Waking Up
Zahraa POV When I woke this time, I didn’t jerk awake, or shout. There was the soft beeping of a monitor nearby, and the sound of my mate talking quietly on the phone. I wanted to pretend to sleep longer – my eyes were stinging with tears. No wonder I’d forgotten. Who would want to remember that? I opened my eyes, staring blankly at the ceiling while eavesdropping on my mate. “We’re still not sure. Yeah. Jada’s helping track him down, but he’s practically a ghost.” A pause. “Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I’m planning on returning when she wakes up.” A much longer pause. “I… know that. But she’ll wake up. And she’ll wake up soon. I can feel it.” Could he feel it, or did he just want it that badly? Feeling bad for him, I sat up slowly and swung my legs out of bed. I couldn’t go much further – I was
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