Surrender -Under Re-Write

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Daniel's POV

I hated hospitals. I mean yeah who actually likes them, but I can hardly stand to be in one without feeling on edge and fidgety.

I watch Seth's chest rise and fall steadily like I have been since I got here. He's still only woken up once, and it didn't seem like he really believed I was here.

Angie's mom has been here with me while the rest of leadership hunts for my dad. I feel guilty every time she comes in to check on us and I have no news for her. Leadership is waiting for Seth to talk. Hoping that he'll trust them when he sees me, and maybe give any info he got while he was captured.

Not to mention I can't get Angelique out of my head. I haven't even been gone a full two days and I miss her so much. Last night I began to wish I had fought for her to come with me, but I knew I needed to do this on my own. I cant let her be my crutch. She needs to know I'm not fragile. I won't break when I get scared, or mad, or sad. I hate how much she worries for me, only because I feel like my problems take up her entire life. It doesn't feel fair. My chest began to ache at this thought, and I do the only thing I can do to feel near her and text her and ask if we can talk for a bit. Sitting in this quiet room only makes my head swarm.

I sit and patiently wait for her response, feeling fidgety that she hasn't responded. I'm sure she's just busy, but my racing heart wouldn't listen as it continued to race along with my thoughts.

What if something is wrong?

My thoughts freeze when I hear a groan. My eyes snap up from my lap to Seth, who has his eyes barley open.

I stand up and kneel beside his bed.

"Seth?"

"Marcus?" He croaks. I half smile at the sound of my real first name.

"I go by Daniel now actually. Or Danny." I smile when his eyes open further.

Recognition fills his eyes, then weariness.

"Am I dreaming again?" He rasps sadly.

"No. No it's me." I say resting my hand on top of his.

"How do I believe you?" He asks. His eyes look all over me, still seeming unsure.

"I mean, I could tell you something you didn't know, that way you know it's not just in your head." I offer.

He furrows his eyebrows but nods.

"Um. Remember that party you said I couldn't go to last Christmas?"

Seth's eyes narrow, and I know he believes me now.

"You went." He stares.

I smile sheepishly and nod. "I snuck out. But I was only gone an hour I swear."

His right eyebrow shoots up.

"Okay so like 4 hours but you didn't know so it's not like it hurt anything right?" I say with a cheeky grin.

Seth tries to laugh, but a few coughs come instead. I quickly grab the cup of water they left for him with a straw and held it to his lips. When I pulled it away, he looks over me again.