Open your eyes, baby.
Kieran's voice. It was everywhere and nowhere, in the darkness that surrounded me. I floated aimlessly, not really knowing or caring where I was. It was peaceful here. No worries. No pain.
I was good with that.
Come back, Abby.
Follow my voice.
Hang on. I was supposed to be doing something, something important.
Wasn't I?
Where are you? I hear you, but I can't see you.
His voice again, stronger this time.
Here, love. I'm here. I'll not leave you. But you have to wake up now.
Wake up.
I tried to focus. Trying to trace the narrow beam of light-
(Abby)
(Here, baby, over here)
-that his voice, his essence, was making through the darkness around me. It was faint at first, but it kept getting stronger. Brighter. With each "step" I took toward where I fel
