Awaken in the Arms of Your Lover
My eyes lazily opened, only to be closed once light hit them. A loud annoying beep rang throughout my ears, sounding much like a wasp. The air around me was warm and moist, as if something was blocking my breathes. Every part of my body was screaming in pure agony...
Where am I?
Suddenly passed the loud beep, another noise penetrated through. This one sounded muffled, but almost instinctively clear at the same time. It sounded familiar, and as my hearing zoned onto it, three words very distinct. "She's waking up!" Almost immediately I felt the presence of people surronding me: One was squeezing my hand reassuringly, another was smoothing my hair out of my face, while a third person was whispering words of comfort.
"Come on Anna wake up...please wake up." Someone whispered into my ear. I felt someone rub their cheek against mine, sending electrifying fills throughout my body.
"Please wake up...I'm begging for you to wake up."I felt water droplets slowly hit my face, was someone crying?
Come on you big wimp, open your god damn eyes already! There's someone waiting for you to wake up, how much longer are you going to keep them waiting?
One part of me was chanting those words back and forth, almost wielding me to move. But another part of me to stay away from the light, and bask in the darkness. It felt like my brain and heart were fighting against each other, trying to make me see a different side of myself. I didn't know which one to chose and which one to discard, all I knew was that someone was praying for me to wake up, and for some reason I decided not to keep them waiting.
I started to unlatch myself from the dark tendrils that were overlapping themselves around me. Some seemed reluctant to release, while others complied without much hesitation. I then started walking toward the light, which awaited my arrival instinctively. Opening my eyes seemed to be the hardest part, but soon they were open, and I was in a body that hurt like hell.
"Anna." My eyes drifted up to meet Caleb, who had light tears running down his face. Without my knowing, one of my hands slowly wiped away the ushered tears.
"Don't cry it makes you look like you care," I sarcastically whispered to Caleb.
Surprisingly he didn't say anything in return, just moved his hand over mine. I locked my eyes with his. My mom said you could tell if a person was lying by the direction their eyes moved. She also said that every emotion can cast through the eyes, making them the most vulnerable point for a spy, and like always she was correct. Since right here, I saw two emotions cascade through Caleb's eyes that made my own soften. Two emotions that made my heart beat fast and irregularly at the same time. Those emotions that made me see his vulnerability, they were...
Lust and Love.
Lust a sin in the three major Abrahamic religions. Lust a desire for the flesh of another. Lust a simple thing that stands side by side with love. Lust a simple craving that can drive people crazy. Lust was one of the two emotions that shined in Caleb's eyes.
Love a simple, pure thing that repeals darkness. Love a strong feeling for another person, that can go beyond friendship. Love a beautiful feeling that co-exists with lust its self. Love was the other emotion that shined in his eyes.
At that moment a nuclear bomb could go off and I wouldn't care. All that mattered was that Caleb was still here, still living, and I was too. I didn't care that people would disapprove of my emotions, I only cared if Caleb broke my heart. I don't know when it happened or how it happened but all I knew was that I Anna Nicole Goode had fallen in love with Caleb Andrew Wright.
It all happened in slow motion, but soon Caleb was leaning and so was I. Our body's were so close, and only a few more inches and we would connect.
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And finally his lips meet mine. It was so soft and calm, it reminded me of a slow moving brook. His lips were so soft, that a rose petal couldn't compare. Everything at this moment was blissful like heaven.
Slowly and surely my hands knotted in his hair, sending a shock-wave through both of us. His hands cupped both of my cheeks, making me relax. And when we both pulled back for air, we gazed lovingly at one another.
"Anna.."Caleb whispered in my ear, as he rested his forehead against mine.
For some reason, I didn't really want to talk. I just wanted to feel Caleb's lips back on mine. I wanted to feel safe, and he was the only one who made me feel like that. So I pulled on Caleb's shirt, making his lips connect to mine again.
He wasn't shocked or angry, he just obliged, and soon that warm safe feeling washed over me again. His arms placed themselves on both sides of my head. My arms wrapped around his neck, moving his hair in-between my fingers. I wanted to stay like this forever, but my lungs needed oxygen.
I pulled my head away, and allowed my lungs to fill themselves up with much needed air. My eyes glanced in the direction of Caleb, who had a full blown smile on his face.
"Sujem hem uqe ne soz girlfriend?" A smile worked its way across my face.
"Yes, I think I will." With that Caleb turned toward me again, this time his smirk on his face.
"Good, cause now I get to do this anytime I want."
"Wha.." But I never got to finish, since at that moment Caleb crashed his lips into mine.
"What the hell!" I broke the kiss, and turned around to see two very pissed off Gallagher girls: Bella and Hannah.
Before I could mutter a response, Bella had Caleb out of the room. They then turned toward me, simultaneously, and started to advance. They reminded me of a lioness playing with its prey, before the kill.
"Anna why didn't you tell us about you and Caleb! Better yet, why didn't you tell us you were being hunted down!" Hannah yelled. My eyebrows scrunched together at the second question.
"What do you mean hunted down?" I asked her, as I propped myself on my elbows.
"You mean you don't know?" Bella asked. I shook my head, and they seemed to calm down a bit.
"I guess I can help with that." Suddenly the door opened, revealing a woman. She had shoulder length auburn hair, and humble grey eyes.
"Mom?" A smile erupted across her face.
"Anna dear, how are you feeling?"
"I'm fine," I told her. She sat on the edge of the bed, and started to smooth out my hair.
"Mrs. Goode," Her head turned toward Hannah,"if you don't mind me asking, can you explain why Anna is being hunted down?"
"Of course, it all involves genes," My mom held back a laugh when she saw our confused expressions," Alright maybe I should start from the beginning. You see my father was an amazing spy, and he wrote a journal of a specific mission. The Circle of Cavan was an origination that wanted my fathers journal for the information of the whereabouts of a certain hard-drive disc that your father and I destroyed. Once The Circle found out that the disc was destroyed, they started to hunt down your Father and I. When we found out, we went into hiding, and that made The Circle go into hiding themselves. When we had you, we thought that The Circle had a change of heart you could say, but we were wrong. They came to Nebraska one Christmas, and tried to forcefully take you away. I didn't understand why they came after you, so I decided to do some resource." My mom stopped and looked at me with tears brimming around her eyes. "Apparently The Circle's adviser has decided that since you have your father's and my genes, that you would take our place. To sum it all up, their using you to get back at us." My body froze, I looked around and saw Bella and Hannah had gone white.
"What happens if they get her?" I used proifiule vision to see Caleb. he was leaning against the door-frame, clenching and un-clenching his fists.
"Then she'll be tortured and most likely killed." With that everyone fell silent. My heart was beating at an alarming rate, and Bella and Hannah looked like they were about to faint. Caleb had his eyes clenched together.
Why me?
Author: Yes I had too, no backtalk. This chapter was missing something, and it was driving me up a dang wall. But other than that, I hope yall liked it!
Lots of Love,
Glimmering Moon
