The twelve Zodiacs all live together at a boarding school, but all that changes when Gemini claims she saw a magical airship hovering over the academy. The other eleven protested that there was nothing but despair and clouds in its place, but when t...
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Aries POV
I pushed open the door to the medical center, breathless, but with my heart pounding for a different reason.
I'm going to see him again.
"Excuse --" I faltered when I saw that the nurse at the front desk was in a call.
Self-conscious, I wrapped my arms around myself and lounged near the front desk, eager to ask when she was done. My heart pounded in my ears, and I could feel my pulse in my fingertips -- I was so excited. After nearly a month of pain and waiting and hidden tears, I would be able to see him.
"Yes, I know," the nurse murmured. "Something must be wrong. The doctors predicted that he'd be in a coma for at least a few more months."
I froze and my stomach dropped. My heart started beating fast again as I tried to listen in on her conversation without being inconspicuous.
The nurse turned and typed something in on her computer, her phone held between her shoulder and ear. "I know. Yeah, nothing was improving -- it was all staying the same." She paused as the other person jabbered on. "I completely agree. It's all so strange -- his vitals were the same for nearly a month, and then they just shot up -- that's when he woke up. Mmhmm. I know. Things were inclined to get worse, actually."
The jubilant feeling disappeared from my chest, and I looked down as a cold feeling spread over me. Was he . . . okay?
"Um, excuse me," I said after the nurse had said bye to her friend and ended the call.
She looked closely at me. "Oh. Em told me you'd be here -- second hallway, turn left, eighth door on the right."
I nodded in thanks and opened the door that led to the maze of hallways and rooms that was the medical center. I took a deep breath to calm my jittering nerves -- Capricorn was awake. He was alive. That at least stood for something, right?
I walked through the hallways, remembering the nurse's instructions. My heart was pounding loudly in my chest as I thought of the last time we actually talked -- god, what if he was still mad at me?
I'm not going to be able to handle that, I thought silently as my eyes found out the door.
I took a deep breath and went over in front of it, my nerves exploding out of control as I put my hand on the doorknob. I furrowed my brow as doubts weaseled themselves into my mind.
What if you're at the wrong room?
What if Em made a mistake and he's still unconscious?
What if he doesn't want to see you?
I looked down as tears burned in the corners of my eyes, then took a deep breath and tried to reassure myself. If he means this much to you, you must mean at least something to him. Don't worry.
