Wake me up

No. This can't be. NO!

Everything went slowly and I almost went deaf when terrifying loud gunshots prevailed in the whole place. Notwithstanding the noise, I immediately picked up the gun and did not hesitate to point it at Hannah.

"YOU'RE HEARTLESS!"

With all might, not thinking twice, I pulled the trigger right on her chest even though she can't fight back anymore. Panting, I abruptly threw the gun nowhere and immediately ran to his place even if my body was also weakened because of blood loss caused by the steady stream of blood on my side where the bullet had hit me.

Fuck it, I need to see him! It can not be… fuck it, Tyron. You can't die!

When I finally got close to where he was, I was immediately stunned and did not notice that my body broke down to the ground the moment I saw his body. With lips parted, uncontrollable tears falling down my cheeks, I crawled closer to him as my trembling hands slowly touched his body which was now soaking in blood.

"Ty... open your eyes," I shook his body when I caught him motionless and was almost bathed in his own blood.

"T-Tyron, come on! Stop playing around, open your eyes!" Forcing him to wake up as he remained unresponsive, I could even no longer feel my own tears falling, my heart was getting numb because of the unbearable pain.

"Ty... please, wake up!" I pleaded.

"C-Ciara..." I flinched when I heard his cracking and weak voice as he tried opening his eyes. Panicking, I gently support his body. My heart aches when he vomits blood.

"T-ty... can you make it? You can still make it, right? Can you hold on? Hold on for me, please? They're coming, I know they're coming soon now to get us here. J-just hold on, hmm? Don't let go, Ty... Don't let my hand go. They'll be here soon..." I cried pleadingly as I comforted him. I don't know where to hold him because my whole body is shaking in weakness. I'm scared of what might happen next.

"Shh, stop crying..." he said weakly and forced himself to reach for my face to caress it.

"You're gonna fight, right? You'll still fight," cracked and pleading voice made his face even softer after I held his hand, but my shoulder dropped when he shook his head.

"I can't..." he said gently, causing my chest to get heavier.

"What are you saying, you can do it, Ty. We're still going to fight, okay? D-don't close your eyes, just look at me, only me," I begged as I tried to clear my sight, which was now getting blurry because of the tears welling up in my eyes.

But once again, he just shook his head.

"It is no longer possible..."

"I need to surrender my life now, I can't take back what I asked for."

"W-what are you saying? Ty, come on!" He smiled at me, and with his shaking hand, he wiped my tears away.

"I'm sorry," he whispered.

"I'm sorry if I failed to be your husband, I'm sorry if I loved you this late..." My breath got heavier when he said those lines.

I tightened my grip on his hand when I felt it getting colder...

"I-I'm sorry if I can't prove myself to you... I'm sorry if only now I realized how worthy you are. I... I d-don't deserve you, Ciara. You deserve to be alive and be loved by everyone... you deserve the world, love."

"To everything stupidity, I have done to you, I can only think of one way to pay for everything I did, though... It won't fade away the pain and trauma I gave to you..."

"But, why didn't you tell me back then you had cancer?" My heart aches when I see the pain and regrets in his eyes.

"I-it's not important anymore, Ty... please, I'm willing to give you another chance, j-just doesn't leave me, don't leave me here alone... please?" I couldn't stop sobbing, the heaviness of my chest got worse. I wanted to stop and just rest, but I was scared, I wanted to see him and hear him more. Because I was afraid that by the time I opened my eyes, I wouldn't be able to see him again.

"I'm willing to prove myself even more to you, wife. But how much I wanted to... It's really not possible anymore to happen. I regretted all the things I did to you, believe me, or not it's always hard for me to hurt you every day, I regret it every single day. But I'm still selfish because it's you who I wanted to stay away from me on your own that's why I can do it, and I hated myself so much because God almost took you away from me because of how careless I was am. That's why, the wanting of me to pay everything I did to you... "my lips loosen.

"I've made a deal with him that day," I covered my mouth because I knew what he was referring to. I know what he means and it hurts me. It hurts me a lot. Because in exchange for my life he asked that...

"I wish him to take your life back to us without any pain, and I will freely give myself in exchange for your life," he smiled at me which made my heart ache even more.

