Stay With Me

Six, Healing Center Again

If this was death it felt wonderful. It felt like floating in the void. But the void was sixty five degrees.
Sophie saw Jolie, Kenric, Oralie, Mr. Forkle, Calla, Cyrah, and Brielle.
Sophie wanted to stay there forever. To get to know Jolie and tell her Grady and Edaline were all right. To tell Cyrah that her son is having a good life. That he is dating Linh. That Prentice was out of exile and okay.
But a small voice in the back of Sophie's mind told her she can't leave Keefe. Or Biana. Or Dex. Or Tam. Or Linh. Or Marella. Or Grady. Or Edaline. She couldn't let them suffer.
Sophie clawed her way out of that dark void and into the real world.
"Sophie, Sophie can you hear me! Squeeze my hand if you can hear me!" A voice said through sobs.
Sophie squeezed the persons hand and opened her eyes.
"Elwin she is alive! Sophie is alive!" The voice said hugging her.
The voice was Keefe's voice. Sophie was in the healing center once again.
Elwin walked over and flashed light around her head. "The wound is all healed and it will leave a scar. Her hair will cover it though." Elwin told Keefe.
"How long was I out?" Sophie choked out.
"Three days Sophie. You were out for three days." Elwin told her. "Are you up for visitors?" He asked.
"Yes." Sophie said as Keefe sat her up on to the pillows.
All the people she came back for ran into the room. Some crying, some running up and hugging her, some skulking in the corner of the room.
When everyone was in the room Keefe sat on a chair next to Sophie's cot and pulled out a box. When he opened it Sophie saw an ice blue ring. "Sophie Elizabeth Foster I have loved you since I set my eyes on you. You could be coverd in alchemy goo and I could still love you. Will you make me the happiest I have ever been by marrying me?" Keefe asked.
Sophie said one word and it was.....