Lily Under Strict Guard

Somewhere in a place I knew I couldn't reach, Austin was holding my hand, his smile shiny and beautiful, and I was happy. Nothinf was between us, nothing could be between us. He was in love with ne. He always will, just like I will always love him. Everything was perfect, flowers grew and the rain was subtle. The music was delicate and the mornings started with beautiful songs of love. It was surreal, almost like a dream, but that was probably what it was.

I could feel myself going further away, my limbs slowly going numb. I opened my eyes and Austin was swimming towards me. But then he wasn't. I closed my eyes again as I felt myself drifting, my body going weak. The necklace floated in front of me. I swallowed, feeling a sharp pain pass down my throat.

It all started to merge into one picture and even that slowly blurred away. It turned black in an instant.

"Hazel!" It sounded like some far off yell, soft, yet desperate. "Hazel, please. Hazel, wake up."

It went silent, and then I felt