I Was Never Yours - Episode 15
12-09-25 (17:37)
"She's asking for you now," said the nurse who came
out of Olivia's room, looking me right in the eye. My
entire body went rigid and my heart took off at a
staccato pace. Zach's grip on my hand tightened and
Nick gave my shoulder a reassuring squeeze. I can do
this, I can totally do this, I chanted, but my feet
refused to move. Olivia was in there and I didn't know
what to say to her, how to act around her or just
simply be in the same room as her. I pulled my hand
from Zach's and made a move to run from the room
but Zach caught me, his arms snaking around my waist.
"Oh no you don't," he said as I struggled against him.
"I can't, I can't go see her!" I said, my face buried in his
chest. He rested his head on top of mine and pulled
me into a hug. I didn't know when it had happened
but he'd turned into someone who could calm me
down in a matter of seconds. I felt my muscles relax
and my heart slow down. Slowly we untangled
ourselves from each other but his hands never left me.
He cupped my face between his palms and gave me a
look that told me that he could see to the greatest
depths of my soul. His eyes sparkled like gems as they
bored into mine and hypnotized me.
"You can do anything you set your mind to, Arianna.
You are stronger than you can even imagine so go in
there and be the woman I know you are," he said
these words so softly and tenderly that I felt my fears
give way. A sudden kind of strength filled me as I took
in the meaning of his words. I didn't know how right
he was but he was the living proof of the kind of
strength I could muster up when needed. If I could
marry a complete stranger then sure as hell I could
deal with my sister.
I nodded and he let go of me. Giving the two men one
last glance and taking a deep breath, I entered the
room, prepared to have one of the most important
confrontations of my life.
Olivia had gotten out of her medically induced coma
about two hours ago. As soon as she was up, the
doctors had rushed around her, taking the necessary
tests and examining reports. Once she was given the
all-clear, family was allowed to see her. Since I was
the only 'family' there I got to see her first. She'd been
told that I was there and the fact that she hadn't
thrown a huge panic attack meant a huge deal to me.
She was willing to move forwards and I would take
that as a building point.
I entered and the first thing I noticed was how the bed
was empty. Shocked, I looked around only to find the
tall and lean Olivia standing in the balcony with only a
thin hospital gown to shield her from the cold wind. If
she'd heard me enter then she didn't show it, all she
did was stare off into the distance. I walked closer to
her, unsure of how to start. Well, here goes nothing.
"You shouldn't have come here, Ari," Olivia said
without even looking at me. I stood rooted in my
place, like a deer caught in the headlights. I heard her
voice after what seemed like an eternity and even
though it was a little raspy from lack of use, it still
caused a thousand different memories to resurface.
I couldn't hold it in any longer; I ran to my sister and
hugged her. She was quick to hug me back and didn't
even complain when I started sobbing. I'd just had this
feeling since the wedding that I would never be able
to see her again and even though the doctors had
assured me that she would get up, a part of me hadn't
believed them. It was surreal for me to have her
standing here in the flesh and I lost control over my
emotions.
"Hey there baby sis, it's okay, I'm fine," she said
soothingly and stroked my hair. She always used to do
this when I was upset and I found comfort in the
familiar motion. After I'd had my heart's share of
crying I pulled back and looked at her, really looked at
her. Her face was pale, really pale due to not having
been in the sun for so long but even that gave her skin
a porcelain quality. She looked flawless as usual, her
almond brown eyes shining brightly, her hair falling in
thick waves around her. All in all, she made a flimsy
hospital gown look like designer clothing. Don't forget to leave a Comment 
