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Lifeline – Chapter 11
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Finally, on the brink of exhaustion I was able to free up a tiny sliver of the cloth and tugged on it until it came undone. I was elated with the achievement and fell onto my stomach to rest for a second before speaking.
I spoke in broken gasps to my strange bedfellow,
“Untie me now! Take off your gag so you can talk. Say something!”
I rolled onto my back suddenly worried about the silence I was receiving.
“Are you there?” I asked in a whisper.
“Mmm-hmmm,” came the reply.
“But you can talk now! Who are you? Come on, untie me!”
“Nuh-uh…”
“What do you mean, nuh-huh? Untie me!” I was seriously beginning to fear that the person I had enlisted to help me was not really on my side and a finger of cold fear crept up the middle of my back raising the hair on my neck.
“No,” came a low whisper in my ear.
I shivered and started to scream but as I opened my mouth the gag went in.
The whisper came in the voice of my captor.
Oh, shit. He was next to me?! But how had that happened? Wait!
Suddenly, whoever it was seemed very close to me. Too close. We nearly touched and I sensed that we lay side-by-side, our bodies aligned, he just inches away. I held my breath, scared of what he would do next. I was trembling, thinking of you, hoping you were safe, wishing you were there.
Something touched my neck and I jumped, pulling away quickly and I nearly rolled off the bed. An arm reached out and brought me back. I felt a touch at my neck again and I flinched, hunching my shoulders instinctively. This time it stayed there. Something surprisingly soft. I tried to wrap my mind around what I was feeling since I couldn’t see. It stayed close, nuzzling my neck! I was incensed. He was making a move on me! I shoved hard with my elbow and must have got him in the stomach because I heard a loud, “Ugh!”
I stilled myself, listening, and then he pushed me onto my back and sat on top of me, pinning me down. I struggled trying to kick, my hands under my body, biting at the gag.
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Soooo sad,but beautiful written.Thank you.
Excellent as always, Nell. Two thumbs up! =) They’re not there yet but at least they’ve both made some progress. Bette teased Tina and laughed again and Tina babbled on and on to amuse herself and is hell-bent on being with Bette again. I’ll be right here waiting for Tina’s awakening. I love this line, Nell. => “I love the small hollow at the base of your throat where I have left a thousand kisses like wishes in a well.” (As an aside, that hollow called the suprasternal notch was mentioned in “The English Patient”.) Anyway, this post cheered me up, Nell. Thanks a bunch! =)
Thanks for another beautiful chapter. I’m so glad Tina is aware of her surroundings. Hopefully when the sedatives get out of her system she’ll wake up…
This an incredible, beautiful story!
Wonderful update. It’s great that Tina is trying so hard to get back to Bette. And her thoughts are helping her out of the subconscious and since the doctor is cutting back on some of the medications, just maybe, she will start to awaken especially if Bette continues to read to her and talk to her. Hopefully she will watch for any signs of wakefulness like Tina moving her finger or big toe as Tina is trying to do. If she is covered Bette won’t see the toe but she can see the finger and, of course, she will see her tears if she cries as Tina is trying to do. Has Alice brought all the things on the list to the hospital yet? The music and other things that Bette wants for her to have in her room should help so much. Alice needs to hurry back with those items. Maybe she will come back in the next chapter. Fantastic chapter. Thanks for posting.
I’ve got to tell you, I am so loving this story. That’s an incredible idea, letting us in on Tina’s subconscious. If only they could communicate that way. Looking forward to your next post with great anticipation!
I really enjoy reading this story. It is one of my favorite Tibette stories! I know we need to be patient because everything will be fine, but reading it makes me wanna cry because it is beautifully written!
Hey, Nell. I just finished rereading this post. Tina’s reflections on love choked me up. Sorry if I sound too sappy but I can’t help it. I feel bad that Tina feels helpless and stuck in oblivion but I’m glad that their lava-hot love and their rich history and colorful memories are keeping her sane and hopeful. They are each other’s lifeline and I look forward to reading how they both inch closer to their reunion. Again, huge thanks for such an engaging and well-written story, Nell. Cheers! =)
Another beautiful chapter. I find myself rereading passages and just adore your writing style.
i’ll tell you, if anyone did that to me, when my hands were free, i would kill them… anyway… love this story… and i also know tina will work her way back to bette.. keep reading bette, tina is listening… pps
Thank you, Nell, for another wonderful chapter. You write so beautifully, taking us with such delicacy through Tina’s thoughts – her fear, her concern for Bette, her jokes and teasing, her love. And always phrases leap out – I agree with mightymouse’s choice, and also when Tina speaks of fighting for her life and says: “Presumably that’s what I’m doing, although it feels a lot more like loitering – or a very dull and solitary vacation on the shores of oblivion.” Have I said how much I’m LOVING your story?!! I want Tina to wake up, but don’t want your story to end, so I’m relying on you to accommodate that for me!
This story needs to bs continued. Soon, please. I can only reread this story incomplete so many times…
This is sad and hope Tina will wake up soon, can’t see them like this. Please post more, thanks!
So well written. SO heartbreaking. Please let her wake up soon. Thank you for this story.
Every day I check to see if there’s a new chapter…I hope you come back with a new chapter. This story is too good…PPS