157 Fallen (1/2)

Abigail brought Alex's hands to her face. She looked up at him intently and before she knew it, she brought his hands to her lips.

Alex froze in shock the instant he felt her soft lips land on the back of his hand. He was utterly dumbstruck. What was she doing? Kissing his hand like that?!

”Oh look, they stopped shaking!” she suddenly exclaimed, jolting the man back to reality. He looked at his hands and his eyes widened seeing that they had indeed stopped trembling. His lips could only part in disbelief. What was going on? How could just a simple peck like that stop his hands from trembling? This was ridiculous!

”You… do you have magic powers or something?” he muttered, looking at her in disbelief, causing Abi to chuckle.

”How I wish that was true. But maybe I do have a little when it comes to you?” she teased but deep within her she thought back to the many times she wished she had a super power or magic so she could magically cure herself, so she could magically live longer, so she could stay with him until she was grey and wrinkly.

Alex stared at his hands again, pulling it away from her to see if it would start trembling again but it didn't. A half-smile subconsciously formed on his face. He didn't know what was going on with him anymore. When he saw her lying on the ground last night, his world turned dark, so dark that he couldn't breathe. Even though he was supposed to be used to this darkness, to this bleak loneliness, the moment he saw her lying there, seemingly lifeless, he lost himself and he trembled in… fear.

Fear. One of the feelings he had long forgotten or maybe one that he forcefully buried long ago had been awakened by her.

Abi caught his hand again before she pulled him and embraced him once more. It was then that a nurse entered. She saw that Abi had woken up and she left but then came back a few minutes later carrying a tray of food which was good for two. It seemed that Zeke had arranged everything before he left last night.

After setting up the food on the table, the nurse asked if they needed anything else. Abi shook her head and told the nurse that it was okay for her to leave. The nurse politely nodded and left the two alone.

Alex immediately sat on her bedside, facing her, before he quietly opened the small bowl of soup for her.

”Stop staring at me and pay attention to your food,” he said casually, not looking into her eyes. Abi was forced to tear her eyes off him and picked up her spoon. She scooped some of the soup and blew on it three times. But instead of putting it inside her mouth, she brought the spoon close to Alex's lips.

A scowl instantly appeared on Alex's face. ”You're the one who's injured here, Abigail,” he told her,  clearly displeased.

”But you're the one who doesn't look alright,” she retorted and Alex looked at her in surprise. He fell silent for a while before he held her wrist, trying to move the spoon back towards her lips.

”I'm fine. I am just thinking about something.”

”What are you thinking about?”

”I'm thinking about what I should do with you.”