RYVER
Ryver awakened to the sound of beeping. She opened her eyes and closed them, the light too bright to take. Her mind came to before her body did – she remembered being shot, trying to tell Cannon how much she loved him. She didn’t know if she could even get the words out.
She saw something in her mind, something bloody and hurt. She could feel her heart shaking inside her. Memories rushed back to her like a flood.
She suddenly felt sad, shocked, and incredibly aware of her situation.
A woman in blue scrubs was standing next to her. She touched her arm when she had started to panic. “Miss? Miss Fernando? Everything is okay.”
Ryver’s chest heaved up and down. She was thinking about her father, about Cannon, about her injury. The nurse gripped her hand tightly.
“Just breathe in and
