Secrets Untold. (Maggie x fem!reader)

Chapter 35: Soft Touch

I groaned as I tried to move, but something prevented me. I slowly opened my eyes, despite my eyelids feeling like heavy weights. I scanned the walls around me, only seeing grey. I was on a bed, in a cell?...Was I in the prison? Was I back? Then it all came back to me. The run, the kidnapping, the torture...and Maggie....MAGGIE!

I sprang up, and tried get off the bed, but I could only sit upright and not leave the bed. I noticed my hand was rattling and looked towards it. I was handcuffed to the bed. I heard sounds around me but they all sounded muffled...like I was drowning.

"Y/n?..Y/n!" A voice called.
Was there a person? Were they saying my name? I shook my head and tried to free myself from the cuffs. My head felt like it was going to explode an there was only one thing...person, I could think of.
"Maggie?...Maggie! Maggie!" I began to cry, wrestling with the chains.
"Y/n, I'm here."
"Maggie! Maggie! Maggie!"
My head began to ache and spin, it felt like I was being ripped away from my own body.

Suddenly I felt something smooth and warm on my face. It caressed my cheeks and moved my head, making me look elsewhere.
"Y/n, I'm here.."
I looked to the source of the mumbled voice, noticing a figure sat before me.
"Maggie?" I questioned.
The figure seemed to nod.
"Yes, it's me, I'm here. I'm right here."
Her voice was soft, as were her hands. It began to calm me.

My head began to cool and calm down, and my vision began to clear. Maggie was sat in front of me, safe and in one piece. Her sweet chocolate eyes were staring into mine and her soft hands were cupping my cheeks. I raised my free hand and placed it onto hers, stroking her hand. I felt tears stream down my face.

"You're...okay?" I cried.
She slid her hands away from my cheeks and engulfed me in a warm, tight embrace. I placed my free hand on the back of her head, pulling her closer to me. I felt her head nod into my shoulder.
"I'm fine, y/n. I'm fine...now you're awake." She whispered into my ear.
I leaned into her.
"I'm glad you're alive, Mags. I don't...I...I don't know what I'd do if you.."
She hugged me tighter and cradled me.
"Y/n...I'm glad you came back to me. I don't...I don't know what I'd do either...if you didn't wake up.."

We stayed like that for a while, until she slowly pulled away. She wiped the tears from my face and I did the same for her. My hand lingered on her cheek and I caressed it with my thumb. I was about to pull my hand away, but she placed her hand on top of mine and held it there.

"A little longer.." She whispered, closing her eyes.
"Maggie..."
I chuckled and tried to pull my hand away, but she groaned and held it tighter.
"Maggie..."
She ignored me and continued holding my hand in place.
"Maggie...I'm still handcuffed to the bed.."

She quickly pulled her head away from my hand and gently let it go. A soft chuckle escaped her lips.
"I forgot about that" She said weakly.
She pulled out the keys from her pocket and unlocked the handcuffs, taking them off of me.

She held them in her hand, inspecting them, then threw them to the floor.
"I didn't want to handcuff you.."
I took her hands and held them in mine, giving them a gentle squeeze.
"I know...you had to...I was..."
She shook her head, tears falling.

"The group did it...I...I didn't want you tied and locked up...you weren't dead...
you weren't one of them..."
Her voice became hoarse and she began to choke on her sobs.
"They kept saying you could die...they kept treating you like...like you were already dead. You were just asleep!"

Seeing her so upset...it hurt more than anything. My heart felt like it was shattering into a million pieces. I pulled her into my chest, the sudden movement making her fall into my lap.

She looked down at me in shock, her face inches from mine. I felt my heart begin to race and my breath felt like it was caught in my throat. She wrapped her arms around my neck and placed her head on my chest, making herself comfortable. My heart began to beat even faster...like it was about to burst...