after all these years of dating you’re telling me you’re scared of this trashy movie?”Cedric moved a little closer on the couch, noticing Rachel wasn’t laughing, he got worried. “Is there anything wrong? You’re pale, more than normal.”
“Something’s wrong.” Rachel was terrified, feeling her heart thumping in a crazy fast rhythm against her hand. “Can you check my pulse? There’s something wrong…”
That wasn’t a big surprise for Cedric, he knew Rachel was a bit of a hypochondriac, it wouldn’t be the first time she thought she was having a heart attack. He loved her more than anything though, and would never do or say anything that could invalidate her feelings or fears.
Cedric just got closer to the girl on the couch, holding her wrist and feeling for a pulse. He noticed her heart was beating so fast no wonder she was worried, it was beating so quickly that it was quite hard to tell the BPM.
“I want to feel your heartbeat, just to be sure…”Rachel nodded when she heard those words, she let her hand rest on the couch.
Even before touching her chest, Cedric could tell how fast her heart was beating by how visible it was, moving the fabric of the dress she was wearing. He gently placed one hand on her chest, being surprised by how strong his heart was. It was Cedric’s first time paying attention to how powerful a human heart could be.
“Do you have any idea of what could be happening?”He looked at her, clearly worried, that woman was everything for him, of course, it was making him nervous as well, Rachel just shook her head though. “We should go to the hospital… But first, I’m just going to take a listen, okay?”
The woman nodded, Cedric lowered his head and let his ear rest on her chest, the beats were so strong it felt like little punches against his head, the sound that filled his ears was fascinating. Even though her heart was racing, he could still hear the perfect cycle of the human heartbeat, and it made him very, very curious.
“Wow, I’ve never heard anyone’s heartbeat before…”Cedric was distracted, so much Rachel let out a weak laugh.
“I know, I know, let’s go to the hospital first…”Rachel rolled her eyes, though she thought his interest was adorable.
Cedric nodded and helped her into the car, the drive wasn’t so long, so they got to the hospital pretty fast. Rachel’s case was treated as an emergency because of how high her heart rate was, and all Cedric could do was watch as they hooked her up to the machines and performed testing.
A few days later, Cedric and Rachel were doing what they always did, watch a horror movie on the couch, it made him remember what had happened a few nights before, he giggled, looking at Rachel.
“Who would’ve thought your hypochondria would give you a panic attack so severe to make you think you were having a heart attack.” Rachel laughed back, she had been so scared that night, but now it was just a… Funny story.
“I know, I know… I’ll try to worry less from now on- Wait, what are you doing?” Rachel asked as Cedric climbed on top of her, his ear against her chest, an adorable smile on his face.
“Shh, I’m trying to listen to your heart.”He said before closing his eyes, the combination of that beautiful smile and the physical touch was enough to make her heart start racing inside her chest. which made Cedric let out a laugh. “Good to know this is how I affect you.”
