Her Fragile Heart

Chapter 3

The familiar beeping sound from a heart monitor was the first thing I heard when I woke up and everything came rushing down into my head. Tears started brimming at the corners of my eyes yet again and my heart beats were increasing. The only thing on my mind was his death. I can't believe it till now. All the while my eyes were closed and I decided to open them and face reality. My eyes adjusted to the bright light of the hospital room and that's when I saw a stranger's face in front of me.

I tried to get up with the IV still in my hand and all the other wires and stuff that were on me.

"Who are you? And What are you doing here?" I asked him in a whisper, voice cracking and moving backwards on the bed.

"Shhh, calm down and I'll tell you everything." He said motioning to me with his hands to lay back down.

I didn't have the energy to argue so I simply went to my previous position on the bed. I nodded for him to start explaining what's happening and who the hell was he?

"After you fainted, they called an ambulance and I was with you there and I had to call your dad when we arrived here to the hospital so yeah..."

"Thank you but I still did not get who are you? And where is dad?" I asked weakly.

"Oh sorry I'm Andrew Henderson and I'm your calculus teacher and as for Mr.Williams he is talking to the doctors and signing some papers." He cleared his throat and looked down.

As if on cue my dad entered the room and directly ran to my bed.

"Dad...he left , the only piece of mom has left." I was sobbing so hard when I hugged him and he was trying to calm me down.

"Lisa, come on, calm down. Your heart monitor is going crazy that's not healthy."

He was rubbing my back and telling me soothing words to make me quiet down and after 5 minutes of body wracking sobs they finally turned to small hiccups here and there.

I tugged at daddy's sleeves to get his attention and when he looked down at me I said: "I wanna go to the funeral."

"Elizabeth you need to rest now, you can't go to the funeral and I'm sure that's what he wants to-...."

" I want to see mom too and I don't need rest. Dad please just let me go." I pleaded.

"Okay, baby girl okay." He sighed.

Mr.Henderson told me to get well soon and that he was sorry for our loss and went back home when my dad thanked him.

I was wearing a plain black dress and preparing myself for the funeral. I wore my flats and went down the stairs to see dad trying to fix his tie so we can go.

" Are you ready?" he asked.

"I don't really know...." He nodded and I went with him to his car since I wasn't in the right state to drive a car.

I opened the door to the passenger seat of the car and sat down.

" I hope this turns out well." My dad said from the drivers seat, I nodded and opened the car window silently; hoping the same thing.

When we arrived there, the tears falling from my eyes never seemed to end. Everybody was there and when I say everybody I mean the school staff, students, neighbors, family members. I lost count of the people who came to dad and I to grieve with us and be sorry for our loss.

After everything was over, I was standing in between my mom's and my uncle's graves while dad was waiting for me in the car.

"I don't think I can bear any more.I have lost you but I wanted you to stay ,I only have dad and Brooklyn left in this life. If it wasn't for them, I would've directly followed you to a peaceful place where there is no pain. I'm trying my best to keep my heart beating so they wouldn't feel the pain I'm feeling right now. Good bye for now and until then."

With those last words, I turned my back and knowing that although it's going to be hard to forget, I will do my best for mom, dad, Brooke and uncle.