Chapter 6
CHAPTER SIX
ENZO
J ust keep breathing. In. Out. In. Out. In. Out.
My ribs scream in agony with every breath I force into my lungs. Of all the tortures I’ve withstood, this is the hardest to handle. I know I need to stay conscious, but fighting against the weight of my eyelids is becoming impossible. It’s like I can feel any lingering fight seeping out of my body. Every throb of my pulse in my neck is a warning that I have only so many beats left.
Just keep breathing. In. Out. In. Out. They’re coming.
The rough surface of the road is oddly warm against my cheek. I can’t tell if it’s from the sun's rays heating the tarmac, or my blood pooling beneath me. When I crack my eyelids for a second, I see a crimson puddle creeping away from me at the edge of my vision.
When I fell, I heard my shoulder pop as it dislocated and the crack as my arm splintered under the weight of my body.
Just keep breathing. In. Out .
I cling to the memory that has kept me alive all these weeks. Aurora’s soft lips pressing against mine.
I imagine I can feel them now, breathing life back into my broken body.
In… Out…