Lost

By Mezzo-chan

She tried to convince herself he was just sleeping.

That the heart monitor was the twittering of birds.

That the IV drip was just a coat rack.

That he would wake up and smile and say something stupid like he always did.

"Wake Up," she said to him over and over again, "Wake Up. Wake Up. Please Wake Up,"

She had felt her heart stop. There was a sudden palpitation. A throb that wrenched her entire body when it happened. She felt her blood run cold as he fell, as the glass shattered, as his flesh shredded, and a scream ripped through the night.

"Wake Up," she said again into his hair.

She couldn't get her pulse under control now. One minute it was racing and her face flushed. The next she felt as though it wasn't beating at all.

She felt faint.

"Wake Up," her mantra never stopped.

In the back of her mind was a voice, pragmatic and cruel, telling her Gar didn't sleep like this. He didn't doze with his hands to his sides, like a rigid soldier.

She'd seen him sleep.

He curled his knees to his chest and reached his arms out to the side, hoping to hold onto to something, or someone.

For a while, that had been her.

"Wake…up," she whispered in a sob, "If you don't wake up I'll die. I'm lost…I can't find my way out of this jungle,"

She stroked his hair and kissed his eyes, "Wake up and help me see the way out,"

The heart monitor continued its steady, slow percussion.

"Wake Up," she whispered, "Wake Up, Wake Up, Wake Up,"

Up Next, Chapter 14: Primal