Chapter 36

Alina: “Erick, can you sit up?” I asked as he looked at me through half-lidded eyes. I knew it must be awful for him and he must be in too much pain, but there was blood everywhere. I needed to clean him a bit, or it would be very difficult to get rid of all the dried blood later on. Erick nodded weakly and pushed up with his hands on the bed but fell forward halfway through. I caught him with my arms around his shoulders, but it just made more blood gush out his chest and spill all over my hand. Erick gave out a weak groan while I turned my head to one side, unable to keep looking at the gaping wound, but then he sat up carefully against the pillows I arranged at his back. Since taking his shirt off wasn’t an option, I used the scissors to cut the whole thing off of him. Once again, I tried my hardest not to throw up at the sight of the gaping hole in his chest. Erick had his eyes closed, and his body was limp, but I knew he was conscious. He needed sleep, so I needed to hurry. Dippin