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down towards his ear. “You have to fight, Cole.” Her voice was louder as she spoke. “You have to be strong now.” His body still convulsed. “I love you so much, Cole. I always have.” She was crying now. “I won’t lose you now, damn it! You have to fight.” She kissed his face as she murmured, praying that he could hear her.
“You have to wake up now Cole. You still have to propose to me, you know,” she teased through her tears as she continued to squeeze his hand. “We’re supposed to get married, Cole. Start a family and grow old together. So you have to wake up Colton Andrews! Dammit, wake up!”
I saw a flash of light. I gulped in air as the snake around my neck loosened its hold.
“Fight!”
Another flash of color.
“Fight, Cole.”
I moved my arms. More snakes began to loosen their hold. An image flashed across my mind. She was sitting on the rock at our lake, staring out at the water.
“Wake up!”
The snakes were losing their hold. I could move my arms and legs now. The image flashed again in my mind. Libby had turned to look over her shoulder, smiling at me.
“I love you.”
“Libby!” My voice finally broke through the barrier in my mind. I felt my body being freed, one last snake trying desperately to hold on. The image flashed again. I was sitting next to Libby, kissing her.
“Wake up!”
The snake was suddenly gone. The darkness was fading but the light was too strong, hurting my head. I’d never felt so exhausted in my life. In my mind, I closed my eyes and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
Cole’s body suddenly stilled. The monitors that had been beeping loudly suddenly went silent.
“Oh no!” Libby cried out looking at the doctor desperately.
“ It’s fine, Libby,” Dr. Heinrich assured her. She pointed at the monitor and Libby saw the line of Cole’s heart rate rising and falling rhythmically. “Heart rate 80. Pressure 117 over 75. He’s doing great, Libby.” Libby fell into the chair sobbing, her head resting near Cole’s arm.
“You did it, Cole.” She murmured. “You’re alright.”
Chapter 12
The light was a white heat, seeping into my body, warming my bones. It was white all around me. I was stiff and sore, like I hadn’t moved in years but I wasn’t trapped and that was something. I could hear voices everywhere now. I’d turn around, frantically trying to find their source but I saw only white.
“Vitals all within normal range Doctor.”
“Pupil response is brisk.”
Where were the voices coming from? Who were they?
“He may need more time. Ms. Michaels, why don’t you try talking to him again?”
Ms. Michaels? Libby was here? I turned, trying to find her but it was still nothing but white.
“Cole?”
Her voice shook the white expanse around me like an earthquake.
“Try, Cole. Please try to wake up.”
But I am awake! There’s nothing here! Where are you!
“I’m holding your hand, Cole. Can you squeeze my hand?”
I looked down at my hands. They were empty. There is nothing here!
“Squeeze my hand if you can hear me, Cole.”
I’m trying Libby!
“Dr. Heinrich!” Libby was crying. “He squeezed my hand! I felt it!” Dr. Heinrich took her flashlight out and checked his eyes again.
“Pupils responding to light but there’s no movement of the eye.” She stuck the flashlight in her pocket. “Try again, Libby. Ask him to do it again.” She was watching Cole’s hand.
“Cole, honey, you did great! Squeeze my hand again, Cole! I know you can do it, just squeeze my hand!”
Honey? She’s never called me that before. The warmth that filled me then had nothing to do with the bright white surrounding me. The word didn’t sound strange coming from her lips. It felt natural, normal. It felt good. Where are you Libby?
“There, see?” Libby cried beaming up at the doctor. “He squeezed it again!” Dr. Heinrich checked his eyes again.
“Eyes are moving now,” she murmured, scrawling
“You have to wake up now Cole. You still have to propose to me, you know,” she teased through her tears as she continued to squeeze his hand. “We’re supposed to get married, Cole. Start a family and grow old together. So you have to wake up Colton Andrews! Dammit, wake up!”
I saw a flash of light. I gulped in air as the snake around my neck loosened its hold.
“Fight!”
Another flash of color.
“Fight, Cole.”
I moved my arms. More snakes began to loosen their hold. An image flashed across my mind. She was sitting on the rock at our lake, staring out at the water.
“Wake up!”
The snakes were losing their hold. I could move my arms and legs now. The image flashed again in my mind. Libby had turned to look over her shoulder, smiling at me.
“I love you.”
“Libby!” My voice finally broke through the barrier in my mind. I felt my body being freed, one last snake trying desperately to hold on. The image flashed again. I was sitting next to Libby, kissing her.
“Wake up!”
The snake was suddenly gone. The darkness was fading but the light was too strong, hurting my head. I’d never felt so exhausted in my life. In my mind, I closed my eyes and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
Cole’s body suddenly stilled. The monitors that had been beeping loudly suddenly went silent.
“Oh no!” Libby cried out looking at the doctor desperately.
“ It’s fine, Libby,” Dr. Heinrich assured her. She pointed at the monitor and Libby saw the line of Cole’s heart rate rising and falling rhythmically. “Heart rate 80. Pressure 117 over 75. He’s doing great, Libby.” Libby fell into the chair sobbing, her head resting near Cole’s arm.
“You did it, Cole.” She murmured. “You’re alright.”
Chapter 12
The light was a white heat, seeping into my body, warming my bones. It was white all around me. I was stiff and sore, like I hadn’t moved in years but I wasn’t trapped and that was something. I could hear voices everywhere now. I’d turn around, frantically trying to find their source but I saw only white.
“Vitals all within normal range Doctor.”
“Pupil response is brisk.”
Where were the voices coming from? Who were they?
“He may need more time. Ms. Michaels, why don’t you try talking to him again?”
Ms. Michaels? Libby was here? I turned, trying to find her but it was still nothing but white.
“Cole?”
Her voice shook the white expanse around me like an earthquake.
“Try, Cole. Please try to wake up.”
But I am awake! There’s nothing here! Where are you!
“I’m holding your hand, Cole. Can you squeeze my hand?”
I looked down at my hands. They were empty. There is nothing here!
“Squeeze my hand if you can hear me, Cole.”
I’m trying Libby!
“Dr. Heinrich!” Libby was crying. “He squeezed my hand! I felt it!” Dr. Heinrich took her flashlight out and checked his eyes again.
“Pupils responding to light but there’s no movement of the eye.” She stuck the flashlight in her pocket. “Try again, Libby. Ask him to do it again.” She was watching Cole’s hand.
“Cole, honey, you did great! Squeeze my hand again, Cole! I know you can do it, just squeeze my hand!”
Honey? She’s never called me that before. The warmth that filled me then had nothing to do with the bright white surrounding me. The word didn’t sound strange coming from her lips. It felt natural, normal. It felt good. Where are you Libby?
“There, see?” Libby cried beaming up at the doctor. “He squeezed it again!” Dr. Heinrich checked his eyes again.
“Eyes are moving now,” she murmured, scrawling
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