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Heart
My husband is asleep.
Watching him like this feels strange; there is a defenceless aura which hovers about the medical equipment and engulfs his powerful presence. Sarek has changed.
I’m frightened to move, worried a sudden noise might disturb him. Nurse Chapel explained that the drugs will take several hours to filter through his system and that if sickbay was to “explode” he’d probably sleep through it, (an unpleasant thought considering recent events.) Yet I am deathly silent.
Ten minutes ago I carefully worked out that if I lace my fingers with his and pull his arm gently upwards, then his hand will reach my lips. I could feel his skin, still warm and alive.
But I also know I could feel his pulse and thus his heart … what would I do if it stopped?