Lust for Love

Chapter 45

"What is this? Am I floating? Where?"

I wondered as I found myself surrounded by blue in all directions. I was submerged and I kept floating upwards. It was so calm and peaceful and warm as the sunlight above made it through the surface and into the water. It was like I was within my mom's embrace.

"Ah, I could sleep here forever." I thought as I closed my eyes, letting everything go.

"Oh, my aren't you a sleepyhead today Vivy?"

Hmm?

Was that mom?

Why do I hear her?

When I opened my eyes, I was lying on my back, facing a very young Sophie. Her brown hair shone in the sunlight and her kind greenish eyes filled with adoration as she smiled at me.

Mom?

What are you doing here?

My voice won't come out.

"Oh is she awake? Is she awake? I wanna shee too!" I heard a little boy's voice.

"Gray stop you'll schare her!" I heard another voice while two little hands grabbed onto the wooden rail on either side.

"Where the hell am I?"

I wondered as two pairs of eyes on either side of the cradle stared at me. One was blueish-gray eyes. The other was a set of brown eyes that glistened with excitement and as our eyes met he called out to me.

"Vivy!" cheerfully.

"Vivy!" Wait I can't breathe.

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More than two weeks had passed by since Tyler apologized to Nathan and Gray. While Tyler visited Vivy as usual sometimes one of the four would tag along and spend some time. She still remained unconscious and oblivious to the world outside as leaves changed their colors and fell.

Sometimes Nathan would cry a little from growing impatient, wondering when would she wake up, while Gray and Juvi sat beside her in silence feeling guilty for not being able to do anything. Sherry couldn't visit as often as the others that already made her sadder but her heart was always praying for Vivy's quick recovery.

But only Tyler remained unchanged.

He would talk to her like he always did as if he believed she would wake up someday and respond to his voice.

Juvi worked hard in the meanwhile as her deadline for submission neared. Sherry was almost done with her second trimester as her belly showed more prominently. She would sometimes drop by at work only to be scolded by her peers cause she simply got bored out of her mind staying at home doing nothing. Although Gray, Juvi, and Nathan would drop by to check up on her and keep her company during the afternoons occasionally whenever time permitted them.

After opening up to Dr. Harper, Tyler started to work through his emotions and feelings of peccant but the nightmares still seem to persist. Although the frequency of his panic attacks reduced and he was able to calm himself down on his own.

* VIVY'S ICU ROOM *

* Vivy's p.o.v. *

"Hey kiddo," Gray suddenly decided to visit one day. It was coincidentally mom's birthday that day, around thanksgiving. He probably just came on a whim but he sure was talkative.

"Guess what, today's mom's birthday and it feels especially lonely without you. Heh, you know you've been really getting lazy lately. How long are you gonna sleep? Isn't it time to wake up already?" He looked at Vivy but she continued to sleep soundly.