A New Beginning (Jai Brooks Fanfiction)

Chapter 23

Beau's POV

I can't move. Why can't I move?! I can't lift a finger or open my eyelids. It's as if I was trapped in some cage, trapped and tied up so that I had no control over anything. 

The good thing was, all my senses are working, except my sight, but that's only because my eyes are closed. I hear the door open, and the shuffling of footsteps near my bed. There were several loud squeaks as chairs were being pulled up to my bed. 

There was also crying. Muffled tears. "It's my fault, my fault, my fault. All my fault." A feminine voice said. It was Maria. No, no no no. I can't let her think that. I wanted to comfort her so much. I wanted her to know that it wasnt her fault. I didn't want her to feel this guilt. Who knows how long I will be stuck like this? It could be weeks or months before I awake and I don't want her to be miserable that whole time. 

"Shhh..Sh, it's okay. It isn't your fault that hes in a coma and I'm sure if Beau were awake he would say the same thing." This was Jai's voice. So that's why I can't move. Im in a coma. Well this shoul be fun. A pang of jealousy ran through me, great, I cant feel my body but I can feel these emotione? Amazing. 

Probably the second buggest downside of being here, is that Jai gets to be there for Maria, and I don't. Jai gets to comfort her. Jai is her shoulder to cry on and her best friend and possibly something more. With me not here, Jai will be the person she turns to, and now all of my chances are ruined. 

I heard another muffled sob. This one came from the other side of me. It was definitely a female, so it had to be Shyler. It can't be my mother because she decided to take a vacation, and hasen't heard about the accident yet. 

Shyler. I thought about her invitation a couple days prior. This was possibly the most epic love triangle or rectangle or whatever. Shyler chasing me, me chasing Maria, Maria chasing Jai, and Jai...Jai is also chasing Maria.

This is probably the least heroic way to die, or be in a coma at least. Running away from a playground in which a girl told me she loved someone else, and then getting hit by a car. It's actually pretty funny when you think about it. 

Finally the muffled sobs and the comforting hushing died down, and a conversation began. 

"Do you think he can hear us?" asked Maria.

"I hope he can." I think it was Jai.

"I called Skip and James, they are flying back from their trip to New York. I think James started crying on the phone."

"Wait Skip and James are in New York?" Maria asked.

"Yea, we bought tickets for all of us, but then I got really sick and Luke agreed to stay with me, so we returned the tickets and Skip and James went without us." Jai answered.

I heard some more shuffling. A zipper opened and something was pulled out. 

"What are you doing?" Shylers questioning voice asked. 

"We haven't made a video in a long while, I think our fans deserve to know what happened."

Something was snapped open, and a beep as the camera started recording.

"Hey guys. As you can probably see by all the medical stuff behind me, I'm in a hospital. Something very horrible has happened today and I want you guys to prepare as best as you can for the following news. Beau has recently been in an accident." There was a pause as the camera was turned towards me. Luke continued where Jai left off. "Yes, he was severely injured to the head and several limbs. Right now, he is lying in a coma. The doctors do not know when he will wake up. The machines around him are keeping him funcioning and alive. The plastic tube in his mouth is breathing for him."

Jai started speaking again instead of Luke. "We would also like to introduce you to some recently acquired friends. This is Shyler."

"Hello." Shyler spke to the camera.

"And this is Maria."

"Hi there." She said. 

"We probably will not be updating for awhile because of these events, but as soon as we get any big news, we will let you guys know. We could use all the support we can get, thank you guys so much." By the end, Jai was crying again.

I actually think everyone in the room was crying. I wanted to get up and comfort them. It was the strangest feeling, not being able to move. It's so foreign to me. All my life I have taken for granted the simplest things like being able to open my eyes in the morning, and now I can't do that.

A door opened and an unfamiliar voice spoke. "I'm sorry but you have to leave, you can come back tomorrow." I assume it was a nurse. She closed  the door and there was more shuffling, zipper closing, and chair squeaking. 

"Bye, Beau, don't leave us please," Maria said, I could feel her lips touch my cheek softly, and with that, they were all gone.