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Somebody was screaming. A flash of light and somebody was screaming.
And then like before darkness...
Somebody was shouting. The light reappeared and again somebody was shouting.
Yet the darkness came back...
Somebody was crying. It was almost inaudible, more an imagination that a real sound. But somebody was crying.
And this time the darkness did not come back.
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Serena opened her eyes and realized that she was laying in a bed. She turned her head to find out where she was and saw that somebody was sitting next to her.
"Dimitri" Her voice was hoarse from the lack of use and it hurt to talk.
He looked up and she could see tears in his eyes.
"Serena, little one! You are awake, I almost did not believe in seeing..." He didn't finish the sentence but Serena understood it anyway.
She tried to remove the cobwebs from her brain and slowly her memories came back. Saruman... His offer to bring her back to middle-earth... Elrond... Gandalf talking about Saruman's treachery... `You will never see him again.'... Falling... Snow... Darkness... Then suddenly the bright light... Marco... `As long as you live there is hope.'
"How did I get here?"
Dimitri had watched her closely as she had remained silent for several minutes, noting the emotions that had crossed her face. It had been a myriad of feelings pain, fear, sadness, anger, love and hope. The last emotion he had seen had been hope.
"How much do you remember?" He asked cautiously, unsure of whether he wanted her to remember or not.
"Not much, I could not sleep and went outside. I think I was walking around outside when..." she stopped and decided to wait before she told Dimitri the whole truth. "... I was falling. Then I only remember being cold and in the dark."
"Your friends heard you screaming for help, but could not find you. So they called the rescue service and they found you. You fell down a cliff and were covered by snow. They say it's a wonder that you are still alive."
`Not a wonder, it was Marco's love that saved me.' It had been his last prove of how much he loved her, Serena realized and in her mind she thanked him once again. `I will never forget you or the love we shared.'
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"You were in a coma for three weeks. The doctors didn't think you would make it."
Serena closed her eyes again. She had lost three weeks of her life, three weeks of which she did not know anything. It was a weird feeling.
A soft knock on the door brought her back to reality. The door opened and a dark haired man walked into the room.
"Andy"
Serena was surprised to see the guy, who had invited her to the fateful trip. He was an athletic guy, whose motto to life was simple. `Enjoy the moment for it won't last' he had told Serena every time he had found her brooding over something. Yet today his face was stern and his eyes held no joy.
"If you don't want to see me, I'll leave immediately."
"Why would I not want to see you?" She was completely confused.
"It was my idea to go on this trip, I told you guys the plateau is a safe place to stay over night and most likely it was my snoring that woke you up." His voice was heavy with guilt as he looked at the pale woman in the bed.
Serena's laughter filled the room, surprising everybody. It was a amused and merry sound, something Dimitri had not heard since the games. Andy on the other hand had seen her laughing but never expected her to do so now.
"Andy, if it was anybody's fault, then it was entirely mine. Walking around in the dark... I don't know what possessed me!" Even though her voice sounded easy, her thoughts were not. `Saruman you tried to kill me, but you have failed once again. And I will not give you the pleasure to see me crying. As long as I live there is hope!'
Andy was visibly relieved and sat next to her bed.
"I just wanted to say that I am sorry..." unsure what to say next he stopped for a moment "... I am flying back tomorrow and you know, that we'll be happy if you come and visit us once. The mountains in Austria are nice to."
"I might do that sooner than you think, so watch out for some crazy Italians invading Austria!"
Andy rolled his eyes towards the ceiling and laughed. "They can't be more crazy than the Austrians themselves. And who knows, maybe we are standing at your front porch one day!"
With those words he left the room, leaving Dimitri and Serena alone.
"What's eating you?" The old man inquired and with a sigh Serena told him everything that she had previously left out from her tale.
When she had finished she saw that her coach and friend had tears in his eyes. Whipping them away with the back of his hands he looked at her and tried to smile.
"I have always wanted to know, if Marco is happy where he is. It's good to know that he is in the light now."
Serena closed her eyes thinking back to the moments when she had been between live and death.
"No Dimitri, he is not in the light, he IS the light."
Suddenly she felt very tired and exhausted and it showed on her face. Dimitri got up, told her that he had brought some books for her to read and then bid her good-bye after promising to be back tomorrow.
Tired yet not ready to sleep Serena reached out to get one of the books. It was an old book and obviously used. Looking interested at it she opened it and read the title.
"There and back again; a hobbits tale by Bilbo Baggins"
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TBC
Thanks for reading it!
