Chapter 20 ~ A touch that hurts

Chapter 20 A touch that hurts

Athena

Pain.

It's the first thing I feel, a deep, searing ache that spreads through my entire body like wildfire. My limbs feel like dead weight,

my head is pounding, and my throat is raw as if I had

swallowed shards of glass. My lashes flutter open, and the bright, lights of

the hospital sting my vision. The beeping of a monitor echoes in my ears.

Am I dead?

Moving my neck tells me the answer because the pain I feel is excruciating.

I inhale slowly, but even that hurts.

"Athena?"

The voice

is soft, but also sounding panicked. I'm pretty sure my family doesn't give a shit about me so that can't be them.

Hell, they wouldn't cross the road just to check on how I'm doing.

So who is it?

My brain is mushy and there is an annoying ring in my ears as I

turn my head slightly-every movement like dragging through

molasses-and my gaze lands on Giana.

Her usually composed face is streaked with worry, her wrinkled hands trembling as they reach for me, smoothing my hair away from my damp forehead.

"Oh, my darling girl," she whispers, her voice a gentle whisper "You scared us.'

>>

Us.

I blink sluggishly, my eyes shifting past Giana, only to meet

Ariana's soft eyes watching me with tears in her eyes.

Was she crying?

For me?

poised, it's so strange seeing her shaken

snaps inside me and tears prick my

feels like I have a

me like

them. Will they forgive me when they find out what

I've been nothing but a

probably hate me and ruin my

there is one thing I know, is that The

never forget. I've seen firsthand how it turns out when you

they will

light had just taken

so scared," Giana Mumurs,

me out of my own death sentence. "You took

sweetheart. What happened?"

Fall.

me like a tidal

The stairs.

The pain.

me

dryness of my throat.

a whisper. “I... I

quickly, helping me take a few sips of water. The cool liquid

does

raging inside me.

Then, I feel it.

A presence.

heavy and suffocating. My pulse stutters, my breath

And there he is.

Alex.

in the corner of the room, his tall

His jaw is tight, his expression

for the first time in forever, I see

Worry?

Pain?.

just desperate

hard and I'm now

doesn't care about me.

heard I was

into a bitter smile, my voice

I'd

you?"

as if reminding himself that they're here.

play the

une concerned husband...

that had ignited for a split second flickers and dies, leaving nothing

void in its place.

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