"I'm not asking you to forgive me because I don't deserve that. I've done too much to you, and I know sorry won't take the trauma away I've caused to your life. I was supposed to be your safe place but became your biggest trauma. "

"I..." my lips parted as he vomited blood again. His face was so pale and his hands were getting colder and colder. I couldn't help but be scared because there were already traces of tiredness on his face.

"I.. l-love.. you. I really... do. D-don't doubt i-it, h-hmm?" I answered him with a series of nods as I tried to wipe the blood from his face.

"I forgive you, Ty. P-please, d-don't close your eyes..." my hand trembled slowly, trampling his cheek, trying to wake up his spirit. He can't sleep, he can't rest... he can't leave me.

"T-ty... look at me... y-you can see me, right?"

"I'm tired, wife. I'll just take a nap, wake me up when we're home, hmm?" He whispered in a super low and weak voice.

His voice was not that even clear anymore, it was cracking, it's weakening. It's... f-fading...

"Tyron.." I cried out loud as his eyes closed completely. My body was shaking when I felt its cold body fall completely into my arm.

N-no... no. He's not... dead.

"TYRON!!"

And just a moment, all my tears shredded. My heart is shattered.

Simultaneously with my loud growls and painful screams was the time when the siren of the police and ambulance car was heard from outside of the building. I even felt Jennifer supported me when I was about to pass out.

And with that, I can't even feel my body fighting anymore and just surrender everything.

He hurts me... and now he leaves me all alone.

I hate you, Tyron. I hate you for risking your life for me to survive. I hate you...

I hate you for not coming home ever again.

WEEKS PASSED...

@Hospital

I slowly opened my eyes and looked around, even though my vision was still blurred.

Where am I? Why could I all see it as pure light?

"Omayghad, Ara? Thank God and you woke up!" I heard the voice of the person next to me, I felt it hug me, so I looked at the woman in front of me. I could not see her that clearly. My vision was so blurred and my head hurts.

"Who are you?" I asked with a weak voice.

"A-ara. It's me, Jennifer! Don't you recognize me?" She asked, but instead of answering, I felt my eyelid weigh down.

"Ara!"

Jennifer's pov

I just felt my tears fall when Clara lost her consciousness again. It's been a week, but he still hasn't woken up completely.

I'm getting worried, "why didn't you recognize me," I cried.

Maybe his body and mind were just shocked, so she didn't recognize me right away. I don't want to think of any negativity, she can't have amnesia. She just can't...

I stroked her hair, "Just rest, Ara. You need it. You need strength because I know you won't be able to handle everything once you wake up." Worriedness was so obvious in my voice as I stared at her.

The doctor said that it was possible for her to hear what I was saying even if she was asleep, so it would be better for me to talk to her.

"How is she?" Raiza asked as she entered the door.

"She woke up earlier," I replied. She was surprised.

"Really? What happened? Is he okay?" She asked constantly and immediately approached Ciara to check her out.

"She woke up, but she didn't recognize me."

"What do you mean?"

"When she woke up, I asked how she was feeling, but she just stared and asked who I was. Then, again, she's lost her consciousness," I replied while looking sadly at Ara. My chest hurts.

Why is she experiencing such problems? We used to be happy when we were still young. There is no such problem, but now? She was carrying almost half of the problems in the world.

"Could it be possible that she has amnesia? I mean, isn't that what happens to comatose people, they can lose memory?" Raiza asked.

"She's not comatose! And even amnesia! Can you stop imagining things? Her mind is just sleeping, because of tiredness and she needs a long rest."

"We're not sure, Jen. If she doesn't wake up any time soon now, it will take longer for her to lose consciousness. She will be comatose and we don't know when she will wake up again," she said, tears welling up in my eyes.

She's right, that's why you need to wake up now, Ara. I can't stay watching you here laying down all day and won't still wake up.

You're really annoying! You keep on putting yourself at risk! If I just didn't know you, I would think you were feeling like a hero. Did you just forget that you're not a cat who has nine lives? If they are injured, it's okay because they will live again. But you, you're human. When you get shot, you'll probably die.

"All right, I have to go now. I'll still look for her identical parents," she said and glanced at Ciara once again before finally leaving.

