Awakening – Part 3
Eve collapsed onto the bed, taking in desperate breaths of sweet fresh air. She looked down and noticed Kou had already fallen asleep. What a kid. One minute, he was running for his life and the next, he was sleeping contently in the arms of a stranger.
Sighing, she sat up and tucked in the little kid. Taking one last look at Sven before she decided to go to bed, she was startled to find herself staring into his alert eyes.
Sven was awake! Joy flooded her heart, though unease began to creep into Eve as she watched his panicked flickering of eyes.
"Sven? Are you alright?" she asked tentatively.
There was no reaction except for an increase in the man's panicking.
"Sven! Sven!" Eve leapt off her bed, and grabbed Sven's arm. "It's okay!"
Sven stopped. His arm reached out, groping up her arm and to her face. His eyes stared unfocused out into the distance.
"Eve?" came his shaky voice.
Oh God! He's blind! "I'm here, right here." Eve's teary voice managed to choke out.
"Little princess? Why is it so dark? I can't see anything."
Eve broke down into sobs, chanting "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry" into Sven's arms.
"Little princess? Are you crying? Why are you so silent? Why won't you say a word?"
The only answer in the barren room was Eve's shocked silence, and another bout of heartfelt weeping.