CARNIVAL (The Spark Form Chronicles Book 2) by Doyle Matt

Author:Doyle, Matt [Doyle, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Matt Doyle
Published: 2016-02-29T18:30:00+00:00

MEERA THORNE - 13:32

The medical team carrying me backstage are different to the ones that I met yesterday. That makes sense. If there's more than one room for people to go to after their matches, each one would need its own team. The way they're moving me, the speed they're carrying the stretcher, it makes it look like the roof is moving. That's probably just my head though. I can't see straight.

Why doesn't this hurt? I should be in pain. My body is shaking, I'm getting cold, but I'm not sore. I'm just ... fading.

A convulsion snaps me awake again as the Doctors carefully lay the stretcher on the floor. The room is beginning to spin slower now. And Hong Chan is here. He looks scared. I can see him shouting, hear the noise, but I can't make the words out. I force my mouth open but the sound that comes out is strange, so I reach out to him instead and he takes my hand, his eyes widening.

The Doctors move quickly towards the sound of an opening door and another shout. Maria Grace. I recognise her voice before she comes to a stop behind Hong Chan, shoving the Doctors aside as she runs across the room. She looks down at me and brings her hands up to her mouth. Her eyes are open like Hong Chan's but they look different to his. Still scared, but confused too.

I am dying, my own voice tells me. I am dying, but I'm OK.

"I understand now," I say, gripping Hong Chan's hand tight as I force the words. "My parents did nothing wrong. What happened on The Wandering Halo was not their fault. Or mine. Or Fahrn's. The things that I did after I left the orphanage were ..." I blink and for a moment I don't feel anything anymore. But I know that I need to say more, so I focus on the cold and let it wash over me.

"I made bad choices," I continue. "But they seemed like the right choices at the time. At first, I was too scared to let people help me. Then, when I tried, it hurt too much. I just didn't want everything to be taken away from me again. So I lost it all myself. I know that I've done ..." Another blink. "... But how it all started, how I was treated was not my fault."

"Please," I say, looking up at Maria. "Tell Fahrn I'm sorry for how I ..." I feel my head shake. "... when I was with you. You both tried to help me, even when I didn't really deserve it. Tell her that I know it wasn't her fault or mine. Tell her thank you for talking to me again."

I turn my head to Hong Chang. "Thank you for believing in me and helping me find what I needed. I'm sorry that ..." I close my eyes. "... longer together. I would have liked that."

Maria screams and sleep takes me.

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