Yes, it's right. Tita Kylie and Tito Azer were not Ara's real parents, because she was just stolen.

I looked at Ara again and gently hit her arm.

"Aren't you tired of lying here in the hospital, Ara?! Wake up now. You're really pissing me, you're so greedy when it comes to misfortune, you can't keep yourself safe!" I yelled even though she wasn't gonna hear it.

A few more days passed, but the scenario was still the same, so I went back and forth to the hospital to visit her. Right now I'm walking down the hospital hallway towards Ciara's room.

I hope she is awake now.

When I got to her room, I immediately turned the doorknob to open the door, but it was surprising because I saw no one.

Where is Ara?

"Who are you?" I was stuck in my position when I felt something sharp on my neck.

"Tell me, who are you?!" She shouted again, I knew Ara was behind me, I knew her voice.

I raised my hands and slowly faced her.

"A-ara..." I said in shock when a knife she was holding was pointing at me as if any time soon, she wouldn't hesitate to stab it at me. Her eyes were popping out, it was scary... She looks so angry.

"Who are you?!" I stepped back. J felt my knees shaking and my eyes were swollen as she lifted the knife even more.

Why can't she recognize me again? The sharpness of her gaze made it obvious how enraged she was.

What is happening to her and why is she acting like this? She doesn't seem to be the Ara I know!

With so many questions flowing in my mind, I didn't notice that she was now behind me, as her arm was wrapped around my neck as she pointed the knife at me.

Just a little wrong move, I'd died in here.

"Tell me who you are and why I'm here!"

"A-ara, calm down. I'm Jennifer, why are you acting like this? R-recognize me please... you're scaring me." I cried, but she immediately pushed me away, I stared at her worriedly yet scared when she held her head.

"Ara!" I screamed when she fell to the floor and lost consciousness again.

"Help! Help us!" I cried. I got up when a doctor and nurse entered.

"What happened to her?" The doc asked in surprise and picked up the knife on the floor.

"What's this? Why is there a knife here on the floor?" The doctor asked, but I just kept crying.

"I-I don't know what's going on with her, she was hiding earlier, then .. then all of a sudden she just pointed the knife at me! Then she did something else, it's like he's out of her mind, she almost killed me!" I cried, panicked, and didn't know what was going on.

"His spirit is still asleep until now, how was she able to get up earlier?" I heard a nurse ask in surprise.

"I think someone possesses her body. There's a woman in the other room who has been comatose for almost 8 months. I know her soul is just wandering around inside this hospital, and I think she's the one you talked to earlier." The doctor told me.

I don't know, but I got terrified, she was about to kill me!

"Don't worry, she's fine. She's just resting, but she's going to wake up now anytime soon," The doctor smiled and patted me on the shoulder before they left the room.

I immediately approached Ara. "I got scared, I thought you were going to kill me," I said and wiped my tears away.

" I miss you, Ara."

Another week passed but still, she still didn't wake up. It's been almost a month.

I sipped my hot coffee while gazing at the view outside from the glass window.

"Jen?" I immediately turned around when someone called me out from behind.

I didn't know how I would react when I saw my best friend awake and was trying to recognize me.

Ciara's pov

I tried to familiarize myself with the woman standing from the window as I opened my eyes.

Who is this? Is this Jennifer?

"Jen?" I called her, and she immediately turned around, but I couldn't see her face very well, because of the sun rays coming from the window.

"A-ara!" She screamed and quickly ran at me.

"Ara? Bestfriend? Is that you? Is it true? Are you really awake? Are you really Ara, my best friend?" She asked constantly, my brows furrowed and hit her on her arms. It's irritating how she was asking me so many questions. The fact that I just woke up and my head still hurts.

"Ouch!" She growled and quickly stood up. I was even more surprised when she took the knife from the table and pointed it at me with her shaking hands.

"Who are you! What are you doing to my friend's body! Whoever you are, leave her body now!" She shouted at me, I frowned and just stared at her weirdly.

What is she saying?

"What are you doing? What are you talking about there? Spirit? Seriously? Are you crazy?! Will you put down that knife? You're making my headache worse," I rolled my eyes at her.

What is happening to her?

