Hanging by the thread Ch.4
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Hazel's POV
I woke up in a place that was completely white. I had absolutely no idea where the hell I was. I started panicking, screaming and thrashing around. Suddenly, I felt two hands on my shoulder blades and soothing voices talking to me beside me, telling me that everything was going to be alright. I calmed down gradually and when I turned around, I saw Jazmine and Bianca. Their presence calmed me down completely and I felt relaxed, knowing I was not alone in this unfamiliar place.
'Bianca, Jazmine, where are we? What is this place?' I asked in bewilderment. They seemed comfortable and at ease and I definitely did not. Both of them were older than I am and they had always cared and looked out for me. 15-year-old Jazmine knelt down beside me, her soft brown curls floating out gently out on the breeze.
'Hazel, both Bianca and I can't be with you again when leave us to go back to the world of the living. The gunshot injured us both fatally and we didn't make it through the surgery.' Jazmine told me gently. 'You are not strong enough to return there yet. We will stay together until you are strong enough, then Bianca and I have to go.'
'But won't you both go back with me? Surely you won't just leave me alone!' I pleaded.
14-year-old Bianca spoke to me, her crystal blue eyes reflecting the regret inside her. 'I'm sorry Hazel. We can't go back with you. We can only stay on the other side, where we now belong to.'
'But you can't just leave me like that! Why didn't the doctor cure you? It's entirely their fault.' I cried, my green eyes, so much like my mother, now filled with tears.
Jazmine held up her hands to silent me. 'Calm down, Hazel. Be rational. The doctors did all they can, they really did try. This is not their fault.'
'You two were with me when mom is out on a case and cannot be with me. You two are always with me. You two are like the sisters that I never had. How can you just leave me alone? How? Can't I go with you?'
Bianca and Jazmine exchanged a glance, both knowing what they must tell and offer to me, yet hoping with all their hearts that I wouldn't accept it. 'Hazel, do you know where exactly we are right now?' Jazmine asked.
'No. Why do you ask?' I asked, curious in spite of myself.
'This is where we generally call the between land. This is the line of being alive and dead. If you wake up here, it means you have to make a choice, a hard one for some people but easy for some. Now, you have to decide whether you want to go back the world of living or leave it forever.' Bianca answered.
I stared at her, unable to believe it. 'So, my fate is actually within my hands? I can decide whether or not to go back?'
Jazmine nodded. 'Yes. It is your own decision. No one can force you to do what you do not want to, alive or dead.'
'Why didn't you tell me earlier?' I asked.
'Hazel, although Bianca and I would both miss you horribly, you should go back. You have a whole life in front of you. Think about your mom, think about Aunt Stella. How would she react if you die?' Jazmine asked.
'What should I do?' I thought to myself, my brain spinning at the speed of 150 miles per hour. 'I don't want to leave them. How could I do it? They have been caring and looking out for me since I was 5. Now I'm 12, which meant they have been doing so for 7 years. But how could I just leave mom? She told me many times she had never had a family when she was younger. Now she had me as a family, she finally feels the joy of a family. How can I just take it away from her?'
'Hazel, you can still make more friends. You are only 12, there is still a long way ahead of you. Don't give that all up just because you feel you cannot let go of us.' Bianca told me softly, reading my expressions correctly to guess what I was feeling.
Her words sent a jolt through my mind. I knew she was right. I knew that was the decision I should make. But do I want to make it? Many people cared for me, they may no longer me with me physically, but they would always be with me mentally. It was then I made up my mind.
'I'll go back.' I told them. 'But please don't go yet.'
'We won't. Go rest now. When you wake up, you will still be here and we will also still be here.' Bianca assured me.
I close my eyes and lay down, they began stroking my hair and I fell asleep quickly.
Here we go, another chapter. My friend suggested that i give a bit of insight to the three girls, so this is what i did. Hope you all like it and if you find some grammatical mistakes, feel free to leave a review or PM me and i will go and edit it.
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