Enjoy!
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Somebody was screaming. A flash of light and somebody was screaming.
And then like before darkness...
Somebody was shouting. The light reappeared and again somebody was shouting.
Yet the darkness came back...
Somebody was crying. It was almost inaudible, more an imagination that a real sound. But somebody was crying.
And this time the darkness did not come back.
------
Serena opened her eyes and realized that she was laying in a bed. She turned her head to find out where she was and saw that somebody was sitting next to her.
"Dimitri" Her voice was hoarse from the lack of use and it hurt to talk.
He looked up and she could see tears in his eyes.
"Serena, little one! You are awake, I almost did not believe in seeing..." He didn't finish the sentence but Serena understood it anyway.
She tried to remove the cobwebs from her brain and slowly her memories came back. Saruman... His offer to bring her back to middle-earth... Elrond... Gandalf talking about Saruman's treachery... `You will never see him again.'... Falling... Snow... Darkness... Then suddenly the bright light... Marco... `As long as you live there is hope.'
"How did I get here?"
Dimitri had watched her closely as she had remained silent for several minutes, noting the emotions that had crossed her face. It had been a myriad of feelings pain, fear, sadness, anger, love and hope. The last emotion he had seen had been hope.
"How much do you remember?" He asked cautiously, unsure of whether he wanted her to remember or not.
"Not much, I could not sleep and went outside. I think I was walking around outside when..." she stopped and decided to wait before she told Dimitri the whole truth. "... I was falling. Then I only remember being cold and in the dark."
"Your friends heard you screaming for help, but could not find you. So they called the rescue service and they found you. You fell down a cliff and were covered by snow. They say it's a wonder that you are still alive."
`Not a wonder, it was Marco's love that saved me.' It had been his last prove of how much he loved her, Serena realized and in her mind she thanked him once again. `I will never forget you or the love we shared.'
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"You were in a coma for three weeks. The doctors didn't think you would make it."
Serena closed her eyes again. She had lost three weeks of her life, three weeks of which she did not know anything. It was a weird feeling.
A soft knock on the door brought her back to reality. The door opened and a dark haired man walked into the room.
"Andy"
Serena was surprised to see the guy, who had invited her to the fateful trip. He was an athletic guy, whose motto to life was simple. `Enjoy the moment for it won't last' he had told Serena every time he had found her brooding over something. Yet today his face was stern and his eyes held no joy.
"If you don't want to see me, I'll leave immediately."
"Why would I not want to see you?" She was completely confused.
"It was my idea to go on this trip, I told you guys the plateau is a safe place to stay over night and most likely it was my snoring that woke you up." His voice was heavy with guilt as he looked at the pale woman in the bed.
Serena's laughter filled the room, surprising everybody. It was a amused and merry sound, something Dimitri had not heard since the games. Andy on the other hand had seen her laughing but never expected her to do so now.
"Andy, if it was anybody's fault, then it was entirely mine. Walking around in the dark... I don't know what possessed me!" Even though her voice sounded easy, her thoughts were not. `Saruman you tried to kill me, but you have failed once again. And I will not give you the pleasure to see me crying. As long as I live there is hope!'
Andy was visibly relieved and sat next to her bed.
"I just wanted to say that I am sorry..." unsure what to say next he stopped for a moment "... I am flying back tomorrow and you know, that we'll be happy if you come and visit us once. The mountains in Austria are nice to."
"I might do that sooner than you think, so watch out for some crazy Italians invading Austria!"
Andy rolled his eyes towards the ceiling and laughed. "They can't be more crazy than the Austrians themselves. And who knows, maybe we are standing at your front porch one day!"
With those words he left the room, leaving Dimitri and Serena alone.
"What's eating you?" The old man inquired and with a sigh Serena told him everything that she had previously left out from her tale.
When she had finished she saw that her coach and friend had tears in his eyes. Whipping them away with the back of his hands he looked at her and tried to smile.
"I have always wanted to know, if Marco is happy where he is. It's good to know that he is in the light now."
Serena closed her eyes thinking back to the moments when she had been between live and death.
"No Dimitri, he is not in the light, he IS the light."
Suddenly she felt very tired and exhausted and it showed on her face. Dimitri got up, told her that he had brought some books for her to read and then bid her good-bye after promising to be back tomorrow.
Tired yet not ready to sleep Serena reached out to get one of the books. It was an old book and obviously used. Looking interested at it she opened it and read the title.
"There and back again; a hobbits tale by Bilbo Baggins"
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TBC