Passion Of The Ocean
Chapter 11- He almost said it!
Claires POV
I felt a wave of sickness come over me when my brain started working again. I was lying down, or so it seemed. I tried opening my eyes but it didnt work, my head just started throbbing even more than it already was.
Then it all came back to me. The water, the shark, the blood, the pain, the darkness. Sophie. What happened to Sophie? I remember her standing over me, crying. I remember her tying my..oh. My arm.
I manage to take my right hand and bring it up to my left shoulder. It took a lot of work because I was so weak. I suppose I lost a lot of blood when I was attacked. My eyes still wouldnt open but when I touched my shoulder and realised that my left arm was completely gone, my eyes shot open as they stung with tears. I felt around my shoulder with disbelief. It was covered up with what seemed like a bandage.
I didnt realise that I was staring right past someone. They were standing right infront of me and I didnt realise that they were even there.
'Claire?' Said the voice. I reconised it. I blinked a couple of times to get my vision normal and my eyes focused on the person stood infront of me.
'Myrnin?' I manage to say. My voice sounded crooked and weak.
'Shhh, don't speak' He says as he smoothes my hair out of my face. He gently takes my hand in his and takes it away from my shoulder.
'What..' I say but decided not to finish that sentence because it was way too difficult to speak. Myrnin must have understoof what I was trying to say though.
'It was a shark attack. It took of your arm, Claire..you're..you're lucky to be alive, the doctor said. I don't know what I would do without you..'
And then he cried. Just burst into tears right infront of me. He hugged my hand to his face and sobbed into it. It shocked me really, Ive never really seen Myrnin cry before. Not this must anyway.
'Please dont cry' I say and stroke his cheek with my hand. I felt warm tears escaping from my own eyes.
'I'm sorry, cariad. You..you just mean so much to me, I thought I lost you, Claire. I dont know what I would do if you left me.' He says as he wipes tears from his eyes.
'I mean that much to you?' I ask. My voice was starting to sound less robotic now and more like my own voice.
'Of course you do, Claire. You mean the world to me. You mean more to me than anybody. I dont think I have left this way towards someone my whole life. And I have lived for a long time' He says, trying to make a joke out of what he was saying. Was he trying to tell me something? I hadnt even noticed the pain in my shoulder. All the pain had gone, vanished. It was like this moment couldnt get anymore perfect, in a hospital or not.
'Myrnin..I..I didnt know how much you cared..I mean, I know you cared but not this much'
'I always have cared, Claire. I always will...Since you have been in my life, everything has become so much more easier. Claire I..I think I lov-' Myrnin was cut of by the doctor walking in the room and interupting him. I felt like punching that doctor square in the nose! I knew what Myrnin was going to say, I just wish he was able to say it so I could say it back.
'Claire! You're awake, good' The doctor says and walks over to examine my shoulder. I hear Myrnin sigh and gently let go on my hand.
'You will feel some discomfort for a couple of days but thats about it. You know, the things you are going to have to learn to do are..hard. But those things, they are small! And the things you have shown us you can do already are a lot harder. You are a very brave young girl Claire.' The doctor says, giving me a warm smile which I return.
'She is a walking miracle' The doctor smiled towards Myrnin then looked back at me. 'We are keeping you in for a couple of days just to make sure you are stable but it wont be long'
Then when the doctor walked out, Sophie walked in. When she saw me, she let out a long, slow sigh. A sigh of relief.
'I will um..leave you both. I will be back tonight my sweet' Myrnin says and kisses me gently on the forehead. No, why is he leaving! He had to finish of what he was saying! He was going to say I love you! I know he was! Oh damn. Perfect moment ruined.
As Myrnin walked out of the room and shut the door behind him, Sophie walked up to me wearily.
'Hey' She said in a small, fragile voice that I could barely hear. 'You're doing well, I hear.' She was being really formal with me for some reason...
'Yeah, thats what they keep telling me' I smile and manage to sit up on my bed. Sophie walks over and sits at the very edge of the bed, looking at me.
'Soph..' I say but she cut me off.
'Claire I was so worried about you..' She says and starts crying. Gosh, do I just have that effect on people?
'I thought you were dead. Do you know how that feels? To know that your best friend was dying and you couldnt do anything about it?' She says and burst into tears. I instantly, with all the stengh I had, got up and pulled her into my arms..I mean arm.
'Sophie, you're the one that saved my life!' I whisper in her ear. 'If it wasnt for you, that shark would have gotten away with more than an arm...' Sophie winced as I said that.
'Im so sorry.' She whispers and hugs me tighter. I stay there for a moment, savouring the moment. For a second, when I pulled back, I was expecting to see Eve looking back at me. But it wasnt. Thats what I needed right now. I needed Eve, Michael and Shane here with me, helping me. Sophie and Myrnin are great but I need my family with me. I needed my old life back!
Okay going to stop it there! So Myrnin nearly said that he loved Claire! The next chapter is going to be in either Shane, Michael or Eves POV so make sure you read it ;) It may be up tonight along with Like Mother Like Daughter! Please review! xxx