The rookie Groupchat

Where Are You Lucy? Pt 6

Wade Grey:
Update. Now.

Celina Juarez:
She woke up.

Aaron Thorsen:
WHAT?!

Bailey Nune:
OH MY GOD

John Nolan:
Finally!

Angela Lopez:
About damn time.

Nyla Harper:
How is she??

Celina Juarez:
Disoriented. Weak. But she's awake.

Bailey Nune:
Is she talking?

Celina Juarez:
Not much. Just whispered Tim's name when she opened her eyes.

Aaron Thorsen:
Of course she did.

John Nolan:
And Tim?

Celina Juarez:
Hasn't let go of her since.

Angela Lopez:
Wait, hold up—Tim is actually touching her??

Celina Juarez:
Not just touching. He's keeping her from moving. Completely.

Nyla Harper:
Damn. He's really not taking any chances.

Bailey Nune:
What exactly is he doing?

Celina Juarez:
She tried to shift, and he immediately put a hand on her shoulder and said, "Don't even think about it."

Aaron Thorsen:
That sounds about right.

John Nolan:
Lucy's gotta be hating that.

Celina Juarez:
She was too exhausted to fight him on it. Just blinked at him and whispered, "You're bossy."

Angela Lopez:
And?

Celina Juarez:
And Tim—who has been dead silent this entire time—actually let out a breath like he's been holding it for HOURS and said, "Yeah, well, get used to it."

Nyla Harper:
Oh, he is in DEEP.

Aaron Thorsen:
He's not even hiding it anymore.

Bailey Nune:
That man just went through hell. I don't blame him.

Celina Juarez:
Yeah. He looks wrecked. But he won't stop watching her. Like if he looks away for even a second, she'll disappear.

John Nolan:
That sounds like Tim.

Angela Lopez:
Has she said anything else?

Celina Juarez:
Not really. Just asked where she was. Tim told her she was in the hospital, and she tried to sit up. He shut that down real fast.

Aaron Thorsen:
Dude, he is guarding her.

Celina Juarez:
Like his life depends on it.

Bailey Nune:
Honestly? Hers might.

Wade Grey:
How's her pain level?

Celina Juarez:
Bad. But they just gave her more meds, so she's already drifting back out.

John Nolan:
Tim's gonna lose it when she does.

Angela Lopez:
He needs to rest.

Celina Juarez:
You tell him that.

Nyla Harper:
No thanks. I like being alive.

Aaron Thorsen:
How long was she awake?

Celina Juarez:
A few minutes. Enough to look at him. Enough for him to know she's still in there.

Bailey Nune:
That's all he needed.

Celina Juarez:
Yeah. But now that she's asleep again, I don't think he's breathing.

John Nolan:
Someone needs to get him out of there.

Angela Lopez:
Good luck with that.

Celina Juarez:
Right now? I don't think anything short of the building catching fire would move him from that chair.

Aaron Thorsen:
And even then, I think he'd carry her out himself.

Bailey Nune:
No, he'd probably make someone else carry him out first.

Celina Juarez:
Yeah. Because as long as Lucy's breathing, he's not going anywhere.