A Love Forgotten (Arianna and Elijah)

Chapter 125

lunk into the dark depths of the sea

Strangely, I didn't feel cold. Instead, there was a conforting warmth, like I had returned to my mother's embrace. It was so soothing I didn't want to open my eyes. I just wanted to stay asleep right there, in her arm.. ""Her blood pressure's crashing! Start transfusion-400 milliliters!"

"Debrillator! Hurry up! Clear!"

"Move aside! Prep for surgery!"

"Ari, please! I'm sorry! Ari, don't scare me like this-how could you do this to yourself?"

"Art, please wake up! Ari...

"Don't hold me back! AL."

The noise was overwhelming. All I wanted was to sleep, I tried to say something, but suddenly, a surge of blood spilled from my mouth

"She's coughing up blood!"

Did I just cough our blood? Did it mean I was still alive?

1 struggled to open my eyes-and somehow, I did. Above me, bright, glaring lights stabbed into my vision, and chantic, frantic voles surrounded me.

"Ari, stay with us."

A voice echoed in my mind, tugging me back. Through the haze, 1 glimpsed a familiar face. I wanted to smile, to tell him I was okay, but something kept pushing out of my mouth

I forced a slow, shaky sale in his diction, ying to lift my hand toward him, I felt relieved, comforted just by seeing him the one person who had given me warmth after I'd lost my

But before I could fully reach him, my smile faded, and the world dissolved into blackness aga

felt or amende joury, drifting in limbo for what seemed like an eternity. I didn't know where I was going or what I was looking for.

In this dense fog, veices whispered around me. But whenever I tried to listen closely, they would fade away. So, I kept walking

There was a strange sense of prace, though I could see nothing, hear nothing

"Ani? Please, wake up, okay?" a voice murmured beside me, cholu with abs

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know things would turn out like this. I'm a terrible friend-1 never should have brought up that awful thing.." "Ari. I'm your bear friend, your closest buddy. Don't scare me like this, I can't live withour you!" In the darkness, 1 livesed quietly. I couldn't speak, nor could I find Teri

I sighed I wanted to tell her that is was really okay.

*Dear An, wake up. It's me, Jonathan!"

Jonathan? I mood up in the fog, straining to se

"pon?" I called into the emptiness. "Jon, where are you?"

"Dean diri, you're the best, right?

Brould hear Jonathan's suppimad sobs