Her Before Me

***Rafael***

My head swayed gently, my clenched eyes trembling in agony as flashes from moments ago flooded through my consciousness: Milena in my arms as the elevator shook violently, her screams as I laid on the floor, her soothing voice as she narrated a story I couldn't seem to remember, and the sound of her heartbreaking sobs.

My eyes opened slowly, the bright white light above the hospital c