Aspen
Someone knocked on the closed bedroom door. A sharp rapping of knuckles against wood. I didn’t move, I couldn’t even I I wanted to. It felt like I was floating on a cloud. My body felt weightless. There was no pain, no regrets. I was finally free of all of that.
“Aspen?” Emrys’ voice seemed to be coming from far away. I could almost see him in my minds eye. The way his golden eyebrows would be knitted together when I didn’t answer him.
“Go away.” My mind mumbled but no words came out. “Leave me in peace.”
Of course, I didn’t make a sound I was too weak for that. I had hoped that the approaching dawn would keep them away from my room. That by the time they finally found me, I would be dead. Cold and lifeless.
My eyes felt heavy, and I let them fall shut. Hopefully for
