“ I'm over here,” Mercedes said, her voice coming out hoarse because she had just woken up after a long time. Mercedes's throat was dry, and her words couldn't come out smoothly yet.

Felix was frozen, feeling like his ears were deceiving him. All the hellish days and the sleepless nights, pain and grief he had gone through just to see her awake. He walked over to where her voice came from. There she was on the floor beside the bed. Felix stared at her for a moment, his eyes locking ...