Effy was running in a forest. Gasping for air and heart racing, she didn't know what was chasing her, only that she had to keep running away. When she looked back to see it, bright lights ascended and she awoke.
She smelled chemicals and heard a constant beeping from nearby, followed by the sound of rain showers. She was in the hospital. Her wrists were all bandaged up and she felt like death itself, dizzy and sick. On the bedside counter lay a beautifully folded origami swan and in the hallway, a boy stood facing the window watching the rain pour down. Effy felt the urge to unfold the swan and as she turned over the last fold, Love you forever was written inside it. The last few months were just figments of her imagination, dreaming of a place called Forks and a beautiful creature with caramel eyes and icy skin. How could she have dreamt for so long? Had she been in a coma for a while?
"Freddie! Freddie!" He heard her and ran over to her straight away.
"Effy... I'm so glad you woke. I've missed you so much and I've got apologies to make, I-" Effy cut him off by hugging him and kissing him.
"Its okay, I forgive you and I love you." She said with a smile.
"I love you too, more than anything." Freddie replied, in a serious tone.
"Look I'm sorry for doing this, I had such wacky dreams and they've somehow made me wanna stay alive. Anyway, when do you think they'll let me out? Let's go to the water park soon?" Effy asked.
"Eff, I'm a bit confused, maybe you should rest and we can talk after? Besides, I don't think they've got any water parks around here."
"What do you mean? Where is 'here'?" Effy asked, suddenly puzzled.
"We're in Forks, in the U.S. Look, just lie down and we'll talk later, the doctor said this could happen." Freddie attempted.
"If we're not in England, then the dreams were real, and that would mean that he-" She stopped speaking when Edward entered the room.