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ain watching her sleep, wondering what she was dreaming of. All night she had been shaking, sweating, her hands were flinching and her breaths we

I sighed as I looked at

taring wide-eyed at the ceiling a

Her eyes darted to me, but still wide with fright. In one quick second, her hand slammed against

and pinned both of her arms down. She started flinging and buck

LLIE PLEASE!" I called to her, but still her le

aw Ellie trying to fight against

one of her kicks landed a blow in my stomach. It made me fl

AN, REMEMBER WHO WE ARE!"

roared out and her whole fa

!" Father s

er. What if she does something wrec

id as he quickly stood in front of her bedroom doo

pened the drapes behind her bed. She jumped up from her bed and ran to the other si

and father as if she was completely unaware of w

She fell against the wall and tried to steady herself , her eyes now l

ked breathlessly as s

Ellie, do you n

ou! Are you dead?

He said calmly, daring to

m begin to water. "You! You left me! You l

right here. Every day, every ni

You ran away and

ve you?" I asked, shaki

s coming for me and you r

demons of her own. I took a small step toward her and looked her right in her watery anxious eyes. "Remember.... remember that day in the forest, when we

there and I saw you run away!" She looked back at my father, his brows burrowing with worry.

but she didn't move, just looked at him, unsure of either of us. "My dear. No arrow got to me, because you s

er knees as she tucked them in against her chest. "The attack?.... I remember that too now. Bu

ment. I sat next to her against the wall, leaving only a small gap in between us. "Ellie, you nearly died when the arrow hit you and maybe... maybe with all th

and Talon, even my father was there. But I was just... frozen, I coul

sighed. "I'm sorry Ellie. I shouldn't have held onto you when

I wanted. To know that her sacrifice didn't ultimately end her life before she even fully had one. I hated, though, the fact that

nlocked the door and left the room, leaving it ajar. I kept hold of Ellie as I let her body relax and her breat