✮' 𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓹𝓱𝓸𝓷𝓮 '✮
I'm roaming the halls, seemingly unable to escape the sounds of a monitor relentlessly beeping as the dreadful sterile smell smothers me. I've never been fond of hospitals and now I seem to have found myself trapped in one.
I walk up to a nurse making sure she's not busy with saving lives or whatever "hey can you help me?" I ask, I don't know why I'm here truthfully. She doesn't answer me or even acknowledge my presence
Okay rude
I walk to another nurse and he does the same. This hospital must suck. The same thing happens over and over
Can they even see me? I begin running, screaming anything to try to get their attention but nothing works
Why?
"First time, astéri mou?" A familiar voice calls out, no it's impossible she's- I whip around trying to see where it came from my eyes meet gorgeous green ones, but how?
"I know, you're probably freaking the fuck out" her laugh fills the air, how I missed her rich laugh.
"Penelope?" I ask, it's a dumb question I can see her in front of me but I can't believe it. Three years, I was slowly beginning to forget her voice, her laughs, how her gorgeous blonde hair cascades over her shoulders
"Yea, I know it's trippy" she pushes herself off the wall and walks towards me, tears quickly escaping my eyes "b-but how?"
"Not important my little Seph, at least I'm not Gia. Man the scolding she gave me" a fearful look crosses her face, "let's just say you're lucky" patting my back apprehensively.
"Let's go for a walk" She grabs my hand guiding me throw the winding halls. "Am I dead?" Only now does the question cross my mind.
"No, just- how do I explain this. You're sorta in between" but that doesn't make any sense. We turn a corner, the beeping only getting louder and louder until we are outside of a door. Penelope reaches to open the door "WAIT! Penelope you can't just go into peoples rooms!" Has she forgotten her manners.
"Oh for goodness sakes Seph, shut the fuck up" she slowly turns the doorknob opening the door. Okay guess breaking and entering could be crossed off my "what I would do as a criminal" list
Walking into the room the beeping is deafening, letting go of her hand I cover my ears falling to my knees as my ears ring.
"Persephone, calm down! It's not helping you to freak out" calm down? How the fuck can I calm down! She drops on her knees next to me, putting her hands on my shoulders shaking me
Oh how the tables have turned huh
"Breathe, it'll subside you just have to calm down. Breathe Persephone" she soothes, well it won't hurt to just try. I focus on my breathing. In and out, taking my hand I rub my chest. Slowly, the beeping and the ringing fade out as my heartbeat slows.
I look back at Penelope, we both move to sit criss cross. I take my time glancing over her features, as she does the same.
"You've grown so much" she breaks the silence, "well it has been what almost four years" sadness evident in my voice.
Four painful years without my best friend. Wait-
"You said I'm 'in between' so why are you here?" It makes no sense, none of this does.
"I know who our father is, I couldn't just leave you." Her eyes are glassy, biting the inside of her cheek as she tries to hold the tears back. "I can't leave knowing you're still suffering." A stray tear escapes her eye. I lean over, wiping it away giving her a sympathetic smile. Always so selfless, huh.
"You don't need to anymore, I can go with you." Please say yes, in the time of our conversation I've realized this is my chance. This is my chance to leave, to die and no more suffering no more pain. She shakes her head vehemently "No, Persephone. Fuck no" she stands to her feet as she begins pacing.
"Why not?" Why did she get to leave me but I can't?
"Because Persephone! I don't want you to make the mistake I did okay!" She's practically yelling at me, I can hear the regret dripping from her tongue.
"All these years you don't think I've regretted my decision as I watched you suffer knowing father only turned his anger to you? All your milestones that I missed?" Her tears are flowing freely, she stops in her track and turns to me.
"Plus a little someone asked me to make sure you don't leave him." She gives me a wink, her mood swings are giving me whiplash. Who could have asked her that?
She wipes her tears before gesturing for me to get up, as I stand she pulls me closer to the bed. I take a glance and the person looks oddly familiar, I take a step closer.
It's me, I don't look recognizable.
Penelope turns her head to me, "You need to live, for me. I need you to grow old and wrinkly and have a big family but more importantly I need you to live for you. Please" her pleads filling my head, giving me more reasons to stay. I've realized how being around Kol makes me want to live, to see the next day and have a new experience not knowing what's coming next with him.
I nod as tears leave my eyes again, "okay, I'll stay."
I can't leave, I'll fight my hardest to come back. I won't give up without a fight I'll be damned.
"Penelope?" She hums as she walks away, "I love you, astéri mou"
"And I love you, astéri mou" she walks out of the room, disappearing as quickly as she appeared.
I take a seat in the corner as I realize I'm on my own again.
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A/N : this is a really short chapter inspired by the movie "if I stay" I know it might be a little weird but I love it.
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