ZaraI was still holding onto Ryan even as Martha gently tried to pull me away from him. My fingers refused to let go at first, like my body was afraid that if I released him, I would fall back into whatever place I had just been dragged out of.“I am fine,” I whispered, though my voice did not sound like it belonged to me.“You are not fine,” Ryan said immediately, his hand still on my shoulder as he studied my face carefully.“I am standing, am I not?”“That is not the same thing,” he replied, his tone softer now, but still firm.Martha stepped in slowly, her hand resting on my arm.“Zara, come with me. You need to sit down and drink some water.”“I do not need water,” I said quickly, pulling slightly away from her. “I need to understand what just happened to me.”Ryan’s jaw tightened.“That is exactly what I am trying to figure out as well.”I looked at him properly then, really looked at him.His face still had traces of exhaustion from earlier, like he had not fully recovered fro
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