Will She Ever Accept Me and Sammer as a Package Deal?

XANDRY

My gut was tied into a thousand knots. The kind that it took days to settle. I could feel the hesitation in her action, see the confusion and worry in those eyes, but above all, there was hope in that embrace. I could feel the pulsating of her vein, the quickening of her heartbeat— only for me.

I left her though my heart told me not to. At least her heart didn’t lie—and that was what I was holding onto.

I had plans for tomorrow, so I slept like dead the moment I rested my head down against my pillow.

The constant ringing of my phone woke me up from a deep slumber— it was a call from the hospital, telling me that Sunshine had wakened up.

“Hey, how do you feel?” I smiled down at Sunshine still on her bed. She looked better—a light pink color tinged on her face, though her body was still weak, she was able to seat on the bed without support.

They transferred her to the private room I paid for h