~Aspen’s pov~
Soft hands rub my back, and neck, trying to help my breathing. I’m grateful for it even though I can’t appreciate it. I tried to clear my lungs, they felt like they were on fire. I coughed, and Rylan whispered. His deep voice blocked out the screams that were filling my ears. I clutched my knees, begging my body to just get over it but I can’t. I can not forget the look it gave me as it collapsed my throat in its bony hands.
Glaring into my eyes, and making sure to repeat something I can’t even remember. I wanted my body to wake up, I begged my body to wake up, and if Rylan hadn’t gotten to me…. I don’t even know what I’d have done.
After what felt like forever, my body felt like it could be itself again. I wasn’t thinking about the frightening look, the drip of blood, th
