Personal Demons

Sekar's PTSD wasn't something the family talked about. No one mentioned it or brought it up, if Sekar was depressed, paranoid or had a flashback, people gave him a wide berth. The only people that got near Sekar was Jericho and Keito. Sekar's depression would consume him, at moments he would spend days almost weeks in his study. He would barely eat, bathing would be a chore. Jeri would almost force him to bath daily during those spells.

Sleeping was out of the question. His nightmares consisted of the lives he couldn't save during the war. The young boys who were mangled, crushed or decapitated, the amputations he had to preform, the life slipping through his fingers as he tried to save them. Jericho only knew a few of the nightmares. She never asked about the ones including his late wife. Sekar's depression was the worse, but Jericho was patient. She had talked to her father about it. It's normal for soldiers. People like him have seen much worse than those at the front lines, he has demons he can't fight. Be with him...

It was hard, it was hard when his anxiety was high and all he did was write or work. He never touched or talk to her. But when the clouds faded and he was home with her. It was magic again. Kisses sweet and eyes like warm sunlight.

But then...sometimes..the clouds come and he is gone again.