Jameson's POV

Two Days Later.

I peel my eyes open with a numb feeling, like my body was there but not fully mine yet. The bright hospital ceiling lights made me blink a few times before I could focus properly. There was soft beeping beside me, and the faint sterile smell told me I was still in the hospital.

I turned my head slightly, slow and stiff, and then I saw Aria. She was resting her head on the side of the bed, sitting close. Her hair was a little messy, strands falling across her cheek, ...