---- 22_ You Have Three Days Faith To hell with the idea of building walls. To hell with my silent statements about never trusting anyone again! All of those promises make no sense whenever Lola is near. n e's the only person who has ever cared about me and my future. She stood next to me and never questioned a word that left my mouth. Not even once has she made me feel like | didn t fit in. When she's around, | can breathe, | can think clearly and be myself. | don't need to pretend to be someone who I'm not. Someone everyone wants to see me. With Lola, | am simply me. There is no doubt in my mind that this woman loves me for who | am, and not for the person | should be to please my father. ---- A little too eager, | force my body into a sitting position and hiss in pain, the nurse's hands shake as she fights the urge to touch me. She relaxes when she realises | am not trying to get out of bed, just simply sitting up. | ignore the stinging, uncomfortable feeling and open my arms, welcoming the long-awaited hug. "Faith." Lola stammers. The crushed look on her face breaks my heart. Tears run down her cheeks as Lola rushes towards me and pulls me into one of her warm, comforting hugs. She keeps kissing the top of my head and muttering something | can't understand. Yet, the sound of her voice is calming the storm raging inside me. God, how | missed this woman, she has no idea. No idea how much weight, even if only temporarily, is lifted from me just by her presence. The longer we hold each other, the tighter her hug becomes. At one point, it's painful, but | still enjoy the closeness we get to share, and | don't want to let her go, she is the only comfort | have ---- found in my father's pack. Just a little while ago, thought | wouldn't see her again, so the pain is worth every second we can share together. stop paying attention to the nurse, but while 'm distracted by the presence of my favourite person, she doesn't move. I'd have expected her to get the information she needs and leave, but to her credit, she's not trying to ruin the reunion. nstead, she remains where she is, just out of my line of vision. "May | ask you both to be as quiet as you possibly can?" The nurse whispers, still standing in the same spot she stood earlier. She glances nervously at the door behind her, as if she is waiting for someone to barge in at any moment. | don't answer her, too busy trying to remember Lola's scent when the nurse talks again. "Please, we don't want to attract the attention of the guards. It was hard to get her in here, but if the guards suspect | brought in an unauthorised person, it will be almost impossible to get her out without getting caught. If we are caught, it Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!