The War for Survival (Survivors #2)

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

-Alec

"The doctors say that the head injury from the crash was severe.. With the concussion, and the one that she had gotten a week and a half ago, when she passed out she slipped into a coma. They can't be sure when she'll wake up but they hope that it will be soon.."

I stare down at my hands clasped in my lap. A part of me feels like it just died and I can't explain how or why because I have no clue why. "She'll wake up. I don't know how I know. But I do.." I notice scars on me that weren't there before, or at least back from what I remember. "Where'd these scars come from..?"

"A lot has happened from what you remember. Do you want me to fill you in?" Pausing for a moment, I nod. Maybe it'll help me remember. "Okay.. I'll start with her arrival. She was the woman found in the snow. She had walked a whole day in a blizzard to search for this place. She finally made it and then she passed out, she had became a bit hypothermic. When she came to, she was in the office with you and the director. Well, she wanted to join the rebels. But the issue is, her name is Erika Tatyana DelliBovi. The princess.." He tells me the whole story of what's happened. And how I got the huge scar on my shoulder that goes down my chest. Protecting her.. "Your crazy ass left the infirmary, barely able to even walk or move and went all the way to her room just to say that you visited her." He laughs, "You visited her in the infirmary while she slept. See you wanted to keep your distance, fearing that you'd be the one to destroy her. But you were scared that if you weren't there, you wouldn't be able to keep her from destroying herself. Which brings me to what happened next.."

He sighs and then continues telling me about how her family took her back. How she kissed me goodbye as our first kiss and then she left to save us all. "2 months had gone by and no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't forget her and move on. No other girl ever felt right. It was nothing compared to the way that she made you feel. You were a serious mess. Someone bumped into you and you nearly knocked his ass out. You couldn't think, function, anything. Even I was able to take you down during a sparring session. And no body could ever do that, except Erika--"

"Ha, yeah, right!" I laugh. That couldn't ever happen.

"Oh you have no idea. She nearly beat you in a sparring session. Anyways, that was when we made a plan. It took 2 months but we finally went to rescue her haha." He begins to smile but it quickly fades. "We were almost too late. Literally, if we were a second later.. She'd be dead. 4 months had gone by after she was taken and she was a prisoner. For a month she could at least leave her room, escorted by a guard though. And a guard stayed posted outside her room at all times. But she tried to escape and failed.. for the next 3 months she was trapped in her room. There was no escape and she couldn't leave. We hadn't come for her and she didn't think we would ever risk coming for her so she had no hope. She gave up on life.. When I got there, she was jumping off the balcony to finally put herself out of her misery.. But I caught her before it was too late. And we escaped." My heart clenches at the thought of what she's endured.

His smile slowly returns. "You were a few blocks away, waiting at the car for us. When we finally made it.. Your reunion.." He smiles, shaking his head. "I haven't seen a love like that since her sister, Val, with her husband Carter. Both loves were rare.. She had dropped her bags and you both ran to each other. And you grabbed her face before she could speak or even cry and you kissed her. So much demand and passion for someone. It was.. Well very awkward to see, for one," he laughs, "but rare. Like you two were inseperable. Finally finding your way back to each other.. Although, y'all never said 'I love you' it was so clear that you both did.."

He sighs, his smile slipping again. "4 days ago we had set off on a mission to retreive the supplies she needs for the cure. We had gotten them all and on our way back the van slide on ice. Mason lost control of the wheel.. I remember turning back and I was going to tell y'all to brace yourselves for a wreck.. you had comepletely shielded her from all harm with your own body. But then we rolled, the back doors flew open and you flew out. The van rolled a few more times I guess and she had been tossed around a lot back there. And now here we are. You, with amnesia, her in a coma. Mason's in shock still. And I'm fine but have no one anymore." He sighs, shaking his head. "She's my best friend.. I can't lose her."

"She's my girlfriend.. I have to remember her.." Sighing, I climb out of bed and grab my crutches.

"Where are you going?"

"The security room. I want to see all the footage of me and her. I have to remember."

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I watched l the footage I could find. Everything that Jared said was pretty much on camera except what was in one of our rooms or inside an infirmary room.

Holy shit. She actually was able to take me down. Multiple times?! I still beat her but no ones ever done that to me.. She's extremely skilled..

I watch as she's wheeled away, looking pretty much dead on the gurney. I listen, as I call out for her, and look as if I'm broken to pieces.

Another video is a few days before we left for the last mission. I'm chasing her down the hall and she sprints away, laughing and smiling. I have a huge, happy smile on my face as I run and catch her. I wrap my arms around her waist from behind and pick her up off her feet. She giggles and wiggles in my arms. "No fair you were supposed to give me a head start!"

"I did! 2 seconds so I could check you out.. but I couldn't wait any longer after that." I smile and set her on her feet, turning her to face me and pulling her against my chest. Leaning down, I kiss her deeply. When I pull away, I'm staring down at her and rubbing my thumb along her cheek.

"What?" She smiles up at me.

"You're so beautiful.. And mine.." I kiss her again and we disappear into my room.

I push the chair from the desk and stop the videos. I have no memories of any of this.. so much happiness.. I have to remember!

But no matter how hard I try, I just cant.