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Chapter 23- Lost Memories

"do something..please" i forced a whisper out of my throat, my body felt suddenly stiff but weak; my vision was blurry and i couldn't separate reality from dream. i hope i would wake up any second now 

it would still be 7:00 in the morning, we would've been in the furry grey bed sheets, with her staring at me with stars evident in her eyes and a whole galaxy waiting to be unraveled, i would have greeted her a 'good morning' and held her in my arms. she would be shocked as i would feel her sensitive and fragile body tense up against mine but of course she'll try to hide it and slowly hug me back with a shy smile on her face 

i would've never let her go 

wake up iris, please wake up...don't leave me here all alone i beg 

you took whatsoever was left of me and now i'm here feeling empty like I've never been before, don't throw it all away my love. i need you with me ...you became a part of me without me knowing and in a blink of an eye you were suddenly my everything  

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i opened my eyes in utter darkness but strangely my vision was clear and i could make out every square corner of the black room i was standing in. taking a slow step of curiousness i could hear my bare heels thump against the black floor...it was all black, every wall, the roof...everything was an  epitome of darkness and the emptiness in the atmosphere was as thick as a paranormal presence once can feel  

where am i? why is it so quiet? and why am i so at peace? 

my body was feeling as light as a feather, i could fly with the flow of the wind with no threads to tie me down or the force of gravity pulling me towards it 

my eyes  squint in discomfort as a bright ray of white light shines directly towards my orbs..it was bright .....very bright 

i couldn't make out the end of it 

forcing my eyes open i could see a dark silhouette probably of  a male standing straight and  as still as a statue with no sign or vitality of life radiating from it. 

moving closer, cautiously and slowly towards the direction of the blinding light. the closer i moved the more familiar the silhouette felt, almost as if it was a part of me 

i could now make out the pastel colors of the male figure. a tight black jeans, white t-shirt with a pastel pink unbuttoned shirt over it. his physique looked like that of a young man maybe in his late teens or early twenties.

i still couldn't see his face, taking a few more small steps ,i stopped at a respectable distance staring straight at the light that covered the small of his face 

to my surprise it started to fade away but it was still there, in fact he was the source of the blinding light 

as soon as i saw his face my heart ached, it all felt familiar, almost too familiar as i was overwhelmed by a heart wrenching sadness. i could feel the corners of my eyes moisten as i longed to touch the young boy in front of me 

he had slim facial features but a mature and manly look on his face. he had large eyes and a smile so precious that it reflected upon every feature of his face,his straight chestnut colored hair were neatly combed back . he no longer seemed lifeless ...everything about him felt so familiar yet so foreign 

who is  he?

as if he could hear my thoughts, his smile brightened, so did the light around him as he calmly open his mouth to speak 

"iris" his caramel voice awoke something inside of me, the adoration in his voice hurt, i could physically feel every muscle of my body crumble and yet again a familiar feeling of hurt filled me 

no longer were my eyes able to contain my tears as they streamed through my cheeks endlessly. i didn't know why i was crying and why my heart shattered upon seeing this boy 

his smile only seemed to grow as he examined my reaction 

"don't give up, fight until the world can't keep up with you anymore" 

with those words he faded away, just like the vivid light around him, like he never existed ...an illusion.................maybe that's all he was 

i gasped for breath as my eyes shot open, i found myself gasping for breath and the distant chattering filled my ears, i could tell i was in a confined space; it felt even more suffocating 

a familiar touch made me weakly turn my head to the side and my eyes locked with the familiar dark orbs that i didn't even realize how much i missed until i was staring right into them 

arron's hand tightly grasped mine and i could feel the fear and uncertainty in his touch, with all the strength my exhausted body has i pressed his hand reassuringly with a slight smile to show him it was all okay even if i myself wasn't so sure 

i knew he was there with me, i knew i was safe and i could close my eyes without being scared 

he lowered his tear stained face to press a affectionate kiss on the back of my hand, i could feel his warm tears on my ice cold skin before all the remaining energy left my body 

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arron's pov:

her eyes shot open after what seemed like an eternity of her body lying motionless, my body immediately moved forward as i sat on the ambulance floor holding her hand tightly as i could feel the subtle warmth return to her skin 

the nurses moved around, attaching various machines above her chest and head and their jumbled up panicked voices made no sense. she gasped for breath as her swollen eyes weakly scanned the surroundings 

her eyes finally met my moist ones as she smiled weakly with her small hands pressing mine weakly. even in a time like this she wants to reassure me 

just how stupid are you iris? why can't you be selfish for once? why can't you depend on someone for once without worrying about anything?

fresh tears fell down my eyes on my already tear stained face as i buried my face into her hands, as i pressed a slight kiss on the back of her hand i could feel her already weak body loose all voluntary movement 

i kept her hands glued to my face as her weak pulse and the warmth of her body that was slowly returning was the only thing that ignited a spark of hope and calmness in my heart

the ambulance stopped and i saw mr.svenson with some of the medical staff open the ambulance door, i almost forgot he was there too, her body was carried around on the white sheets as they rushed her through the halls ..until she disappeared out of my sight 

but i was't anxious about her life anymore, the look in her eyes and her smile took it all away. i knew she would be there with me for a long time without leaving me all alone by myself in this unfair world

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