Building Bridges

Chapter Nine

Cold.

That's how I was feeling.

I was frozen on my bed, couldn't even open my eyes, and all my body couldn't move.

Even breathing was hard, my lungs were hurting, and my heard was irregular, and I was seeing the bridge again, but I wasn't alone, and a hand was holding mine, and my hand seemed so small as it was held by a huge one, but then, as the hand left mine, I felt more cold seeping into my soul, and it felt so heavy and my throat closed, and I couldn't do anything.

-"...went into shock! We have to wake him up" I heard as a slap went against my cheek, but I couldn't feel the pain.

-"We have to call Matt!" Someone said.

-"NO! I mean...you can call anyone but Matt, I don't need him in my house" Vivian said.

Well, I am actually living with Vivian in the neutral zone between the two cities, but she spent her time in the other city, she told me that it's for her work, and she didn't give me any details.

I spent time with the guys, they come to hang out or take me to hang out with them.

When Jack comes to take me, we hear music all the road long, and he likes pop and rap, Rick is a fan of Rock, classic and new Rock, and for Damien, he is a cool guy, and he never listens to anything, and sometimes, he just leave the radio on.

I like it more when Eva comes to take me, she let me choose whatever I want to listen to, and she always brings a bubble gum with chocolate peppermint tastes, my favorites.

I learned a lot about them, and still, Steve is avoiding me.

I felt soft fingers on my face, so I enjoyed it and hummed in content and heard a light chuckle.

-"I think that we don't need Matt or any other doctor" I heard a soft voice as the fingers continued playing with my hair now.

I felt calm and opened my eyes, and almost got the shock of my life as I found all of them looking down at me.

-"GOD!" I screamed in shock and went to stand up but ended by colliding my forehead with Steve's, and we groaned in pain.

I flopped down back on the sofa and Steve fell to the ground, both of us rubbing our foreheads with our hands.

-"You okay guys?" I heard and lifted my head to look at Rick.

-"I think that I ripped open my wound" I said as I felt huge pain and felt cold as I lifted my hand that was on the wound and find it red with blood.

-"I'M CALLING MATT" Steve screamed and for once, Vivian stayed calm.

-"Dylan, look at me" I heard and turned to my head to the voice of Eva.

-"Everything is going to be okay" she said as she caressed my face and my hair, and I lost myself to her touch.

I woke up in my room, to the sight of Steve by the window, I tried to move, but found it hard, because my right side felt heavy, and I looked up to find Eva sleeping by my side, or should I say on my side.

I chuckled and that seemed to drew Steve's attention.

-"Finally! How are feeling?" He asked as he rushed to my side.

-"Peachy" I said as I looked at Eva again and Steve's eyebrows went up in surprise.

-"To tell you the truth, Eva never gets near anyone, she never cared for anyone's out of our gang before" he said and I felt my smile widens.

-"Yeah?" I asked.

-"Yeah" he answered.

-"Open my drawer for me" I said and he did, and his eyes widened in surprise.