Luka X Reader

Chapter 21

TRIGGER WARNING: Please read the following chapter with caution! If you are sensitive to topics of death, I would suggest that you should not read the next chapter.

You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are gray
You'll never know, dear
How much I love you
Please don't take
My sunshine away

"Hey, um Luka? I'm leaving the party early. I have to go somewhere." I spoke softly, trying to hide the fear in my voice.

He hummed in response, "I'll walk you there. I am not having much fun anyway." He glanced at Marinette, whose eyes stayed glued to Adrien. "Shall we go?"

I allowed him to, despite the screaming voice in my head to tell him no.

As we arrived on the steps of the hospital, his eyes widened. The poor bluenette must've thought that we were walking to my house.

"I am so-" I flung myself into his arms, burying myself in his chest to keep me from crying.

"Don't say it. I'll see you later, okay?" 

He nodded, slowly tearing me off himself.

When I stepped into the hospital room, it was quiet, besides my dad in tears and my mom's soft breathing.

"Mom!" I rushed into the bright room, but my dad stopped me.

"She's asleep; Do not wake her." He wiped away his tears as I turned to him, giving me a sad smile, different from his typical cheerful self. I sat down in the chair next to him for what felt to be only a couple of minutes.

I began to doze off when a group of workers hurried into the room, surrounding my mother.

"What's going- Hey!" My dad was pushing on me, trying to shove me out the door. Once he succeeded, he closed the door. My fingers made their way to the door handle- Locked and helpless.

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"Honey, are you okay?" I opened my eyes to see a sweet young lady crouched in front of me. She offered me her hand and helped pull me out of the ball managed to curl myself in.  "Let's get you cleaned up, okay?" I followed her to the nearest restroom, and when I looked at myself in the mirror, there were black circles under my eyes, and my cheeks were puffy. She handed me a washcloth, "It'll be okay."

I couldn't bring myself to believe her. People have told countless times that things would be okay, but they were never right. "I think I'm ready to go back." I finally spoke.

"Alright. I'll make sure the doctors let you in there if you'd like, okay?" I nodded my head, and we slowly made our way back to the room. She unlocked the door for me and sat me down in a chair near my mother's bed. She gave one firm look to one of the nurses' and left.

"Honey..." My mother's groggy voice echoed throughout the room as she reached out to me. Within seconds, I was in tears.

"Mom... Why do you have to go?"

I was shocked when she let out a chuckle, "Why does anyone have to go? I mean- It's the circle of life." She took ahold of my hands, her smile growing. "But it will be okay."

"Why does everyone keep saying that! It won't ever be okay! I will always miss you and- and-" I fumbled over my words, trying to think of any other reason.

"I will always be with you," She finally shut her eyes as she drifted to sleep again; only this time, she wouldn't reopen them.

A/N: I am not sure how emotional this chapter actually was for you guys, but I hoped you guys enjoyed it. The next few chapters should continue to build back up with some more positive stuff, but this chapter was thought about for a long time, so it was too late to back out of it. Thank you guys so much for over *3,000 views, and I will see you again in the next chapter!

Edited as of: 8/6/22