One Phone Call

Bella:

My heart skipped a beat as Hazel stood frozen for a moment, then I watched Noah walk away without turning back. He walked away before she could reject him, that bastard!

I felt a surge of anger up my spine, making me want to punch him in his face. I wasn’t the one getting rejected, but I could feel literal chills in my spine because it was so unexpected, and I had always dreamed of a relationship like theirs.

Hazel’s legs failed her, and she slumped, but I caught her before she could fall to the rocky ground.

“Hazel,” I called out in a soft tone as I watched her clutch her chest with tears rolling down her cheeks, her breathing intensifying as she gasped for air.

“We need to get you out of here. Please tell me you can walk,” I said to her, but she stayed mute, clasping my hand while shutting her eyes.

I tried to make her stand, but I wasn’t strong enough to lift an entire human in this form.

“Hang on,” I said to her, then I let go of her, gently placing her on the ground while I