Elizabeth
The dirt is cold beneath me. My body aches, every breath dragging fire through my chest. But I keep moving. I drag myself forward, inch by inch, the rough ground scraping against my skin.
Smoke curls through the air ahead, thick and choking. I can see the commotion now—shadows moving, voices raised. I am so close. My lips part to call out, but the effort is too much. My body gives out.
Darkness crashes over me like a wave.
And then, through the void, I hear him.
“Elizabeth!”
Sebastian’s voice cuts through the silence. Desperate. Terrified.
A weak smile tugs at my lips. He’s here. They all made it.
And Sarah… Sarah actually saved them.
The voices grow distant, fading like whispers in the wind. Everything gets lighter, quieter, until there is nothing at all.
……..
Warmth surrounds me. Softness cradles my aching body. There is no pain here, only a strange sense of peace. Is this heaven?
I inhale slowly, my chest rising with ease. The air smells familiar—clean linen, fr