"Ha! You can't fool me, you've already attacked me, so how can I believe you're really my friend?!" She said and pointed the knife she was holding at me even more, I held myself back from shouting at him.

"If you're really my friend. Tell me, who am I?" I was just stunned by her question, seriously?

What madness is this?!

"What kind of question is that, Jennifer Jeon? Are you kidding me?!" I shouted at her, causing her eyes to widen, and ran toward me again after she put down the knife.

"Wah,n Ara, it's you! I really thought you were possessed by another soul again! And yes, someone just got possessed by your body! She almost killed me! It's because it's been a while since you regained consciousness! You've been stuck in the hospital for almost a month!" My lips loosen.

"A-what?! I've been here that long?!" I asked in shock.

How did it happen?!

"Yes. It's good you're not comatose, your soul is just sleeping."

What happened to me?

"Wait, how are you feeling? Did something hurt you?"

"I'm fine," I replied.

Why can't I remember what happened to me and why I got in here?

I tried to remember what had happened before, but I just had a headache.

"What happened to me?" I wondered.

"Don't you remember? Your friend Hannah is a traitor," she reminded.

What...

Oh, that... Yeah, I remember now. Hannah betrayed us, I got to shoot her because she shot Tyron— wait...

"Where's Tyron? How is he, is he well? Is he here too?" I asked worriedly, but he just averted her eyes from me which made me frown.

W-why?

"A-ahm, Ara... Ah! Do you want to eat? Wait, here! There's fruit here! We also have rice, do you want to eat it? Give me a second, okay? I'll prepare it for you." She said,

Why is she not answering my question?

"I don't want to eat, I'm not hungry. Just answer my question, I'll be okay. It's Tyron I was asking, where is he?" I repeated, but then, she averted her eyes again.

What is her problem?

"A-ah, wait! Haha, I need to pee! I'll just go to the restroom—"

"I'M ASKING WHERE IS TYRON?! WHY ARE YOU IGNORING IT?!" I shouted, I saw a tear dripping down her cheek so I was even more confused.

"Where is he, Jennifer? Why don't you answer me? Did something bad happen to him? Where is he?" I asked again, she sat down next to me and held my hand.

"Ara."

"What?

"Say it!" She lowered her head and started crying.

"Jennifer, please! Say it!" I cried. I don't want to believe what I'm thinking because of the last conversation we had when we were last together.

It can not be.

"Ara, h-he's dead.." her voice fades, but it was very clear to my ears. And it doesn't repeat once. It keeps echoing over and over again! Repeatedly, it almost breaks my heart.

"No..."

"Take back what you said, that's not a good joke, Jen," I said, forcing myself to smile.

"A-ara.."

"Take it back!"

"He's gone—"

Her shoulders dropped as she looked at me disappointed when my palm landed on her face. I didn't mean to...

She smiled bitterly at me.

"Go on. Believe in yourself... but what I'm saying is true... you know I can't lie to you, but it's up to you, who to believe," she stared me directly in the eye while crying which gave a pinch to my heart...

"His body received a lot of bullets that made it impossible to make it, he can't fight anymore, Ara. He lost too much blood so—"

"Enough. That's not true." I averted my eyes and tried not to believe what she was saying.

I'll just let it enter my right ear, then let it out of my left ear.

"Where is he? I need to see him," I helped myself to stand up.

"Where is he?" I asked but she just looked at me, pleading to stop.

When I felt that she had no intention of answering me, I averted my eyes and led my way out of the room, but I immediately stopped when a few nurses entered.

"Ma'am, where are you going? You need a rest—"

"Where's my husband?"

"Who?"

"My husband. Where is he?!" It blinked a few more times as I scolded them.

"M-ma'am..."

"Where is he?"

"I-is it Tyron Collins—"

"Who else!"

"M-ma'am, he's no longer here—"

She hadn't finished what she was going to say when I broke the vase that was placed on the table.

"Ara!" My tears started to fall, my heart was aching.

"THAT'S NOT TRUE! TAKE BACK WHAT YOU SAID! TELL ME! HE'S ALIVE! HE'S ALIVE! YOU'RE JUST LYING!" I cried as my tears continued to fall.