My Fiancée Married My Sister
"I refuse to sit at home pretending patience while I wait to find out if I'll bury a grandson too."
On the fifth day, his eyes opened.
It happened without warning, I was reading aloud from one of Charlotte's picture books, some old instinct telling me his mind might still be listening even if his body wasn't ready yet, when his fingers twitched in mine, and then, slowly, his eyes fluttered open.
"Noah?" My voice cracked, disbelief and terror and hope tangling together violently. "Noah, can you hear me?"
His eyes found mine, unfocused at first, then slowly sharpening with recognition. "Jasmine," he rasped, his voice barely audible. "Where…"