The boy's heart suddenly eased.
A few more days wouldn't make a difference.
A little more patience...
The result would come soon enough.
It was already much sooner than he'd ever dared hope...
As the days passed...
It hadn't actually been that long, but it felt like years.
It wasn't as if there hadn't been a few moments...
When utter despair seized his mind.
But he quickly forced himself to pull it together.
He was awake for less and less time.
This precious time was no time to wallow in self-pity.
That would be such a waste.
Everyone's final destination was eternal sleep.
He'd never imagined...
That his own eternal sleep would come so soon.
He... hadn't done anything yet... hadn't accomplished anything.
"Ah!"
The girl covered her mouth and gasped.
The boy jumped a little.
In just a few short days, he'd grown used to the quiet and become somewhat unaccustomed to loud noises.
What was wrong?
He looked at the girl in confusion.
She looked more and more excited.
The boy was awake!
He wasn't falling asleep anymore.
The boy didn't quite understand what she was trying to say.
What was so strange about him being awake?
He had this strange illness, but it hadn't left him asleep forever.
He woke up.
The girl lowered her hand from her mouth.
Her face was alight with excitement.
This was the longest he'd stayed awake in days!
Before, even when she was lucky enough to catch him awake, they could barely talk for a few minutes before he looked drowsy.
Even when he tried to stay awake.
He only managed to put off falling asleep by a few seconds.
But now!
The girl took a deep breath.
The boy had been awake for quite