Ophelia~Hawk/Eli Moskowitz

Chapter 23

Hawks Pov:

lying on my bed staring at the ceiling, two weeks she's been out cold. The doctors say it's her body resting from a traumatic event but I call bullshit. my eyes flicker to my mother standing in the door frame.

"you have to eat," She says in a kind and gentle voice.

Looking back up at my ceiling I hear my mother sigh and her soft footsteps make their way to the side of my bed.

Putting her hand on my shoulder, I look back at her, my eyes burning as tears fall.

"come on" She insists getting up to leave and gesturing for me to follow her.

Ophelia's pov:

everything is dark from my thoughts to my sight.

I hear people talking, I just have no energy to respond nor even open my eyes.

2 weeks later

Hawks pov:

My eyes skim the blank hospital walls, The heart monitor being the only sound besides the loud silence. My hand holding Ophelia's cold limp hand I look down at our hands taking a deep breath.

"How is she?" A muffled voice comes from the doorway I don't bother looking up.

"How does she look?" I snap at Miquel "you know I know right, it wasn't Robby it was you, it's your fault she likes this" Slowly placing her hand on the hospital bed as I stand up looking over at him.

looking down he responds.

"I know and you don't think I feel terrible, I hurt my best friend" He chokes looking over at her.

"You want me to feel bad for you? Your lucky I don't beat the living shit out of you, or worse tell sensei who it was" I growl as a tear falls from his eyes.

"why don't you?" He sniffles.

"because even though I feel bad for Robby rotting in that cell for something he didn't do, and even though all I feel is a pain when I look at her lying almost lifeless in this bed, you were my best friend" I mumble looking at Ophelia, Her eyelids twitch as I watch in disbelief.

"Ophelia?" I softly say walking closer to her bed

Ophelia's Pov:

Blinking my eyes open, I look up to see Hawk standing over me.

"Ophelia?" He smiles as a tear falls from his eye leaving a wet spot on the blanket.

I just smile at him. "yea" my raspy voice replied.

"how long have I been out?" I manage to rasp out, he looks down for a split moment.

"a month almost" His hushed voice replied.

"a month?" I almost laughed "come on how long really?"

"I'm being serious" Hawk looks back at me with sincerity in his eyes.

"oh my god," I take a sharp deep breath in.

It's not that I don't understand because I do, it's just I have no idea how I let this happen to myself, I feel a salty tear slide down my cheek, Hawk gently wipes it away with his thumb.

"I've missed you so much" Hawk sighs grabbing my hand I look over at him and give him the best smile I can muster.

"I've missed you too" I look over at the door frame to see a nurse.

1 month later

Ophelia's pov:

Going to physical therapy every day for the past month has done wonders, I'm able to walk again but Dr. Spears says Karate is a no for at least another month or so. Hawk has been distant he's keeping something from me I can tell.