Page 26 of Uprising

She wraps her arms around my neck, deepening it, letting out a soft moan that I feel in my soul.

“I love you.” I whisper as we break apart.

“I love you too.” She says before glancing around and then letting out a nervous sound.

“What is it?” I ask.

“Everyone is watching us.” She says.

I smirk glancing around. Yeah they are. They’re all fixated on us. A Montague and a Capulet. Two people forbidden from loving one another and yet we do.

“Let them watch.” I say. “Let them see what we are to one another.”

She bites her lip. “Aren’t you afraid?”

“Of what?”

She jerks her head and as if by magic her parents are there. Darius is there too. The three of them are scowling. Making their feelings more than abundantly clear.

“They can’t hurt us Rose.” I say. “No one can hurt us now.”

She shakes her head as her eyes fill with tears. “That’s not true.”

I move to grab her, to hold her tighter, but it feels like she’s pulling away.

“Roman.” She gasps.

“I’ve got you.” I half shout.

Only I haven’t. She’s slipping through my hands. She’s fading away.

I snatch at her, snatch at the fabric of her dress. But she’s gone. She’s vanishing right before my eyes.

And the three of them are stood, laughing, mocking me as I watch her disappear further and further from my reach.

* * *

I wake gasping.Choking. There’s a tube down my throat. There’s a machine beeping almost manically like it’s about to explode.

I grasp at the plastic, try to yank it out but a nurse is suddenly here, telling me to stay calm, removing it in one swift practiced motion.

I shake my head, swallow, registering the tightness of my throat, registering the uncomfortableness.

I feel weak. Dizzy. Like my body hasn’t moved in a long, long time. The nurse starts checking my vitals, shining a light in my eyes, but clearly she doesn’t find anything of concern.

I try to flex my fingers, to wiggle my toes and though they respond my muscles feel so stiff.

“Roman?”

I look up seeing Ben stood at the door wide eyed.

“What happened?” I ask before looking around. I’m not in a hospital. I can tell that much, and yet there’s hospital equipment all around me. Hell, I had a damn tube down my throat.

“What do you remember?” He asks.

I frown, scrunching my face up. I was with Rose.

Fuck Rose. I asked her to marry me. She said yes. She…