Chapter 41: Bed Rest

Michael’s POV

Her face had changed from a bruising purple to a gruesome black. The more I looked, the angrier I became. How could anyone do something like this?

Her body was pale, and her hands were cold to the touch. It was as if I was watching her die. And the worst part was that I can't help her.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry,” I whisper gently into her ear.

The doctors had suggested talking to her. They assumed that she could hear us and that our voices would pull her out of her unwanted slumber.

I wasn't sure how much of that was true, but I did want her to know how sorry I was. I was sorry that I didn't get to her fast enough, or that I couldn't save or protect her from this.

A gentle knock came from behind me. I could smell my mother's concern from the elevator. I knew that she had so much to say but didn't know where to start.

"Say what you have to say. I'm not leaving her side.”