Walk on Water | Eminem Fan Fiction

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marshall pov 

my mouth hung open speechless, as I was lost for words. I shook my head, "i'm sorry, what did you just say?" I asked as I furrowed my eyebrows. without any hesitation, avery looked me dead in the eyes and said it again.

I cleared my throat, "deshaun holton?" I asked, as she nodded. I was just coming to terms that she was awake, and this, this is the first thing she says to me. I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that she was talking about deshaun.

she was talking about my dead, best friend who passed away years ago - he's someone she never even met. "you'll probably think I belong in the psych ward or something, when I tell you the rest of the story" she said as I let out a low chuckle.

"talk to me, baby. tell me what happened" I said. avery let out a sigh, "I saw myself lying on the bed as the performed c-p-r on me. and then everything went white and he was sitting on the steps of a front porch"

"he told me it wasn't my time to go. and he was adamant about telling me that I couldn't take away your happiness because it's already happened once" she said.

I tried my best to hold back every tear. "I can't say your crazy though cause something very similar happened to me when I overdosed. but god, I have missed you, so much it has been physically killing me"

a small silence lingered before she leaned into me and pressed her lips to mine. in that moment every stitch of anxiety I had melted away. "i'm sorry for putting you through all this" she said. I shook my head, "sweet girl, you have nothing to be sorry for"

"although, to be honest, the staff has had it about up to here with everyone lingering in the waiting area" I said as she let out a low chuckle. "who's everyone? who's all here?" she asked softly. 

I cleared my throat, "you know, your parents. samantha, mark and your brother" I said before her eyes widened. "my brother, you met my brother? please tell me he didn't scare you off" she said as she sighed. 

I let out a chuckle, "no, your brother's actually a pretty chill guy. but uh, paul, and the whole gang are here too. paul and curt needed you to know that they hand delivered their flowers to your room"

avery looked around, seeing all the flowers and cards around the room. "all this is for me?" she asked. I nodded, "all for you, sweetie" I said as I took her hand in mine. the past fifty seven hours have been hell and back, but avery being awake was all I needed.

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later that night

avery let out a small smile as I softly caressed her face, "can I get you anything, sweet girl?" I asked as I tucked some loose hair behind her ear. she nodded, "just some water, please?" she asked. 

I nodded and stood up, "okay, i'll be right back" I said as I pressed a kiss to her skin, before lovingly rubbing my nose to hers. I walked out, closing the door behind me to see dre still sitting in the waiting room.

him and I quickly made eye contact, before he stood up. "hey, how's she doing?" he asked as he followed behind me to the refreshment bar. I cleared my throat, "she's okay, she's awake. but, she said something to me earlier, that I can't stop thinking about"

dre furrowed his eyebrows, "did she call you the wrong name when she woke up?" he asked. I shook my head before letting out a sigh, "the first thing she said to me, when she saw me was that she met deshaun. but she out right said, doody"

I could tell he was trying his best to comprehend what I said, "wait, what?" how in the fuck would she know who he was, or what y'all called each other" he asked. I shrugged and ran my hands down my face. 

"I-I don't know. she wouldn't, there's no way and that's why I believe her. she told me she had that same kinda, outer body experience I did. she said that everything went white, and he was sitting there. and told her it wasn't her time to go"

dre stood speechless, "maybe it all means something, like maybe that was a sign from deshaun you know?" I said as a silence lingered. I cleared my throat, trying my best to hold back another set of tears, "i'm just grateful" I said as my voice cracked. 

as I walked back into her room, her and I quickly made eye contact. "look what I grabbed" I said as I held up a blanket and jello pudding cup. she let out a small smile, as she snuggled into the warmth of the blanket. 

"bite?" I asked opening up the pudding, putting some on her spoon for her. I let out a low chuckle as she scrunched her nose up, turning her head. "c'mon, just one little bite honey" I said as she refused.

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time had passed, and nighttime had come again. silence lingered the halls and all that was heard was the tv and the slow beeping of machines. "marsh, i'm tired" avery said as her eyes started to close, and her voice raspy.

I nodded, "okay, just promise me you'll wake up and not scare the shit out of me?" I asked as she let out a small giggle and nodded. I kissed her and  pulling the blanket up to covered her before letting out a sigh, sitting in the recliner and waiting for her to fall asleep. 

I sat and stared into the darkness of the room, lost in my own thought. the sound of rapidly beating machines and jolts from the c-p-r were not engraved in my head. 

at some point my body had given into sleep, before I jolted myself out of sleep to hear the calm beeping of the machines in her room. I sighed before looking over at avery, seeing she was sound asleep.

I gently fixed her blanket before pressing a kiss to her skin. I walked out of the room to see dre still sitting in the waiting room, his head propped on his hand. "dre.. what are you still doing here?" I asked.

he let out a chuckle, "what do you mean? I knew you weren't leaving her alone so i'm here, in case you need me" he said. "you could have gone to the hotel to get some sleep" I said as I plopped down next to him on the couch.

he adamantly shook his head, "i'm comfortable right here" he said as a silence lingered. "I remember the night we lost jr.. you spend the whole night with nicole and I that night. you didn't leave once.."

I nodded, "I remember that night" I said as my voice cracked before another silence lingered. I cleared my throat, "I want to propose to avery, I want to marry her" I said before dre pressed his tongue to his cheek.

"you fucking better, even just the way you two look at each other is sickeningly cute" he said as I let out a low chuckle. avery had made me an entirely new man, and almost loosing her tore me to shreds. this was my sign from proof, to be happy again.