In the special care ward of a hospital in Luminara, Auroria, Adeline slowly opened her eyes, still weak. Morning sunlight poured through the window, making her squint a little, her mind foggy.
A man stood in the soft light and shadow, smiling at her. That smile was so warm and healing that it almost felt like a dream.
"Andres... is it really you?"
In the split second she was thrown by the car at the airport, she thought she had seen him rushing toward her.
During her coma, she kept hearing a familiar voice speaking softly beside her, calling her name again and again.
It hadn't been a dream after all.
Tears slid down her cheeks. Like a child who had wandered too long in the dark and suddenly found her way home, she felt safe for the first time in what seemed like forever.
Andres Higg
