Prologue

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She opens her eyes seeing the familiar ceiling. She blinks, trying to adjust to the lighting of the room.
Juliana feels a sense of familiarity as she looks around, seeing the room's furniture. She'd never thought she be back to a hospital, at least not yet.
She sighs rubbing her eyes, "What now?" She asks Him, up there in the heavens or wherever He's at. The last time God sent her to a hospital, her fiancée was on a bed with a heart monitor. That day, her fiancée got very intoxicated, causing her own heart to have a condition that made her heart weak. She thought she'd almost lost her, but she survived.
But why is Juliana back at the hospital?
And instead of her fiancée, she's the one on a bed with a heart monitor.
She begins panicking, thinking that maybe her fiancée died.
"Oh my god!" She pulls on her hair, feeling a drop on her chest. The heart monitor began beating rapidly, warning the nurse to come to check on Juliana.
"Hey, hey!" The nurse entered the room, quickly telling Juliana to breathe.
"Breath, it's okay...just breath," she began comforting Juliana.
Juliana's breathing slowed down, as well as her heart.
The nurse smiles at her, "that's it, slowly."
Juliana looks at the nurse worriedly.
"Where's my fiancée?" She desperately calls the nurse, holding onto her hand. She wanted to know. Her death is something Juliana doesn't want to happen. She loves her, and if she dies, she's not going to be the same Juliana as before.
"She's alright, she's resting."
Juliana's eyes widen, "tell me where she's at. I need to know," Juliana tries to stand up, but the nurse holds her down to the bed.
Juliana feels helpless. Her body isn't strong enough to move the nurse, so she begins to cry. A cry of desperation.
"I need to see her, please!"
The nurse has been through this same scenario more times than she can ever count, but this one seemed a little bit more different. She breaths out and nods at Juliana.
"Okay. You'll see her," and helps Juliana up from the bed.
"I'll help you get to her."
Since Juliana needed help getting there, she held onto the nurse to guide her to her fiancée's room.
The nurse felt a tiny sting on her stomach as she helps her patient walk. The nurse lied about Valentina being fine and resting. She needs to tell Juliana the truth because if she doesn't, everything will be chaos to happen.
The nurse and Juliana arrived at the room, but before opening the door, she turns to look at Juliana.
This felt like deja vu once again. She's done this before, telling the truth before seeing the truth.
"Juliana," she pauses feeling nervous.
Juliana smiles at her, "What?"
The nurse swallows, seeing the girl's excitement to see her fiancée made her change her mind of telling her.
The nurse smiles, "you open the door."
Juliana smiles, nodding.
Her hand barely touching the doorknob quickly removing it after someone abruptly opens the door from inside.
Juliana stares at the person who just walked out.
Her fiancée's brother.
Their face showed sadness and disgust.
They catch Juliana staring, quickly looking away.
"If you're here for Valentina, good luck."
And walks away.
She frowns, "what?"
Her question left unanswered as she sees the door wide open.
The nurse walks her inside, helping her get to her fiancée.

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Juliana caught Valentina with a bottle of hard liquor almost emptied out. Valentina was laughing, barely conscious. She suddenly passes out, not breathing properly. Juliana thought she might've died so she called the EMS.
But she couldn't wait 20 minutes so she drove herself, warning the EMS team.
She arrived at the hospital, feeling a rush of adrenaline, she carried her all the way to the emergency room.
They performed CPR on Valentina, seeing she wasn't breathing.

