Chapter 290: Farewell Part 1

"Hey there," Reid whispers. He strokes the side of my face with his thumb. "You waking up now, baby?"

I don't remember falling asleep. But I must have because I'm in the circular bed where I ended up last night, before I couldn't take staring at the ceiling anymore and left to find Clarence. And that's the last thing I remember: Clarence propped up on a slab in the dark next to Jothkore. Tears build behind my eyes but I refuse to let them resurface. I've cried enough for a lifetime and it's not like it'll bring either of them back. But there was something else that happened...something important that I was supposed to remember, something that made me forget about Clarence's death for a few minutes.

What was it?

I sit up. Bringing a palm to my forehead, I try to piece together the missing information. "What happened?"

"You passed out. Honestly," Reid says in all seriousness, "you needed the rest. So it was good."

"What time is it?" I rub my eye with the heel of my hand.