Daniel’s POV- We have church in thirty minutes, and I can’t bring myself to get out of bed, to wake Olivia up. After she fell asleep last night, I watched her sleep for a while, holding her tightly. I was worried she was going to fade away from me, that she was going to disappear from me all together. But that wasn’t the only thought that kept me up. Vargas was still out there, we likely won’t hear from him for months if he survives at all. I know I would have severed his spinal cord, so even if he survives, he would be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, however long that’ll be. Right now, my thoughts wandered to the wedding. Olivia told me she wanted to get married as soon as possible. We still needed time to plan, so she wanted to set it for after we graduate high school. If I

