Her Freezing Heart novel Chapter 8

Pain. That’s all I am feeling in my chest or is it my heart? Am I having a heart attack? Nahh! That can’t be the case. I am too young for it anyways. But why is so dark? Why can’t I see anything? Am I floating? What was that? I spun around to find a ball of light in front of me. What is this place? This light feels familiar. It feels like someone I know. But who?

The ball of light started to change its shape. I have seen this before. This is how I met Ryder. As soon as the light took a definite shape, I ran towards him but I couldn’t touch him.

“Papa. Why can’t I touch you?” I asked.

“Because we are not in the physical world.” He answered making me more confused.

Did I die? But I don’t remember dying. A gasp left my lips when I remembered what had happened. I didn’t get to meet anyone before I left the world. Why so sudden though? I was fine yesterday.

“You are not dead princess.” Papa said snapping me out of my thoughts. “But you need to wake up soon.”

“What? But then what is all this?”

“I can’t tell you that now. Come home. I want to see you one last time before I go on.” He said in a sad voice.

“Where are you going papa?” I asked terrified of the thought that crossed my mind. He can’t go now. “What do you mean by one last time? Are you not coming back?”

I want to be wrong. I don’t want him to go. He can’t go now.

“Don’t cry pup.” When did start I crying? “You knew from the beginning that this time will come. Besides you need to come home for something more important than that. I know you are in pain sweetie but you need to come home. First you need to wake up.”

“I don’t want to lose you.”

My legs gave away. I felt him come closer to me.

“Wake up Amara and come home. This is my last request.”

No. I don’t want to leave him. What if I don’t get there in time? What if he died before I can see him?

“I will be waiting for you till you get here.”

“Promise?”

I asked looking at him from my blurry eyes.

“I promise.” He said with what looked like a smile. I didn’t notice before but papa is crying too. He never cries. So why now? “Wake up and come home princess.”

I felt myself being pulled backwards with jerk. No. Stop pulling me. Let me go. Papa just stood there smiling at me. He was going farther away. I closed my eyes and screamed in frustration. I opened my eyes again but the brightness of the room made me flinch. This isn’t the same dark place. I looked around to find a person standing next to me with wide eyes.

“Steven.” I croaked.

The hell! I sounded like a freaking toad.

“You woke up.” He said like he couldn’t believe it.

Huh. When did he start caring for me? Where am I anyways? This isn’t my bunk bed. Where is Aaron? Why is there an IV in my hand?

‘Wake up and come home.’

Who said that?

‘Come home.’

I looked around the room but there was nobody other than Steven.

‘Come home.’

Papa. He is dying. I need to go home. I jolted up in siting position but slumped back down immediately, groaning in pain. My body hurts.

“Don’t move. Cassidy is on her way.” Steven said giving me a glass of water which I drank greedily.

“I need to go home.” I said after the empty glass was removed from my lips. It hurts to even talk. What is wrong with me? Steven tensed. What’s wrong with this one? Where am I? Is this his apartment? “Is this your apartment?”

“Um… yeah. You passed out on me when I opened my door.” He replied.

“Oh. I thought it was my apartment door.” I said blushing. That was his hard, cold chest then.

“Does it hurt anywhere?”

Is he worried about me? This is new.

“Everywhere.” I mumbled. “I need to go home.”