Chapter 7

“…Anna…”

“Anna!”

“Anna, Anna!”

“ANNA!”

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((A voice cried out to her in her darkness, a growing persistent, longing voice…))

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Someone was shaking her fragile shoulders with firm, cold, sweating hands. Wiping his hands on his pants, he tried again. He desperately grasping her weakened shoulders, determined to wake her up from her collapse.

She was still sleeping wondrously without hesitation. He tucked a ‘beautiful’ strand of her stray hair behind her ear. He pulled the blanket safely around her. He straightened the flowers and magazines beside her bed.

Breathing deeply, he went to check a few vital things that he wanted to make sure that were there...She was still breathing, her chest, rising and falling. He lay his head down onto her chest, to check if it was still beating...

He saw her smile in her sleep.

She opened her less-brilliant-than before-eyes, like she was waking from a peaceful slumber. Slowly and gently, they fluttered up and touched the top of her face, her long eyelashes flickering in the sudden light and hit the top of her face.

He gasped and almost cried in joy. He was about to jolt her awake again…

“How could she awaken so peacefully?” he wondered.

Anna opened her eyes fully, taking the surroundings into her. She was still in the hospital, still in the gown…

And, she gasped, lingering on the shape…the guy was still there!

He looked the same…

He was blurry still, but not as much…Has she seen him before this incident?

“Hi…” he said, awkwardly, after

H…ell..o…” she whispered weakly.

She blinked innocently.

Anna cleared her throat and tried to swallow to make herself seem stronger. He silently handed her a glass of water. She took the clear blue cup, her hand shaking.

He strengthened his less struggling hand and put the cup to her mouth, speechlessly instructing to open her icy, stuck, still perfect, but less pink lips to open, to allow her to drink.

She took the water into her mouth and swished it around to make her more awake.

“Gosh, I hope this helps..!” she helplessly thought to herself.

Then Anna slowly swallowed it, feeling the frigid water go down her throat, thankful for his kind and wonderful aid.

It was like she was blind…

…and helpless…