Chapter 132 - My light

Sarah was still trapped in her dream... she saw that the light at the top of the well returned to its previous shine, and she heard Aiden call her to come to him. To follow his voice...

She continued climbing. Her fingers were sore, and she felt that she can't hold on much longer. She was tired.

Sarah heard him talk how he planned a week in Greece for them, and she continued ascending, focusing on his voice while ignoring paralyzing pain... the walls of the well were not so slippery anymore, she felt that climbing up is getting easier... just three more, two more... she reached the top.

Sarah took a deep breath and with difficulty opened her eyes. Her eyes met with Aiden's.

"Hi..." she whispered, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Hi, baby", he responded.

They looked at each other for few seconds, and then he held her face in his hands and kissed her.

Finally, he was able to breathe. His nightmare was over. Sarah was in front of him, smiling with eyes full of love. Aiden pulled Sarah into a hug, and they held each other without a word.

Stella watched them and her heart was full. She was happy that Sarah woke up, and happy that two of them care for each other so much.

Sarah and Aiden held onto each other until JoAnna came and urged Aiden to move so that she can check on Sarah. All four of them laughed in relief that Sarah is finally awake.

Sophia rushed in the room. Felix followed behind her. Sophia was stunned to see them all laughing. "Was this a joke?! I took a company jet to rush here, you told me Sarah is dying... and I see you all laughing.", Sophia was confused.

They all laughed even louder.

"No one is messing with you, big sister..." JoAnna explained to Sophia. "This little one decided to give us a scare of our lives, and she woke up just few minutes ago... let me check on her to make sure she is fine, and then we can all sit together and talk about what happened. I want to know who dares to drug my baby sister, and for what reason."

JoAnna glanced at Felix, and then at Sophia. "And this is...?"

Sophia looked toward Felix, and then back to JoAnna. "This is Felix. He is designer of security equipment... he was with me when you called me and insisted on coming. He was worried about Sarah."

JoAnna was next to Sarah, and she whispered, "Isn't he the one from the video?"

Sarah nodded.

JoAnna finished checkup and confirmed that Sarah is doing fine. "She is tired, but fine. Sarah will need to stay in the hospital for observation. If all looks good, she can leave tomorrow." They all agreed to give her time to rest.

"Let's meet in the evening and talk about what happened. Whatever happened will not change if it waits few hours.", Sophia suggested and then turned to Felix. "Let's go to HQ today. You can see the building, we can do some work, and then we will come back."

Everyone agreed to come in the evening, and they left, leaving Aiden in the room with Sarah.

Sarah moved to the side of the bed and patted with her hand empty space she created. "Come here", she called Aiden. He laid down next to her, and they embraced each other.

"Thank you for not giving up on me.", Sarah said.

"Silly", he kissed her forehead. "Giving up on you is giving up on myself. You have no idea what I went through until I found you..." After some silence, Aiden spoke again. "Before I met you, my life was a haze. You shine so bright that you light up everything around me... when you went missing, I was left in the dark. I didn't know what to do. The only thing on my mind was that I need to find my light." He kissed her on the forehead, took a deep breath and continued, "I'm sorry that this happened. I'm sorry I didn't find you sooner. I feel unworthy of being with you."

Sarah looked him in the eyes frowning, "Stop talking rubbish. This didn't happen because of you. No one other than you could find me... and I am the one who decides if you are worthy or not to be with me." As Sarah spoke, her expression softened. She kissed him. "I was in a dark place and didn't know how to get out... your voice led me to the exit. You are my light. Out of all the people, I heard only your voice. You are the only one who gets to speak to my soul... because it belongs to you. Nothing feels more right than when I'm with you."

Aiden tightened his hug.

Sarah took a deep breath, "I'm sorry for not listening to you... you told me to stay away from Philip. I saw him at the bar, and instead of going back home immediately, I went ahead and talked with him just so that I can plant a bug*."

Aiden shook his head, "Don't blame yourself. Even if you left, he would find another opportunity... I'm thankful for that microphone. I don't know how I could find you without it."

"You found out about it?", Sarah didn't think he knew about the microphone.

"Yes. Because of that audio I found out what Philip did to you, and that you escaped. And I pinpointed time when you left the bar. That is how I found out about the white pickup truck... and found you at the end."

Sarah thought about it, "You went through a lot. Sounds complicated..."

"Nothing is ever simple with you.", he teased.

"If I'm simple, you would not look at me.", Sarah lazily rested her head on his shoulder. "Not that time in the cafe, or that time in the hallway when I was looking for jobs..." She recollected stories he told her while she was unconscious.

He smiled, "True..."

Both of them were exhausted. Aiden didn't sleep all night, and Sarah was running a high fever. They slept off holding each other tightly, happy that they braved through this incident.