Fighting for the Lost (Sebastian's Daughter Book 4) (COMPLETE)

Chapter 25

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Selena's POV:

I heard them. I could hear everyone; my brother, my father, Samantha, and... Maria? What was she doing here? What was happening?

I was recognizably in the world between life and death. I had been there so many times with Mom, that it was hard to mistake it for anything else. This time, however, it was different. This time I couldn't wake up.

I tried countless times to focus on the voices I was hearing. They sounded concerned. I was scaring them again. I didn't want to do that anymore. I was supposed to be strong!

I screamed in frustration and curled up into a ball, trying to hold back the tears. What was happening? Why couldn't I leave?

It was deafeningly quiet, and the absence of sound only made it harder to bear. I calmed myself enough to focus my energy, and I split with Serena.

When I opened my eyes, she was standing before me, her eyes filled with sympathy. I curled back up into my ball. "What's happening to me?"

Serena sat beside me. "By the sounds of it, you're in a coma."

I looked up at her, confused and shocked at the same time. "What? Why? How?"

"It sounded like Maria is blaming your illness. You probably overexerted yourself when that man showed up." Then she smiled. "You did a great job, though."

I ignored her compliment. "So I can't wake up?"

Serena frowned, then shook her head.

"But can you wake up?"

Her frown grew. "Selena, I don't think it would be wise to-"

"Oh, Serena, please!" I interrupted. "You have to go out there and fill me in on what's happening. Plus, Ciel can't know what's wrong with me. I need you to pretend to be me. Please!"

"Selena, all I would be doing is disappointing them when they see our body wake up. They don't want me out there. They want you."

"But if you don't go out there, Ciel could find out and have us killed, or throw our body out, or who knows what. Please, Serena. You have to."

Serena sighed, and I knew I was cracking through her resolve. What else could I say to convince her?

"What else did Maria say?" I asked.

"She said she thinks there are only a couple more ingredients she needs to identify in your medicine, and that she needs to obtain the ones she knows about."

"You could go help her look! Serena, I don't want to be stuck in here forever, and that's exactly what's going to happen if you don't go out there and help."

I could practically see the crack in her resolve grow bigger.

"Let me think about it, alright?"

I nodded, knowing it was as much as I would get out of her for now. Then I simply sat in the silence and waited.

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Third Person POV:

For the next few hours, Alex stayed with his sister. He paced back and forth in her room, sat beside her, held her hand, and even tried talking to her. He never got so much as a twitch.

Eventually, Samantha came back into the room and relayed to him that Maria was going to go back to her lab and work continuously until she figured out the last few ingredients. Alex only nodded, and Samantha left again, saying she was going to get Selena's chores done for her.

After a few more hours of pacing, Alex grew frustrated. He hadn't heard anything from anyone, Selena hadn't moved, and Sebastian hadn't even been in to check on her.

Alex wanted to go talk some sense into him, but knew he couldn't leave Selena. No one knew when she would wake up, and Alex wasn't going to let her be alone when it happened.

He wasn't going to lose her. Not when the had just found each other.

He was never going to lose her again.

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Selena's POV:

It had been hours since Serena told me she was going to think over everything I had asked of her. I couldn't handle the silence anymore. It was too much.

"Serena?" I called out quietly, testing my voice against the silence.

"Yes?" she responded, looking at me.

"Please, I can't take this silence anymore."

"Calm down, Selena. You'll only make matters worse by stressing over all of this."

"How am I supposed to do that? I'm apparently in a coma!" I felt the tears threatening my eyes again. Quietly, I whined, "I just want to wake up."

Serena gazed at my sympathetically. "I know you're scared, Selena, but everything will work out. It always does."

"You don't understand. Mom was trapped in this place for eleven years before she died. I don't want the same thing to happen to me."

"Selena, Mom was here because someone tried to kill her. She never made it back out because her killer finally succeeded in their efforts. You will get out of here."

"How did she bear the silence?"

"That's another thing," she said, pulling me to face her. "Selena, if I leave, there will be no one in here to talk to. No one will be able to break the awful silence."

"But can't we still talk like we used to? Like when I was in control and you still talked to me."

"I'm not sure if you will be able to get through to me. You're body is practically rejecting you. I don't know if it will let your voice reach out or not."

I thought for a moment, then took a deep breath. "I don't care if I'm stuck in the silence. The sooner Maria finds everything she needs, the sooner I'll be out of here."

Serena stared at me for a moment, as if testing my resolve. I stared back, never more sure of any decision I'd ever made. Finally, she cracked a smile.

"You may not believe me, but you're very brave."

"What?" I asked, confused.

She didn't respond. "I'll come back to check on you often."

And with that, I watched as she ascended and left the world between life and death. 

(Alright, guys. So that was that. I know it wasn't great, but it was the best I could come u with. It was mainly just a filler anyway. I needed to get the information of what's happening to you guys, and this was the best way I could. The next chapter or two will also be full of information regarding the characters' circumstances. Please bear with me as I attempt to get all of this to you guys in the best way I know how. I do not know when the next chapter will be out, but I can tell you that I have started on it. Hopefully it won't take me two months this time. 

I love you all so much, and thanks for reading. Knowing that less and less people are reading each book is heartbreaking, but knowing there are people out there who love what I've worked so hard on makes everything wonderful. All of you that read this note hold a special place in my heart, and this story and I would not be where we are today without any of you. Thank you so much for all of your reads, votes, and comments, and have a very merry Christmas and wonderful New Year. <3)