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Juliana frowns in confusion, seeing Eva caressing Valentina's cheek. Why would Eva be besides Valentina? Why now? After restless homophobia towards her younger sister, she decides to come back and support her only because she almost died?
Juliana feels a wave of rage as she angrily heads towards her, almost falling to the floor if it wasn't for the nurse who quickly held onto Juliana's upper-arm, stabilizing her.
"What the hell?" Juliana's face contorted into a scary one, looking as if she could murder anyone in sight.
Eva keeps a monotone expression as if Juliana's anger unbothered her.
"Are you feeling better?" She dared ask Juls, who was still processing everything that has happened.
Of course, Eva couldn't give two shits about Juliana, and Juliana knew that because Eva tried killing her. Eva has sent a group of people to her apartment, threatening her and her mother if she didn't stop seeing Valentina she would hurt her and her family. Of course, Juliana took it very seriously so she broke things off with Valentina, only hurting Val and herself even more. But Valentina quickly made a decision and decided to be with Juliana, regardless of her sister's threats, besides, Valentina has as much power and connections as Eva.
Juliana shook her head, "Can you not fucking see me?"
Eva gave her a once over and shrugged, "you look miserable, not fit for my sister here," and continues to caress Valentina's cheek.
Juliana scoffs, trying not to laugh at how disgusting Eva sounded.
Juliana looks away from Eva, "You disgust me!"
Eva may seem like the unfazed little bitch that she is, but deep down Juliana knows the truth.
Eva quickly catches Juliana's words.
"What?" Her question barely recognized before Juliana starts laughing.
"You know damn well, Eva!"
Eva frowns, confused yet curious to what Juls had to say.
She stands up from Val's side, keeping her composure and suave, seeming unbothered by Juliana.
"What do you have to say?" Eva smiled.
Guessing Eva wasn't going to stop until Juliana spilled the truth, Juls proceeded.
"That you're a fucking disgrace to your own family. Lying to your brother and sister about something so important to them."
That's when Eva realized that if Juliana spoke now, on security camera, in front of a nurse and a sleeping Valentina, she needed to rethink her next words.
Eva nodded clenching her jaw angrily.
"Okay okay, I'm sorry!"
Juliana seems to have won this round.
"Can I please have a moment with my fiancée?" Eva flinched at the label Juliana had for her little sister.
Eva nodded, "sure!" Her tone was starchy.

But Eva didn't move from where she was standing making Juliana roll her eyes, "alone."

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Juliana quickly gets to Valentina's side, touching her arm, trying to sense wariness and life. Valentina felt warm to the touch, making Juliana mentally smile thanking God for letting Valentina live. She almost died, and if it wasn't for Juliana, she is dead by now.
"You scared me," Juliana whispers into Valentina's ear, a sob threatening to escape.
She places her lips on Val's right cheek, kissing her.
"I'm sorry," Valentina spoke, her eyes opening and tears falling down in the process.
Juliana quickly searches Valentina's eyes, smiling at her.
"I'm here!" She rushes out her words, happy to see that Valentina's awake.

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"Fine!"
Eva left the room, along with the nurse, leaving Juliana sitting beside Valentina's bed.
Juliana searches Valentina's face.
"You've always looked sexy when sleeping!"
Juliana gets closer to Valentina's face and leans in to kiss her.
Valentina opens her eyes, seeing Juliana kissing her she freaked.
"Hey!" Valentina laughs, looking at Juliana weirdly.
Juliana sees Valentina awake, "you're awake!" And attacks her with a hug. A hug so tight yet so gentle, but Valentina was utterly confused.
"Who are you?" She looks around, "Where am I?"
Juliana blinks, not believing what she was seeing.
She embraces her into a tight hug, sobbing on her neck.
"I thought I'd lost you!" She cries, her shoulders shaking.
Valentina frowns at Juliana.
Juliana pulls away and quickly kisses her, grabbing her fiancée's cheek and deepening the kiss.
But...
Valentina frowns and gently pushes Juliana away from her, "What are you doing?"
Juliana laughs, "you almost die, of course, I'm happy you're alive. And I needed to kiss you, that's all."
Juliana was clueless about Valentina's change in emotion.
"Where's my sister?"
Juliana slightly frowns, "umm w-what?"
Valentina awkwardly nods and repeats her question.
"Where is my sister?"
"VALENTINA! You're awake!" Eva came into the room, pushing Juliana to the side, making her fall flat to the ground.
She stares at the two sisters and sees them hug.
"W-what?" Her voice breaks.
Valentina looks at Juliana and back to Eva.
"Who is she?"
Eva realizes what Valentina was saying, and probably get an idea.
"She's," Eva glances at Juliana, "nobody."

-chapter one will be in first person POV...and the story might change a little. ;)

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