Kyle opened his eyes, staring at the unfamiliar white ceiling while trying to figure out why his body felt so stiff and heavy. The last thing he remembered was being at the cafe and waiting for Gabriela. Lying to her and going behind her back, making these decisions all alone — that had been a mistake. No matter that it was all done for her, for her safety and happiness, he shouldn’t have done it on his own.
But no matter that, he wasn’t ready to let her go. He wasn’t ready to give up.
Just having her ignore him and pass him by like he was some stranger tore his heart so bad, that he wanted to scream. And when he saw that car…
Wait, that car! There was a car that was about to hit her and…
He sat up abruptly, looking around. He was in a bed, a hospital bed, dressed in a hospital gown. H
