Sarah froze. 'Did I hear this right? Did this Victoria person just introduce herself as Gabriel's girlfriend?' Sarah looked at Victoria and noticed that she is still sizing her up with malice in her eyes. Sarah concluded that Victoria must think of her as a love rival or something like that. Why else would she look so hostile towards Sarah and protective of Gabriel? But Sarah didn't care at all about Victoria. She turned her head and looked at Vivian who was so pale that it looked like there is no blood left in her.
No one spoke, and only heart rate machine was making steady sounds: 'beep-beep-beep'. After some time, muffled sounds could be heard, and they could see that Gabriel's arm is moved slightly. He was waking up. They all looked at him. He opened his eyes slowly and his gaze was unfocused. Gabriel blinked few times, and his eyes locked on Vivian.
