Ethan
My eyes snap open. I feel… something in my hand. I blink, looking at her fingers.
Did they move…? My breath literally stops.
"Clara…" I whisper, moving closer. "Clara…"
I stare at her.
As if blinking would make her disappear.
"Did you…?" My voice trembles. "Did you move?"
Silence… One second, two, three. And then… Again, a slight, almost imperceptible movement.
My heart explodes in my chest.
"Clara!" My voice is louder now, filled with something I haven't felt in hours. "Clara, I'm here…"
I move closer, my hand gripping hers more firmly.
"Come on…" I whisper, desperate. "Come on, my love…"
I watch her, waiting, holding my breath because for the first time since I arrived here… I feel something different. It’s not pain, it’s not fear. It’s… Hope. And I cling to it as if i
