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> >Chapter 6 – > >Robin and Anna turned around just in time to see the >car speeding towards them. Robin felt her mother’s >strong and bare hands grab her shoulders and push her >out of the way just in time so that Robin would be >merely brushed by the car. > >Everything seemed to happen in some sort of >slow-motion movie. Robin felt the rocky ground pound >against her face as she was thrown out of the way. >She didn’t have time to process the pain she intensely >felt on her bleeding forehead, nor the deep cuts on >her legs. The only thing that she managed to grasp >was the shattering and screeching sound of tires, and >then that frightening sound she wished she’d never >heard even as it occurred. A body being dropped >savagely on the ground. Suddenly, she couldn’t even >remember how to breathe. Her heart literally stopped >and she managed to turn around, grabbing her forehead >with both hands. Her eyes frantically searched the >night until they fell upon Anna’s motionless body. > >“Mom…” Robin barely let out of her throat. “Mom.” She >repeated, louder and clearer. > >She used all the strength in her being to get up. In >this endless slow-motion maze, she ran towards her >mother. Anna was lying on the ground bleeding from >the head and from serious wounds in her sides – among >other things. > >“Mom?!?” Robin repeated in a panic as she finally >reached Anna. “Oh my God…” those three small words >escaped Robin’s throat like sharp knives. “Mom? Can >you hear me?? Mom!” > >Robin bent down beside Anna and placed her hands on >Anna’s shoulders to turn her around but stopped >herself. She noticed the blood tripling down her own >hands and she automatically jerked away as a >frightened look came across her face. > >“Mom…” she said once again, trying to get a reaction >out of Anna. “Somebody help me! I need help!” she >shouted at the top of her lungs as her eyes filled >with tears. > >“Robin!” > >Robin turned around at the sound of the familiar >voice. She saw Jason running towards them as fast as >he could. > >“Jason…” Robin managed to let out when he finally >reached them. > >“Robin…. Are you okay?” he quickly inquired, >concerned, as he reached to touch her face. > >“Don’t touch me.” She immediately told him as she >tried to remain calm. “Help her…” she added in a >dramatically pleading tone. “…I can’t…You have to >stop the bleeding…” she literally begged of him as >fear grew in her eyes. > >Jason rushed to Anna’s side and kneeled beside her. >He gathered her into his arms and started doing >everything he could to stop the bleeding. > >“Do you have your cell phone?” Robin hurriedly asked >him. > >“In my pocket, here.” He said, out of breath as he >held on tight to Anna’s body. > >Robin didn’t wait for him to hand it to her. She bent >over his shoulder and reached down in his jacket, >leaning against him momentarily. She grabbed the cell >phone and quickly dialled 9-1-1, never leaving her >mother out of her sight. Her voice was trembly and >heart shattering as she spoke. > >“They’re on their way…” she informed him after she >hung up. “How is she doing?” she breathed out as her >heart pounded in her chest. > >She stayed a few feet away, unable to bring herself >too close. Her hands were shaking as if she had no >idea what to do with them. She stared intently as >Jason kept trying to stop the blood. > >“You need to…” she started saying, feeling so helpless >and useless at that moment. > >She stopped herself, unable to add anything more. She >brought one of her hands to her face, trying to take >deep breaths and remain as calm as possible. Her eyes >were fixed on Anna’s face. The sirens of the >ambulance resounded in the night when they arrived, >but Robin didn’t even hear them. She didn’t even hear >Jason calling her name. > >“What?” She absently inquired, turning to look at him. > >“Did you touch her?” Jason asked her again. > >“No. I…yes. But, I didn’t get any blood on her….I….” >she babbled, unable to think straight. > >She paused, physically restraining herself from pacing >around Jason. She kneeled beside him and looked back >and forth between Jason and Anna. > >“Jason…” He heard her say in that familiar, concerned >tone. > >He looked up to her with an expression that did >absolutely nothing to reassure her. > >-- > >The elevator’s doors slid open as Anna was rushed in. >A worried Robin and a blood-covered Jason followed. >As soon as Bobbie spotted them, she rushed towards >Robin. > >“No. I’m not leaving her.” Robin said determinedly as >Anna was wheeled into surgery. > >“Robin…” Bobbie started, taking Robin’s arm softly. > >“No.” she protested. “Let me go in there. I need to >be with my mother….” She added. > >“Robin, you can’t go in there.” Bobbie said, >soothingly and paused. “She’s in good hands.” > >Robin took a deep breath and finally nodded, glancing >occasionally at the doors behind which Anna had been >taken. > >“You need to be checked up too…” Jason added from >behind, in a rusty voice, as if he hadn’t spoken in >years. > >“I’m fine.” Robin said in a stronger voice than she >actually expected. Her eyes then met his and a softer >expression came upon her face. “She has to be okay…” >she whispered as her eyes filled with tiny tears. > >“I’ll let you know as soon as I have more details. I >promise.” Bobbie promised as Alan made her sit in a >chair nearby, carefully. > >-- > >Minutes went by so slowly; they felt like days. All >the while, a frightening thought kept haunting Robin’s >mind. The idea of losing her mother once again nearly >paralysed her. She couldn’t allow herself to even >think like that right now. > >Tired of waiting around for some news, Robin stormed >out of the emergency room. She needed some air. She >needed some space. She found herself on the roof of >the hospital, under the pouring rain. The bandage on >her forehead became soaking wet as Robin just stood >there, taking a deep breath. She stared into the >distance as the rain showered on her head. She >couldn’t distinguish which were raindrops and