Guiding Light to Rebirth Chapter 05

It seemed like a business rival Ethan had crushed and cornered lately. 

The man called Ethan, “Ethan, take a pick from your childhood sweetheart and your love post-amnesia. Who are you saving?” 

Ethan kept cool on screen, but seeing the bruises on Hanna’s shoulder cracked him. “Touch a hair on Hanna, and I’ll bury your whole crew!” 

I shut my eyes, a sour sting hitting them. Tears silently slipped down my face. 

No surprise. I should’ve known Ethan’s pick. 

The kidnapper burst out laughing. “You think I’m giving you a choice?” 

At a gesture, his men dragged me into a glass box, shoving me against a warm body. 

The box got tossed into the sea, splashing huge. Weights on the bottom sped the sink. 

I yanked off my heels fast, slamming the metal spike into the glass. 

The torrent dragged at my limbs, glass shards cutting into my skin. I gritted my teeth, pulling the unconscious Hanna out of the container, and swam desperately toward the surface. 

By the time we broke water, I was spent, but I did my best to push her onto driftwood, tapping her cheek. “Hang on!” 

She lived, and Ethan’s obsession found its home. 

As I shoved the wood toward the shore, ALS hit me. 

My arms went dead, and I sank helplessly into the depths. 

I stared at the rippling light above and slowly closed my eyes, resigned to fate. 

Before my consciousness faded, I seemed to see a hand reaching for me. ‘Hallucination?’ 

… 

I opened my eyes to see the white ceiling of a hospital. 

A nurse quickly leaned in. “Thank God! You’re awake. You’ve been out for two days. Any longer, we’d have stopped your antibiotics for being unidentified. Lung infection flares without meds.” 

I croaked, “No one visited while I was out?” 

“Nope,” she sighed. “You’re a tough case. The girl who came in with you just choked on water. Her boyfriend got her a VIP suite, and he is still there.” 

I froze, then smiled bitterly. 

Just then, a knock came at the door, followed by a familiar voice. “Debbie.” 

I snapped up, tears flooding at the tall figure. 

“Couldn’t reach you, so I came myself.” Cole Norton pulled me into a tight hug and stroked my hair. “Come on, let’s go home.” 

He carried me onto the chopper. 

It pierced clouds, heading abroad. I wiped my tears, gazed out, and whispered, “Ethan, goodbye. Be with Hanna as you wish. We’ll never meet again.”