Th13rteen

Chapter 8

Th13rteen

Chapter 8

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Alex...

I tried my best to hold in my groan as I settled into the couch. I apparently didn't do a good job, since my girlfriend's eyes met mine, with even more worry in them.

"Are you sure you're okay? Can I get you anything? Ice? Food? Water? More blankets and pillows?" She rambled, looking adorable in her concerned state.

"Aurelia, relax, I'm fine. The only thing I want you to do is sit your bum over here, and cuddle with me." I pouted, trying to coax her to stop her worrying. I can't blame her though. Considering how much pain I'm in, I know what she witnessed had to have been pretty horrific.

It's been a week since they released me from the hospital, after they made me stay there for a week. Two weeks wasn't nearly enough time to put the trauma behind us. Most things haven't healed fully yet, but I'll live.

With a huff, she finally slumped down next to me, letting me wrap my arms around her. "Thank you." I whispered into her hair, feeling ten times better with her next to me.

"Do you wanna watch a movie?" She asked me, clearly not really caring about watching a movie.

"Nah, it's fine. The peace and quiet is nice." I sighed in content, pulling her closer. The hospital was constantly filled with noise and chaos. Whether is was the steady hums and beeps of machines, or shouts from nurses down the hall, there was always something happening.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. Quiet is good." She tucked her face into my chest.

With the little bit of peace, I allowed my thoughts to swirl around in my head. Over the past ten months, I've been playing off all these things as 'freak accidents', or 'coincidences'. I would never admit this to her, but I don't believe that to be true at all. She's already too scared and worked up by the idea of something after us. I would never purposely feed into it, because I know it'll make her so much more frightened than she already is. But I fully agree with her though, even if I won't say it out loud. There is definitely something wrong here.

I'm not going to be quick to say that some kind of dark magic or evil force is messing with us, but something not of this world is at play here. At least, that's what it feels like. I mean, come on, we all have bad things happen to us. Things happen, that's how life works. Broken bones, car accidents, unfortunate events, they're all normal. But on the same day of every month, right after you meet a specific person? There's something wrong with that.

But, I would never blame this on Aurelia. It's by no means her fault. I would rather die than blame all these horrible things on us meeting. I love her too much for that. I'd rather suffer through whatever this is, than have never met her.

Aurelia.

There's no doubt in my mind that she's the one. I'm gonna marry her someday, I just know it. I never thought I'd find a love like this. But then one day, something in my gut told me to take the subway, instead of walking home. That night, I had no idea I'd find eyes that held the whole world in them, swirling with the colors of the fall.

I turned to her, hoping to catch a glimpse of those captivating eyes, but discovered that she had fallen asleep. She deserved a good nap. She's done nothing but worry and care for me the past two weeks. Although I'm beyond grateful, so much of me feels guilty that I'm stealing away all her energy. I don't want her to be afraid anymore.

"Alex, I'm going to-" My mum loudly came into the room.

"Shh. Rel is sleeping." I shushed her, pointing to my sleeping angel.