Amber was not a patient person, which is why waiting for Sofia to wake up was agonising. She had been home for 4 weeks and in those weeks Amber was beginning to lose hope. She knew that Sofia was not the only one suffering, Hugo was in pain to. It was difficult to remember that for Amber sometimes. She used to blame Hugo for what happened if Sofia didn't go ice skating she never would have been kidnapped. It was silly she knew but it felt good to have someone to blame. That was until she was woke up at 4AM by an earth-shattering yell. She rushed to find out what was happening and what she found made her sick. Hugo had woken but he looked dazed and confused, he had ripped out his IV. His arm was gushing blood and he held his pillow as if it would protect him. The nurses were trying to calm him, but it would not work. Amber was surprised he could stand given the circumstances. He kept screaming Sofia's name over and over. Amber suddenly had an idea, she ran back to her room and grabbed the amulet and a picture of Sofia. She then ran back to Hugo and ran past the nurses. They tried to stop her, but Amber was on a mission.
"Hugo!" she yelled. He appeared to not have heard her and that's when she remembered what the doctors had said. He may not be able to hear properly, so she stood in front of him, as his eyes glinted dangerously, and he went to push her away. Amber flinched but held up a picture of Sofia, stopping him in his tracks. He grabbed the picture and stumbled back to his bed. Amber pulled out her phone and began typing, she then showed the message to her friend.
Do you want to see Sofia?
He nodded and she typed out another sentence
I will take you to her, but you need to calm down. No one will hurt you Hugo, you just need to let the nurses help and then you can go to her.
He gulped and looked up at her, as if seeing her for the first time. A look of recognition flashed across his face.
"A-mer" he stuttered. She nodded, thanking god he recognised her. He pointed to the nurses
"Ey ep" She frowned, sad he sounded so scared. She nodded and typed something else in her phone.
I do not know if you can hear me, so I'll have to type. They will help you and I will not leave
"O-miss" he asked. She nodded and gently lowered Hugo onto his bed. The nurses sighed, relived, and began hooking Hugo up to the equipment. Amber brought the prince a wheelchair and he glanced at her in embarrassment. She simply shrugged and helped him into it, then began pushing him through the darkened halls of the castle. They stopped just outside Sofia's bedroom and Amber took a deep breath. She pushed him in and let out a small chuckle as Hugo yelled her name. She pushed him further towards Sofia. As he tried to get out of the chair, she stopped him.
No, you will hurt yourself and Sofia, I'm sorry
He nodded and settled in his chair, grabbing Sofia's hand. Amber smiled at the sight, given the circumstances it was kind of sweet. She then turned to the servant's present.
"Get a hospital bed in here, Hugo will be staying with her" they tried to argue, saying it was inappropriate, but she silenced them with a glare. Propriety was not on her top 10 issues at the moment. Making sure Hugo and Sofia survived the night however was.
Once they had arranged a bed for Hugo he fell asleep but not once in the entire process did he let go of Sofia's hand. It was then that Amber decided Hugo was not to blame. It seemed he lover Sofia just as much as she did.