In the Eye of the Virgo

Chapter 32

       The air around me was frigid. It felt as if I was living in a freezer rather than laying unconscious in a hospital bed. I felt weak, weaker than anything I've ever experienced. My head felt like a ton of bricks due to the extended period of rest. I need to get up, to walk. I need to be alive rather than rotting inside of my own mind. 

         Tired of feeling trapped, I began to push myself to wake up. I tried using all of my strength to break past the wall that was put up inside of my head, the wall that was imprisoning me as it would a criminal. I shoved and pushed, kicked and ran, screeched and pounded, I tried everything that would get me out. 

       Beyond my barriers, I could here the creak of my hospital room door and the shuffling of feet. I could hear the ragged breathing of my visitor, the sway of their hands as they were brushed against their pants as they walked. This visitor wasn't female though, no, they were male. I felt something in me want to get closer to them, to wake up and jump into their arms. I restrained myself from doing so, after all, I can't move on the outside, but it hurts when I do inside. 

        I felt the man approach me as he took a seat next to my bed. "Mayla, please. Wake up for me." I heard him whisper as I felt the gentle touch of his lips meet my cool forehead. I felt my eyebrows furrow and my eyes fluttered. Hope surged through me as I felt my body regenerate slowly. He's here! My other half! He's really here! I thought to myself as I mentally smiled. Yeah, I bet it is Liam. Who else would it be? Another voice said as I felt my body shift. I heard a gasp as I felt my eyes slowly open. 

       Then, it finally happened, a light was shining above me, that was the first thing I saw. I turned my head and looked at who saved me, who gave me enough hope to fight through the darkness I was battling for so long. My eyes widened in shock as my brain registered who sat before me. . .Liam. Called it! The annoying voice chirped inside of my head, I mentally scowled at myself and continued looking into the eyes of Liam. Joy swelled in my chest, I wanted to jump up and wrap my arms around him but I didn't. Instead, I screamed. . . .