The next day, I wake up at 6 am to the sound of my alarm. My first instinct is to trudge down the hallway and check on Mia. But when I sit up in an unfamiliar room on an unfamiliar bed, the reality of the past day comes flooding back to me. I don’t live at the Pyramid anymore. Today is the first
Beau, being the marathon lover that he is, stays until the middle of the night before he rolls out of bed and begins collecting his clothes off the floor. He trails the whole way back to the front door, then brings them all back to the bedroom and drops the clothes pile on the foot of the bed. As
My first thought is to defend myself, so I straighten my stance, take a strong step forward, and open my mouth. Yet before any sound can leave my throat, Steven places his hand on Archer’s shoulder and says, “It was my idea.” Archer’s angry gaze immediately snaps toward his brother instead. St
I walk into Neil’s room with a strong determination. Neil needs to wake up. Steven believes that I’m the one who will be able to wake him. I hold onto that confidence, making it my own… Right up until I come to Neil’s bedside and get a truly good look at him. He looks even worse up close than he
When I glance at the window in the door, I see an empty hallway. The brothers maybe gave up on me – or at least, on a quick and easy solution. They must have gone back to the waiting room. A few minutes later, a doctor enters. We greet each other. I recognize him as one of the vetted ones that was
Beau suddenly stands up. He leaves behind his sandwich, forgotten on the chair, as he storms to the door and hustles through it, out into the hallway. I’m left staring after him, confused down to my very soul. What the hells just happened? A minute passes, maybe two. Then Archer bursts into th
I stay with Neil, continually holding his hand, even into the night. Eventually, despite my best efforts to keep standing, my legs start to hurt and I have to sit down. The brothers take turns sitting with me. Beau first, then Archer, who refuses to tell me exactly what he did with the doctor who
Archer rushes out of the room to find the doctors. I quickly return to Neil’s side. “Are you sure you are healthy enough for this? You only just woke up? She we wait to make certain you are well?” Neil’s face softens as he looks at me. He gives me a small, comforting smile. “I’ll be okay, Chloe.