Ellie's POV
When it is midnight, I hear it. The ripples come in form of sounds like someone is struggling to breathe. It spreads, like an endemic. And I almost feel it across my body like goosebumps.
I begin to have a feeling that the medicine has begun to exert its effect on Austin's body system. And I am too nervous that I pause the movie, rise from my chair and open my door.
The hallway is empty. There is a light seeping out from the space under Austin's door. I step into the hallway and tiptoe to his door. I need to know what is going on.
I place my left ear to his door, ignoring the obsidian lion snarling at me. My body moves before me and I catch myself even before I fall inside. The door is ajar.
Touche.
I find Austin lying on the bed, his face to the ceiling. I move closer an
