جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 35

VIVI’S POINT OF VIEW.The question lands with a thud straight to my heart. ‘How many beads were on the bracelet I gave you? And why did the bracelet have that number of beads?’Silence doesn’t just fill the room; it leaves me with the feeling of elation. Bianca stands there, mouth wide open, eyes wide as well, her hand clutching her peals as she stares from him to me. My heart slams against my chest for the second time since this hospital nightmare began. But this time, I don’t feel small. No, I feel powerful. I feel steady, not cornered because no one besides me and Elias know the answer to that question…..My gaze lifts slowly from Elias’ hand wrapped around me, up to his face. He’s staring at Bianca, clearly waiting for a response.She stiffens, then says, her voice shaky, “Are you kidding me?” She lets out a scoff; “You really expect me to remember something so insipid? And from that long ago? You’re clearly trying to deflect from the fact that you’ve treated that woman like you

VIVI’S POINT OF VIEW. The hallway feels too tight, like the walls are slowly closing in against my lungs untill every breath feels thin. I watched as the doctor held his clipboard, stared at all of us, and moved to start speaking. “Hold on, doctor.” Bianca cuts him off before he could utter a word; “I think the only people that should be in the room now have to be family. Outsiders should be kicked out.” “Good thing you pointed that out, jellyfish,” Felix chips in, a jolly smile on his lips. “Do you need me to call security? Or will you get to moving those uneven sausage fingers we unfortunately have to call legs?” “Jellyfish?” She hisses, “What the hell are you on about? I’m family; the only person we should kick out is the whore beside you.” “Call me whatever the hell you want, Bianca. I am not moving an inch from here.” I didn’t bother staring at her. “You shouldn’t have to, either.” Felix grabs my hand, lacing our fingers. His touch is warm and soft, making me lean into hi

VIVI’S POINT OF VIEW.The hallway suddenly feels colder, or maybe it’s just me. Felix grabs the coat from earlier, then drapes it around my shoulders. “You’re shivering….” We had moved away from the ward Elias rested in two minutes ago.I didn’t want to be close to him…….what if my presence causes something even worse?Bianca’s voice still echoes in my head: ‘he won’t remember you anyway.’ I fucking hate that she’s right. I can’t do anything to make him remember me, regardless of how badly I want to.It would be selfish and mean…….Elias needs space from me right now. “Do you want to go see him?” Felix whispers beside me, while Calliope caresses my hair like I’m a child in need of care.“No…..he needs to be alone right now.” He needs to be away from me; r that’s what I should have said, but saying those words… they refused to part my lips.The second I utter them, it would feel final. I’ve lost my love…..Tears sprang to my eyes again, but I fought them. Th air around us felt tense wit