ELEANOR“Alex?” I whispered softly, cupping his face.No response.“Wake up,” I try again.Still, no response. His eyes were staring straight into me, yet I couldn’t sense anything from him at all. No movement or sound. Nothing.It was like… he was not even there.The minute I noticed his face turning pale was the minute I began to panic.“Alex!” I shook him with all my might. However, it earned me nothing but a blank stare.“No…” I breathe, rising and staggering backwards on my feet. I blinked back the tears angrily, cursing them for blocking my vision yet at the same time, relieved.I turn my head away, clenching my fists by my sides to the point my knuckles turned white. Moving backwards, I felt my back collide against the wall. Its coldness sent chills right down my spine, and…I wondered, guiltily, if…If Alex will soon feel the same way too.Almost immediately, I threw those thoughts to the shadows of my mind, discarding them along with the guilt within me. No, I wasn’t thinking
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