Chapter 124. Either Brilliant or Insane

Tristan

The first thing I felt was Athena's hands on my chest, warm and steady and alive.

The second thing was air filling my lungs without that horrible rattling sound that had been there before. I could breathe, really breathe.

I opened my eyes and everything was blurry at first, just shapes and colors that didn't make sense. 

Then my vision cleared and I saw Athena's face above me, tears streaming down her cheeks, and her eyes were glowing with this soft light that should have been scary but wasn't.

Was I dead or alive?

"Did it work?" I asked, and my voice came out weak but getting stronger with each word.

She laughed and cried at the same time, and the sound was the most beautiful thing I'd ever heard.

"Yeah," she whispered, and then she was kissing my forehead. "It worked."

I tried to sit up but my body felt heavy, like I'd been asleep for days instead of minutes. Athena helped me, her hands supporting