章 267: Sometimes life hits you like a truck

She'd only opened her eyes but I hugged her, I hugged her tight.

I was so worried- so, so, worried. But now- sigh. I could feel my heart speeding up, my blood rushing. Perhaps this was an exaggerated reaction, but I really loved her and that's why I was so afraid. And that's why I was so exhilarated seeing her, opening her eyes.

"What?" She stared, slightly confused. "What's wrong?"

"You don't remember?"

"The last thing I remember… oh yeah, how'd your run go?"

So, she didn't remember? And yet- she was actually worried about me instead.

"Sixth."

She smiled slightly. "We'll get 'em next time." Her sleepy voice was weirdly comforting.

"Right!" I hugged her tight, but I made sure it wasn't suffocating. "But I'm really glad you're okay."

I kind of had this irrational fear that she wouldn't open her eyes, that I'd lose her.

"What happened?"

"You got trapped in the ninth dimension."

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Nr_Yet1208

I might or might not have been abusing Hyphens lately.

Notice how the last part of this chap is contradictory? It's cause, as Helio mentioned, he couldn't think straight, so his thoughts were messed up.

Next, this arc was supposed to come a bit earlier and with all the arcs closely piled up, I had to rush a bit. This could have been avoided if a certain someone hadn't just wasted chapter after chapter just overdramatizing in the middle.

Anyway, things picked up quite a bit of pace, and it'll stay this way for the entirety of this arc. (Do tell me if you want things to slow down or maybe a Slice of life chapter every now and then between arcs and stuff)