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“No No, it can’t,” I say,the mix of blood and tears fro, and it can’t wait”

“Okay, baby”

“I love you I’ve loved you since the day I first saw you on the dock, right here”

“Olivia, stay with s “I was lost without you Please, stay awake”

“I love you, Chase” A final tear runs down my cheek as my vision st

arts to blur, then slowly fades to black

There is nothing but pain My head,pain I try to open , al, but I wouldn’t feel pain in a drea under water

Subtle beeping noises are in the background, but I don’t knohy The sounds are getting closer, and slowly beco, but who? No! What if it’s Evan? I need to wake up, to get away The beeping sounds get faster and I hear uished, begging soed back down into the darkness

As I sloaken, I’ gle ain, slowly this time It’s then that I feel a tube shoved down my throat “Olivia, thank God you’re awake,” he says, relieved I reach for the tube protruding out ofhis head, he yells down the hall, “I need a doctor in here!”

Aoverto hiood to see you awake Can you hear me?” I slowly nod ave us quite a scare”

Chase stands on the opposite side of the bed, close to ton, could you step out of the room for a moment?”

“Not a chance I’ht”

“Fine, but I need you to stand over there” He points to the far side of the room

“Fine,” Chase snaps, and stalks to the corner

Dr Hunter starts to exa my reflexes first He askspain spreads down ently, he turns to the nurses “Her oxygen level is good, let’s take out the ET tube”