I sat down next to Heike’s bed, relieved to find the infirmary abandoned. Not even the strange Doctor Wagner was here to cast his judgement on me.
“Hey, it’s me,” I said softly, but she didn’t reply.
A week in a coma and she looked as pale as ever. The dark circles under her eyes were getting bigger with each passing day and as the time ticked by, it seemed less and less likely she’d ever wake up. If only I hadn’t bartered my blood watch away. It could’ve been seriously handy in a situation like this.
I placed a careful hand on Heike’s wrist. “You need to wake up soon.”
She never even stirred.
The eerie silence combined with her laboured breathing would haunt my nightmares for years to come. I just knew it.
“I…” I cast my eyes down in shame. Apologies were for the weak and yet, I had
