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If I give in to these feelings, let them consume me, then I won’t be able to hide from it anymore. I’ll have to face it.
“I’m fine,” I say again, stronger this time. At least, I hope it is.
Ash still looks worried. He reaches up and strokes a hand through my silver hair, not getting in the way of Knox’s quiet stitching.
The others are still there, leaning against the wall and lurking in the doorway. No one seems to know what to say. Or maybe there just isn’t anything worth saying in this moment.
“Okay,” Knox murmurs after a few more seconds, and his voice is quieter than I’ve ever heard it before. He pulls the last stitch taut, and aside from the tugging at my skin, I’m barely aware of him finishing up his work on my wound.
He steps back, looking down at me, and the downturn of his full lips gives away his worry. His dark brown irises appear almost black as he narrows his eyes, never tearing his focus away from me.
I feel like I have to do something to reassure them that I’m alright. That they don’t need to hover and worry. So I move to stand up, bracing myself a little on the sink to help me get my balance.
It doesn’t help.
As soon as I’m vertical, there’s a rush to my head, and my vision swims. Dark spots cover my eyes, and before I can try to blink them away, they grow and grow until the darkness is consuming me.
Then it takes over entirely, stealing away my consciousness.
