Page 153 of Salvage Him
He nodded and disappeared outthedoor.
"That's her best friend,"Isaid.
As soon as the doctor left, the nurse asked a few more questions. When she finished, I was done. I had hit my emotional limit for the day. I couldn't maintaincontrol.
I collapsed into gut-wrenching tears, but I didn't hit theground.
Thank God, Justin was there tocatchme.
* * *
Brooklyn
Openyoureyes.
My brain told my body, but it wouldn't respond. I wasn't stuck in some alternate universe. I wasn't hovering over my body, watching some sceneplayout.
I was having one of those dreams where you wake up, but then you're not actually awake, so you wake yourself up again, over and over. Iwasn'tdead.
At least, I don'tthinkso.
"Harrison, why don't you at least go take a shower? Get in a quick nap." An exhausted voice spoke on my right side. A grunt came from my left. That wasHarrison.
"Justin brought you a change of clothes. The shower’s like four feet away. I'll come in and get you, and you can run out naked and wet if shewakesup."
He gruntedagain.
Do as they say, you stubborn man.I'mfine.
At least, Ithinkso.
My arm hurt, and my chest hurt. Come to think of it, the only thing on my body that didn't hurt was my nose. Harrison kept kissing meonit.
"Good man." I felt him leave, and I missed him. My heart rate increased. I could tell by the weirdbeep, beep, beepin the background. I hated thatsound.
Calm down. Let him take ashower.
"Go.She'sfine."
I am fine. I'm tired, butI'mfine.
Imust have driftedoff to sleep again. Dark shadows danced behind my eyelids. It was quiet. I moved my right hand and reached for Harrison. Usually, he had his hand wrapped around mine, but I wasalone.
Whereishe?
Open your eyes,Brooklyn.
My eyes blinked open andthenshut.
No.
I triedagain.
This time, they remained open. Hewashere.
His head rested on the bed to myrightside.
My left arm was in a cast. I didn't feel pain, but a dull ache had settled in mywholebody.
