-Keith-
The insistent beeping sound slowly pulled me from sleep. What was that noise? It didn’t sound like an alarm clock. Instinctively, I reached out to turn it off, but instead of hitting a clock, my hand touched cold metal. I opened my eyes and saw I was gripping the handle of a hospital bed. Sh*t… a hospital bed.
I began to scan the room, trying to piece together how I had ended up here. As I attempted to sit up, a searing pain shot through my entire body.
“Lie down,” a gentle voice said.
Soft hands rested on my shoulder, gently pushing me back onto the bed. The pain made it hard to focus, but soon, the familiar, comforting sight of Bella came into view.
“Bella?” I croaked, my voice sounding foreign and rough.
Her warm brown eyes met mine, and although they were filled with conc
