The Vanishing Choice: Frolic of Survival

Stay With Me

[The time was 12:30 am. Elisa woke up to hearing something.]

Person: Ahhhhhhh (screaming), ahhhhh.

[She jumped and got out of her room. She realized that it was coming from the opposite room. So she pushed the door hard and entered the room.]

Elisa: Cyrusssssssss (screamed).

[She rushed to him and held him from his back. He held his head with both hands and literally shivered in pain. Also he was screaming and his face became red.]

Elisa: Cyr... Cyrusss... What happened to you?

Cyrus: Ahhhhh.... I... I can't....bear....... Ahhhhhhhhh (scratching his hair).

[She rushed to the water jug and poured some water on the glass and hurried to Cyrus.]

Elisa: Cyrus... Cyrussss. Open your eyes. Just drink some water.

[She somehow managed to drink him water. Then she tried to stand him up.]

Cyrus: (weeping) I... I.. Can't bear itttttt... (Screamed).

Elisa: Nothing will happen. I'm with you. Just get up.. Get up Cyrus.

[She pulled him up and helped him to lie down in bed.]

[She moved his hands from his head and rested them on his chest. She sat beside him and slowly massaged her head.]

[As Cyrus was very unconscious, he held her left palm and tightly grabbed it. His eyes were closed and moaning. She slowly wiped his wet cheeks.]

Elisa: (very calm) Are you ok?

[Gradually his pain was draining.]

Cyrus: (whispers) Yes.

[She continuously massaged him. After 2-3 minutes she realized that he had slept. So she pulled the blanket to cover him. Suddenly she realized that she was talking, and she touched her throat.]

Elisa: (whispers) My... My voice returned. (Smiled) I can speak now.

[She tried to get up but couldn't. He was holding her hand tightly. As it was such a tight grip she decided not to move as if Cyrus would awoke.]

[So, she was sitting beside him as it is. She tried to be awake the whole night.]

[The next morning, Cyrus opened his eyes as a bright sunlight felt on his face. He looked at the clock, it was 6:30 am. Suddenly he felt something heavy over his body. He looked at himself.]

[Elisa was lying over him and she was in a deep sleep. Till now he was holding his hand tightly and was shrunk in the cold. He quickly freed her palm and it was reddish because of his tight grip.]

[He got up very carefully, settled her on his bed. While doing this he saw her deep wound in her leg which was not cured yet. Without thinking anything he pulled the blanket. But this time he doesn't feel shy to see her on a shirt only.]

[Suddenly he broke into reality.]

Cyrus: (looked at himself) I'm alive! How's that possible? I gave her my Oxygen sips then what how!

[Suddenly he remembered about his appearance in nursing home.]

Cyrus: (in mind) Yes, that doctor. I've to ask him.

[He dialed the number, which he got from the prescription.]

Cyrus: Hello, Dr. Johanson?

Dr. Johanson: Yes, who's this?

Cyrus: This is Cyrus. Cyrus Martinez. You told me that I was fainted and I'm admitted by a neighbour.

Dr. Johanson: Ahh yeah, yeah. Tell me how are you?