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Beep. .
In the background, I could hear a constant beeping noise that was getting on my last nerve. I thought death was meant to be peaceful. Guess I was wrong...
And suddenly I could hear something: My own shallow breathing. At first I thought I was just mistaken, but the longer I listened, the more I realized I was actually breathing. And, then I realized I could feel someone else's hand on mine.
Could it be possible that I'm alive? I wondered.
I tried to open my eyes, but they felt weighed down; impossible to open.
So, I just lay there, unmoving, enrobed in thoughts. Thoughts that I shouldn't be able to have because I should have died. Because I did die.
Right? I was sure of it. I felt myself slip away. Felt myself slip into a permanent sleep.
The more I listened, the more I could hear. Footsteps coming and going. Muted voices. People crying. I knew that wherever I was, I was surrounded by people all hours of the day, yet I had never felt so alone in my entire life.
One voice in particular stood out above all others. Elijah Goldworthy's. The voice I was certain that I had lost forever. I listened and listened to him talk. He came everyday, just to have a conversation with me, knowing I couldn't hold my end up; knowing I couldn't talk to him. Thinking that I may never be able to have a conversation with him again.
And then one day, something changed. Eli was telling me about things that had happened that day at school, when I could feel myself slowly coming back to life; back to consciousness. I could feel myself resurfacing, and knew I was no longer in the darkness. No longer dwelling in lonesomeness. I was alive. And I was awake.
My eyes fluttered, and slowly opened, taking in my surroundings. Eli was sitting in the chair beside the bed, still talking to me, looking at the floor, completely unaware that I was coming to; that I was waking up.
I glanced around, finally figuring out what that pesky little beeping sound was. My heart monitor. I glanced down at my chest, which was covered in bandages.
I glimpsed at Eli again, who was still talking, totally oblivious.
"And, I don't know what I'd do without you, Clare. I love you." He was saying, not expecting me to answer him back.
"I love you too." I whispered.
The sound of my voice startled even myself. It was hoarse, and croaky, and not mine.
Eli glanced at me, with widened eyes, almost as if he couldn't believe it was truly me.
"Clare." He whispered, stroking my cheek.
"How long have I been out?" I wondered.
"Four days."
"That's it? It's felt like a lifetime."
"Believe me, I know." He replied.
"What happened?" I asked, unable to recall all of the events from the other day. The only thing I remembered was Eli crying over me, as I slowly became lifeless and inanimate.
"Ethne." He whispered, stroking the back of my hand.
"What about her?" I wondered.
"She...She..." He couldn't get the words out, no matter how much he tried. He took a deep breath, and began again.
"She broke into your house, and stabbed you, Clare." He whispered, while moving my curls out of my eyes.
"What exactly did that do to me?" I wondered, gesturing towards the bandages, the heart monitor, and all of the needles I was stuck with.
"She stabbed you in chest. You lost a lot blood before I got to you. And, when she stabbed you, she punctured one of your lungs, and you couldn't breathe. You were choking on your own blood, and you almost died, Clare. You blacked out from all of the blood you lost, but the ambulance got to you in time." He whispered. "I almost lost you forever. If I hadn't got up there when I did...I don't even want to think about it anymore. I can't fathom losing you. You're just too important, Clare. I love you."
"I promised though. I promised I'd never leave you, and I kept that promise. Even on my deathbed." I murmured.
I pulled him onto the bed with me.
"I felt so helpless." I whispered, remembering some of what happened.
"I didn't know what to do. I think I felt even more helpless than you, at that point." He muttered.
"Did they catch Ethne?" I asked, hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.
"No, but I won't let you leave my side until they do. I promise, I'll protect you." He whispered.
"Thanks." I whispered, pulling him down to me, so I could kiss him.
And we layed there, in silence until we both fell asleep, with no sounds but the beeping of my heart monitor that was no longer annoying, but somehow familiar and comforting. Ensuring that I was alive...
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