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He stops playing with it, finally fisting in his hand, and then looks at me, deciding whether or not to show me. Uncurling his hand, I find the broken band. The sharp edges, where it was digging into his palm, left bleeding cuts.
“Why is it broken?”
Nonchalantly, he shrugs, looking up at the sky, as if asking the same question.
On the inside is engraved “FOREVER WOVEN INTO YOU” and the little stars connect with the thread until they reach the first word. Logan’s warm lips kiss my forehead as I try to decode the meaning, still mystified. The grass starts to sway, calming our souls. I kneel in front of him, as he does the same.
Pressing our foreheads together, I smile and then nervously let out a small laugh, watching him as I never have before. The bottom of his soul reflects all of his secrets back at me. A surprised gasp wedges in my throat at the profound pulse I feel within me.
“I’ve always believed that you’d find your way back, Angel. Always knew how strong and resilient you are. Never doubt yourself. Never be afraid of the unknown. Take everything life has to offer. Be brave and know that you will never be alone. Take one step at the time and don’t be afraid to fail. Learn to withstand all the storms and hardships, and let people help you. Let my brothers take care of you, and your family, redeem their mistakes. There will be moments when you won’t be able to breathe, or will break into a thousand pieces. Know one thing, my heart. I will be watching and urging you to win every single battle. I will love you until this world ceases to exist.”
“I will. I promise.” Slowly, I trace his features.
He smiles happily and for the first time, as some weight has been lifted, he shines from within, with hope and faith for me. We collide and my hair whips around him, brushing his cheeks and encasing us away in our own little cocoon.
In my soul, I have no pain. Only hope and love.
I wind my legs around him as he spins me around. Throwing my hands in the
air and lifting my head towards the sun, the wind whips around us, and I feel delighted chuckles vibrating in his chest.
When he throws me down the road we picked so suddenly, I have no time to prepare. He stands on the edge and watches me, with happy tears falling down his cheeks, as I fall into the abyss. He looks like an angel.
My body weight pulls me with incredible speed to my chosen fate. I panic, trying to survive the coming pain, but then I close my eyes and bring hope into my heart. I feel the cries of my children calling me from afar.
“They are tired, let’s take them home to rest,” says Raine, as she tries to calm down Leon, who’s crying loudly. Liane’s whining with all her might, trying to stay next to me, fisting the material thrown over my numb legs.
The impact rattles my bones, leaving agony behind, and I become breathless. The heaviness I haven’t felt for a while is uncomfortable, squeezing my chest. My senses try to attune to the crying children, and I hear someone talking from afar.
“How about we all go home to rest and make something to eat?” My mum's voice reaches my ears, and the breaths become trapped in my lungs.
“She is right, we all need to rest. They will call if there are any changes.” Aisha exhales a heavy breath, and then I am left alone.
With every passing second, I drift closer to consciousness and then slowly, I try to take a starved breath with my lungs. I gag, panicking, and my eyes snap open. Something is blocking my airway. Choking, I thrash, trying to breathe, and my eyes water as I will my numb hands to help. The beeping responds to my distress, calling for someone to hear me.
Someone runs into the room and starts talking to me, helping to remove the tube. The process exhausts me, then sharp pain flows through me, and I drift almost instantly into nothingness.
For a while, I rest and relearn to breathe, reacquainting myself with my strange surroundings. Then I snap my eyes open, locking them on the ceiling above.
I am back.
Chapter 18
Sentinels
~Cassandra~
Beep… Beep… Beep… Whoosh…
Beep… Beep… Beep… Whoosh…
Beep… Beep… Beep… Whoosh!
The sound of working machines are the ones that reach my ears first. The smell of the hospital antiseptics invades my senses next. Turning my head to look around, I notice wildflowers bouquets spread around the room. The soft grey walls have big windows on both sides with white blinds. One of them has a beautiful view of the town and trees poking from behind, and the other has the sight of the hospital ward reception in the far corner.
The beeping monitors showing my increasing heartbeat alert the nurses, who come bounding in to check my readings. The surprised nurse speaks to me, then calls out to the doctor. She is maybe just over twenty and isn’t tall, and her features are kind. She shines the lights in my eyes and asks me to tell her things about myself. The drip feeds my vein as drop after drop falls into the small pipe.
“Cassandra, can you tell me, what is the last thing you remember?” the woman in her fifties, with her brown hair and blue eyes, and dressed in white, asks me, but my throat is too parched for me to speak.
