Valiant

Chapter two

Let me tell you falling into coma is painful. I forgot simple things and I just wanted to sleep all day and all night but I was scared. I was scared I wouldn't wake up the next day. I would wake up in the middle of the night out of breath and scared. I couldn't go back to sleep again. And depression only made it worse. The medicines left me hazy and confused. The hurt and pain in the eyes of my family made me feel guilty and kind of responsible for their hurt.

It's so funny how life's something and in an instant it becomes something else. It was the day before my birthday. I slept more peacefully than I had in months. One minute I'm sleeping a dreamless sleep and the next minute my parents and Eddy are screaming and yelling at me to wake up but when I woke up I wasn't in bed. I was on the floor near my bed. And it wasn't me they were all clustering over. It was someone lying on my bed. I stepped closer to see who it was. I saw the bracelet that Yushua gave me on my birthday before I saw me , lying on bed perfectly still as if I was asleep. I tried to get Eddy's and mom's attention but it was as if I was invisible to them. My head started spinning. "Wake up! This is just a dream! WAKE UP" I yelled at myself squeezing my eyes shut and pulling my hair. When I opened my eyes my family was taking my body somewhere so I started to follow them and I tried to get their attention but it was like no one could see me.

My family seemed so panicked and scared for me but what they didn't know was that I was standing right there next to them still staring at my body in shock and astonishment. My mom started calling all my relatives and decided to inform Izzy as well. Eddy on the other hand was still shaking my body and trying to wake me up. Tears spilled from my eyes at the sight. Once we got to the hospital the doctors and the nurses took over and we're trying to find out why I wasn't waking up. "Her Glasgow Coma is an eight." The doctor who seemed to be in charge said with confidence and dismay. "Sweetheart , This is your fight. You decide if you stay or not. So fight with all your worth." The nurse standing close to my body leaned in and whispered , barely loud enough for anyone else to hear but I heard it loud and clear.

While the doctors probed and examined my body I left outside to see how my family was doing. Everyone was there , waiting outside to see how I was doing. Sympathy , disbelief , sorrow and anxiousness and hope was scrawled all over their faces. My grandparents , My aunts and uncles and family friends were all there. To my surprise I saw Izzy rushing through the elevators looking worried and in a hurry. "How is she?" Izzy asked my mom after greeting her and Teddy. "No update yet." My mom said with a hurt look on her face. The look on her face broke my heart to pieces. I wanted to tell her everything would be okay. "Have you called him yet?" Izzy asked quietly. My mom shook my head. Neither of them said Yushua's name but knew who they were talking about. "He deserves to know. They still love each other. Maybe him being here could help her." Izzy said with a smile. I couldn't help but smile at just how thoughtful my best and only friend was. She knew just how to help me even when I couldn't tell her. "I'll call him."

I followed Izzy outside while she called Yushua. I put my hand over hers. I could feel the warmth and the safety. It reminded me of the first time we met. Izzy was at chemo like me. She was a patient unlike Yushua. I closed my eyes in pain and tried to calm down then Izzy strolled over to the bed I was sitting on and placed a hand over mine. The warmth and comfort and safety made me forget the pain for a while. I was brought back from the memory lane when Izzy started talking to Yushua over the phone. "No , I mean really sick. She's in a coma or something. She's not waking up. Remember when the doctors told her the risk of falling into a coma was really big. Well , turns out he was right." Izzy yelled in a frustrated voice.

I chucked at that. It's funny because Izzy hated everything I told her about Yushua yet here she was calling him and asking him to come and see me just because there was a chance he could help me recover. The sacrifices we make for the people we love. "Damn it. She needs you. This isn't about your fairytale love story. It's about her. Saving her life. And if you aren't here in two days I'll go to England myself and drag you here." Izzy threatened before hanging up the phone. That was the moment I realized she really was my best friend.

I know Yushua pretty well and knowing him he won't show up. Not after the way I bruised his ego. After all the chemo my hair was all gone and my face was all pale back then but he still looked at me like I was the most beautiful girl in the world. It made me feel so selfish knowing I was going to break up with him. That day when I told he I didn't want to see him again at first he seemed hurt then angry then with a I-don't-care attitude he told me that I wouldn't see him even if I was dying. I know he'll keep his word. But that day all I wanted was to do collateral damage control. I was a time bomb and I had to push away the people I could before I killed or hurt everyone who cared about me. Yushua being the person I loved I decided to make him go away first. I knew it was wrong and selfish and stupid but I didn't want him to hurt when I died.

I know I'm not the best writer and all but this story means a lot to me and I'll try my very best to make this story good. So hearts and comments and suggestions are appreciated. So Thankyou for reading and I'll update soon. 😁😄