The Apocalypse

CHAPTER TEN

I AM BACK. THIS TIME I THOUGHT THAT CHANGE IN POV WOULD GIVE AN EDGE TO THE STORY AND MAKE IT A BIT MORE INTERESTING. I GUESS TWO OR THREE POV SHOULD DO IT. I WILL MENTION THE PERSON WHOSE POV IT WOULD BE. LET ME KNOW YOUR OPINIONS ON IT.

NATALIE'S POV

When Athena dropped down, my heart leaped in my throat. Her shirt was soaked in blood and her hands too were covered in blood. I ran to her and without giving a thought, lifted her up and took her in the room which Medic had occupied. I unbuttoned her shirt and saw a deep gash across her stomach. I gasped and immediately got up to get the needed items to stitch and patch her up. I went to my bag and took out antiseptic, a needle, a thin thread, and bandages. The door opened and Rhea, Yasmin, and Jocelyn came in. My hands were trembling and I couldn't hold the needle properly. Rhea took it from my hand and put the thread through it. She asked Yasmin to clean the wound with the antiseptic and cotton. The blood wasn't stopping and I winced when Yasmin proceeded to clean the gash. We heard a faint groan and saw Athena stirring. I quickly went up to her and sat beside her. She opened her eyes and groaned again. Her breathing was heavy, her color had drained and she looked tired.

"It hurts." She gasped.

"Shhh, baby. Don't think about it, Rhea is going to stitch it up in no time. It's going to be alright." I tried to calm her down.

"Athena, take a deep breath, I am going stitch it up." Rhea ordered.

I saw take a deep breath and squeeze her eyes shut. I clasped her hand when Rhea inserted the needle. Athena growled and bit her lip hard.

"Athena, open your eyes babe. Look at me." I coaxed her.

Her eyes fluttered open and she locked them with mine. They had lost their shine. I felt her grip my hand tighter and I moved my other hand to cup her face. She was shivering a bit. She gingerly moved her hand and brought it up to my face and wiped her thumb on my cheek.

"Nat. Don't cry. Just light up the room with your smile." She breathed. I hadn't realized that tears were streaming down my face until she said that. All of us let out a laugh.

"Dork." I said and leaned forward to press my forehead to hers.

"There it is. All done." Rhea announced. I felt Athena's breath on my face. I too released my breath which I unknowingly was holding. I pulled back and looked at her stomach, the wound took solid 6 stitches to close and was even bloodier than earlier.

"You should get some sleep Mitchell, we will look after everything." Jocelyn said.

"Yeah okay." Athena croaked.

All of us got up and three of them went out of the room while I went into the bathroom got some towels and a small bucket filled with water and sat next to my girlfriend. I dipped a towel in the water and wrung it.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"What does it look like? I'm cleaning the mess you are in." I answered.

"You don't have to do it, I can clean myself up." She said while getting up slightly and resting on her elbows.

"Lay back down this instant Mitchell. You have done enough today." I said in my strictest voice.

She huffed and slid back down and I started wiping off the blood and the sweat from her body. As washed away the grit, I could feel her abs. Wow, she really had worked a lot. When I first had seen her, she was really chubby and fat. I had noticed that she had shredded the excess fat but this much, I had no clue. This made me notice another thing. Her she was breathing heavily and she felt a bit warm. I looked at her face which was covered with a red tint. She was intently looking at me and my heart swooned. I locked my eyes with her and we got lost in our own world. I don't know for how long we were like that until the door burst open.