Chapter91: PROMISE

Zayd blinked awake, finding himself in a hospital room. The blinds were closed, and the lights were off…but the light from the hallway that flooded through the creases of the door and the sunlight that reflected even through the thin, white curtain set to block it dimly illuminated the room enough for him to see. Quinn…her head of red hair stood out the most in the room, and the sound of her soft breaths whispered calmly against his ears. She was sleeping, sleeping peacefully with her head against his bed. Zayd tried to sit up, but groaned when the act elicited nothing but pain in both his shoulder and neck. The noise stirred Quinn’s sleep, and groggily, she lifted her head, her green eyes darting around the room before they finally landed on him. They widened and then in suddenness, she propelled against his chest, causing him more pain than he'd felt before. Gritting his teeth, he held back his whimper, slowly using his hands to ease her away from him. “Quinn…?” He could see it, the