Chapter 13
For a moment, my ears seemed to lose all function–everything around me fein deafening silence.
It felt as if cabling giant hand had slammed me into the ground.
1coughed up a mouthful of blood, my internal megans seemingly displaced in the impact.
Thick smoke billowed into the air, eleming everything in salt.
Something warm trickled down my face.
I reached up to touch it, and my palm came away stated with blood.
Joseph had been thrown by the explosion, lying spreled not far from me.
1tried to get up, but my legs refused to support LIVE,
With trembling hands, 1 crawled toward him my knees scraping against the rough ground.
Reaching him. I checked for breath, praying desperately.
Thankfully, he was still alive.
Gunshot schood again, faint but approaching fast.
-ighting against panic. I hoisted Joseph onto my back, staggering to my feet.
1 stumbled forward, but armed men were everywhere, their shadows looming menacingly.
Forced to change course, I turned and plunged deeper into the forest.
I had no idea how long Iran. My legs gradually numbed until I could no longer feed them
Finally, my strength gave out, and I collapsed to the ground
It was then that Joseph stirred.
He struggled weakly, attempting to rise but finding himself unable
His voice was faint yet urgent.
Zoey leave me, Go!”
to move!
Tears streamed down my face as I sobbed uncontrollably, shaking my head violently
“No! We leave together! Both of us!”
He grabbed my ankle, his grip weak but inesistent,
“Go get help. You can’t carry us both out of here.”
I broke down, crying so hard that my chest ached.
“Joseph” We promised each other! You can’t lie to me!
“If you die, I will never forgive you!”
A faint smile tugged at his lips, only to be interrupted by a coughing fit that brught more blood to his lips.
I’m not lying
“Liars, are puppies..
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Chapter 13
Cholding back my tears, I forced myself to stand, dragging him to lean against nearby tree,
Even as I wiped my face, the tears kept coming.
He gently squeezed my hand, his gaze steady but pleading.
“Go now you won’t let me die, right?
I nodded fiercely, tears bhurting my vision.
“Wait for me! I’ll come back for you!
“You’ll be okay–1 promiser
He smiled faintly again and waved me away.
“Alright”
I turned to flee, but before I could take more than a few steps, a thunderous gunbot shattered the air.
A powerful force slammed into me, knocking me to the ground.
Agonizing pain spread across my shoulder, leaving me breathless.
Td heen shot.
anto me.
Terrified Inurned my head, only to see Joseph collapsing onth
Blood gashed from a gaping wound in his chest, soaking his white coat a deep crimson.
My mind went blank Ignoring the searing pain in my own shoulder, I flipped him over, hands shaking as I pressed down on his wound
“Joseph Joseph!”
My cries were desperate, my tears uncontrollable.
dy raised a hand, clasping mine with what little strength he had left.
He weakly
That simple action seemed to drain him entirely.
In a hoarse whisper, he said:
‘I’m sorry.
“I love you.
“In the next life. please be my little one again, okay?”
His eyes held a kaleidoscope of emotions–reluctance, tenderness, resignation–all fading into stillness.
The light in them extinguished.
His hand slipped limply from mine
Hruze, staring
Im in disbelief as overwhelming terror and heartbreak consumed me.
It felt like my heart was being scorched alive
I coughed violently, blood spalling from my lips as my vision blurred.
Sweat drenched me a pain from my shoulder wound surged through my body
Even so, I reached out, trying desperately to grasp him to pull him back.
“Joseph” Iralled wealdy, voice trembling with fear and grief.
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But my body had reached its limit.
Darkness closed in as I collapsed backward, shipping into unconsciousness,