which >were tears at this point. > >She braced herself and lowered her head slowly. Just >then, she felt a warm hand softly land on her >shoulder. She turned quickly to look at the company >she was finding herself with. Her eyes grew even more >vulnerable as she stared at Jason. He didn’t speak a >word at first. He simply looked at her, concerned >maybe, or maybe simply curious. Robin couldn’t really >depict the look in his eyes. His face seemed softer >than usual. After a few seconds, she finally looked >away as he stood there by her side. They both looked >straight in front of themselves, watching the rain >fall for a moment. > >“If you’re here to tell me to go back inside, you can >save your breath.” Robin caught herself whispering >even before she could stop herself. > >“I’m not.” Jason softly replied. “You’ve never needed >anyone to tell you what to do. I know that.” He added, >glancing at her. “But,” he said, hesitating for a few >seconds, “it is pouring rain.” He pointed out. > >“I don’t really care.” She replied, softly. > >Jason stayed silent. This instant suddenly felt so >familiar to both of them. Robin couldn’t help but >find a certain comfort in Jason’s silences. It was >like old times – at least for a little while. > >“I can’t lose her…” she whispered, emotionally, as she >finally turned to face him. > >“You’re not.” Jason said reassuringly. > >“I couldn’t do anything…” she finally spoke as her >voice broke Jason’s heart. “All of a sudden it was >like…” she began and then stopped herself. > >Jason waited but Robin couldn’t bring herself to >finish her sentence. > >“Like what?” he asked, gently. > >Robin paused and looked at him straight in the eyes. > >“Like you.” She said, feeling her eyes well up with >tears. “That night you got shot in our living room…” >she said, remembering how it felt like to be unable to >help him. “I couldn’t help you and tonight I couldn’t >help her.” > >“You helped a lot more than you imagine.” Jason told >her in a shaky voice. > >They both paused for a moment and Jason felt Robin’s >heart break beneath his eyes. > >“I can’t lose her…not now. I just can’t.” she >whispered as she let the tears flow under the rain. >“I lost her once, and my dad. And then it was >Stone…and you…” she added tearfully. “I can’t lose >any more…” > >“You never lost me.” Jason said instantly. > >“I did.” Robin rectified in a gentle tone. > >Jason paused and looked intently in her eyes. She >looked strong but he knew she was breaking up inside. >If it felt as bad as it did for him, he couldn’t >imagine the pain she was in. > >“The only way you could have lost me was if I had >died.” He told her in a caring voice. > >Robin looked at him and then smiled sadly. > >“The only way I lost you was because you let me.” She >whispered as her heart broke in pieces at the sound of >her own words. > >“I know…” he whispered, in a barely audible voice. > >“Then why are you here now?” she asked in a heart >shattering voice. > >By the time she had finished her sentence, both, Robin >and Jason were in tears. Jason didn’t answer her. > > Inside my skin > There is this space... > It twists and turns > It bleeds and aches > > >He simply moved closer, cupped her face with his hands >and stared into her eyes. The rain was pouring down >their heads but they didn’t seem to care. The >emotional stare seemed to last eternally, though it >only lasted mere seconds. Jason then leaned down and >let his lips brush against hers, softly at first. > > > Inside my heart > There's an empty room. > It's waiting for lightning; > It's waiting for you > > >The heartbreaking kiss quickly grew more passionate >and Robin found herself kissing him back with all her >heart. > > > I am wanting, and... > I am needing you > To be here > Inside the absence of fear > > >The kiss left them both breathless and Robin finally >pulled away slightly and rested her forehead against >his. She closed her eyes as an invisible tear rolled >down her cheek. Jason emotionally held on to her, >never wanting to let her go. Robin reached her arms >up and placed her hands over his and slowly took his >hands off of her face. All through the gesture, her >heart pounded in her chest. When she looked into >Jason’s eyes, she saw the pain. She saw the love and >she almost wish she hadn’t seen it. > >“I can’t…” she whispered, emotionally. “I’m sorry. I >just…I can’t.” She added in a shaky breath. “I’m >sorry.” She merely mouthed again as she pulled away >from him. > >She looked at him one last time and walked away from >him, back into the building, leaving him standing in >the rain. > > > Muscles and sinew > Velvet and stone... > This vessel is haunted > It creaks and moans > > >“I’m sorry too.” He whispered to himself as he watched >her disappear behind the door. > > > My bones call to you > In a separate skin. > I make myself translucent > To let you in, boy... > >-- > >Inside, Robin walked into a poorly lit room and her >heart nearly stopped as she saw her mother lying on a >bed, unconscious. She slowly walked towards the bed, >in complete silence and pulled up a chair to sit by >her side. Her eyes travelled to Anna’s bruised face >and Robin closed her eyes in pain. > > > I am wanting, and... > I am needing you > To be here > Inside the absence of fear > > >She slowly reached for her mom’s hand and held it >tight with both her hands. She bent her head forward, >breaking down in tears and kissed her mother’s >fingers. > > There is the splendor of this > Secret inside of me > And it knows that you're no stranger, > You're my gravity > >She stayed there, in the dark, holding her mother’s >hand as the night slowly, but surely, passed them by. > > My hands will adore you > Through all darkness, and they will > Lay you out in moonlight > And reinvent your name > >Jason stood outside the door, soaking wet, as he >watched over her still. > > > For I am wanting, and... > I am needing you > To be here... > I need you near... > Inside the absence of fear. > >Song credits: Jewel – Absence of Fear
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