Promise me

"Don't go anywhere, Alex," she told him.

"I won't. So please don't think about what happened, okay. Don't think about that; just think about our happy times together, okay?" he smiled, kissing her forehead. Although Alex tried his best to make her feel at ease, to stop her from worrying, Abi couldn't do it. Her fear had taken hold of her and it wasn't going to let her be.

"But… I'm scared Alex. You're not going to die, right? Tell me… please… tell me you're going to live. I'm scared that the reason why you're not pulling out this dagger is because… is because…"

"Shh…" Alex planted a kiss on her lips. He could see she was starting to cry again. "Don't worry… this…" he averted his gaze away from her and looked at the dagger on his chest. "I actually made you miss my heart," he looked up and flashed her a sarcastic smile.

"Then why are you not pulling it out?"