Chapter 3- Back
Benny's POV
'Ethan?' I said in disbelief. He was standing right in the doorway, looking at us with wide eyes. Sarah was still crying at the couch, being hugged by my grandmother. She looked like a scared little child, and even if I didn't like it, it felt exactly the same.
'Ethan' Sarah said again. it was the only word she'd uttered since we'd brought Ethan over to my home. She said it over and over again. his name, until my ears started ringing.
I quickly swept the tears away. 'is that you, E?' I couldn't believe my own eyes.
'guys' I said slowly 'I think Ethan's alive.'
Sarah was the first one to look up and once her and Ethan's eyes locked a heavy silence filled the room. Even Granma was looking at Ethan, who was still standing in the doorway, with her mouth hanging open.
'impossible' she muttered under her breath. Grandma looked at me and I knew she wanted to talk with me in private once this was all over. now all I could do was celebrate that my friend was still alive.
'Sarah? Benny?' Ethan still didn't move. 'did it work? Am I dreaming?' Ethan brought his hand to his head as if he was having a headache, and looked at the ground in confusion. Sarah was as shocked as Grandma and couldn't move. So I was the first one to stand up.
'E' I said and my heart ached from happiness. I ran up to Ethan and hugged him harder than I ever would. 'it's really you'
Ethan slowly brought his hands up to hug me back, something he rarely did.
'yeah, we made it.' he said with a sigh. I let go of Ethan and gestured at Sarah.
'now E, I'll leave you alone.' I walked up to the couch to lend Grandma a hand. Together we left the room, giving Sarah and Ethan a moment they never dreamt they would ever have together again.
Sarah's POV
Ethan was surprised by my reaction as I ran up to him and smashed myself into his arms with my full weight. He didn't stumble and his strong arms wove around me. I punched him with my eyes closed until all the anger had left and the tears returned. but this time they were tears of joy.
'how could you be so stupid' I mumbled into his shoulder. 'I, I…' he couldn't find the words. 'oh Ethan, don't apologize. It's just never ever risk your life like that again, okay? I was worried sick about you.' I could see that Ethan wanted to interject but he decided to keep his mouth shut.
'Ethan, I still can't believe it myself but I'm human again' I twirled around to show him that I felt better than ever. 'no fangs, no blood, no hunger, we can finally date without any complications!' I sounded awfully giddy but I didn't care.
He smiled but I could see it didn't reach his eyes. His smile quickly turned into a sad expression. 'what's wrong?' I asked. 'Sarah, I'm so happy that you're alive again but I think…well, the spell, it had complications, I think that…'
'what?' I said suddenly curious and worried at the same time. I looked into his deep dark brown eyes. there was something strange about them but i didn't quite know what it was.
'I am…' Ethan tried to say.
'you know,' I interrupted before he could finish his sentence, 'Let's just forget about everything that happened, I just want to live without any worries. Even if it's only for a short while' I didn't say anything after that and went back to hugging him.
Ethan's body tensed. 'Sarah' he said sounding nervous.
'shh' I said 'just one minute.' All I wanted was to feel him, to know for sure that he was here because it was still much to take in. he suddenly gripped my arms. I was still resting my head at his shoulder.
'Ethan?' his grip tightened. 'Ouch, stop it, you're hurting me!' I tried to get away from him but his embrace was so strong that I was unable to move. 'ETHAN!'