The Alternate Daughter
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
Luca rolled over. Something wasn't right. There was something missing.
"Ria!" He knelt on the bed over her. She wasn't breathing. He took her pulse, it was slowing. Her mouth was slightly ajar, but she looked perfectly normal.
"Ria! Breath! Come on! Wake up! Breath!" he yelled over her. Suddenly she arched up, bucking him off the bed, and he heard her suck in a deep breath. He climbed back up on the bed. She didn't look as if she had even woken up.
"Did it scare you?" he heard her whisper. He didn't know if she was really awake until she opened an eye.
"Yes" he replied, crawling back under the covers.
"Sorry" she whispered and was asleep again. Luca made up his mind to pry what kind of medication she needed out of her, and then get it. He didn't know if he could stand another night, or more, of this kind of panic.
The following story is under the sole ownership and copyright of J.L. Scott. Unauthorized copying and/or use is actionable in a court of law.
To borrow a phrase: ER no mine, no permission, no money, no sue...please?
Luca rolled over. Something wasn't right. There was something missing.
"Ria!" He knelt on the bed over her. She wasn't breathing. He took her pulse, it was slowing. Her mouth was slightly ajar, but she looked perfectly normal.
"Ria! Breath! Come on! Wake up! Breath!" he yelled over her. Suddenly she arched up, bucking him off the bed, and he heard her suck in a deep breath. He climbed back up on the bed. She didn't look as if she had even woken up.
"Did it scare you?" he heard her whisper. He didn't know if she was really awake until she opened an eye.
"Yes" he replied, crawling back under the covers.
"Sorry" she whispered and was asleep again. Luca made up his mind to pry what kind of medication she needed out of her, and then get it. He didn't know if he could stand another night, or more, of this kind of panic.