[Music recommendation: Skylar Grey - Words]
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Ivan continued to hold her tightly, whispering mindlessly. He hoped and prayed she would suddenly wake up, wrap her arms around him as she always did, and use her sweet, soothing voice to respond to his desperate plea.
But as time stretched on, nothing happened.
The silence was louder and more deafening than the chaos of the world around them.
Ivan's entire world began to still. His grip loosened as he created enough distance to finally look at her.
Ivan's entire world seemed to still as he slowly moved away. His grip loosened around her as he created some distance between them to finally look at her.
As he did, his eyes slowly widened as the inevitable devastation finally struck him right through the chest.
The loud sound of something shattering within him echoed in his ears as his trembling gaze took in the devastating state she was in. Something he could never have imagined, even in his worst nightmare.
