The hallway doors opened before me, and I paused for a moment before stepping inside.
The sight of Alondra in that hospital bed, so fragile and vulnerable, froze me in place.
A cold chill ran through my body, and for a moment, I couldn’t breathe.
I approached her bed slowly, my hands trembling as I took hers in mine, yet the words wouldn’t come.
I could only stare at her pale face and wonder if all of this was truly real.
There I was, my breathing shallow, watching as time seemed to stop.
The words came out of me almost without thinking, as though my heart spoke directly for me.
“Please, wake up,” I murmured, carefully squeezing her hand, afraid of hurting her. I felt my voice c***k. “I can’t imagine my life without you, my moon.”
The silence in the room was so heavy I could hear t
