You Complete Me

Chapter 13

Beep. Beep. Beep. My eyes opened slowly. I could barely see. My vision was still blurry. I rubbed my eyes. I couldn't remember what happened. Then it hit me. I was at a hospital. I tried to kill myself. The reasons why came crawling back to my memory and I wish I hadn't woken up.
"Leslie? Are you awake? Oh god you're awake!" Michael ran up to see me. "I was starting to think the worst Leslie." I couldn't talk. I was speechless and confused. "But... Leslie, you promised." He's right. I promised Michael I wouldn't do it again. And I broke that promise.
"I'm... Sorry... Mikey..." He took my hand and held it in his.
"It's alright, just rest." He gave me a sweet smile.
"I'm... Where's Luke?"
"Don't you remember?"
"Yea, but... I-"
"Just rest Leslie. Don't think about anything." He let go of my hand, smiled, then started walking out.
"Does he know?" Mikey paused. He walked back to where I was.
"We haven't told him, don't worry." I signed in relief and nodded. "Go back to sleep." He smiled again and walked out the door. I sat on the hospital bed alone, thinking about everything that happened.
Stop. Michael told you not to think. Just rest. I thought to myself. I decide to just go back to sleep. I shut my eyes and wait for sleep to overcome me. The door opens quickly, but I don't turn or open my eyes to look.
"Oh god." The familiar voice says.Footsteps come toward me and I try to fake being asleep. The person brings a chair and sets it by the bed. They sit down on it and grab my hand. "Leslie..." I recognized the voice. It was Luke. "I know you're sleeping, but," he sniffles and I hear his voice holding back a cry. "I'm so sorry, Leslie." He breaks down for a bit. I felt bad sitting there hearing him sob, so I turned to him. He looks at me with wide eyes, big, blue, beautiful wide eyes. He let's out a small noise from crying and starts for a hug, but quickly realizes he shouldn't. "Leslie, I'm so sorry. I should've listened to you. Oh god! I did this! I caused this!" He got up from the chair and walks around with his hands on his head.
"Luke, it's not your fault. I did this to myself."
"I'm so sorry." He falls beside a wall putting his elbows on his knees and sobs.
"Come here." I say. He walks towards me. I grab his hand and put it in mine. "It's not your fault Luke. I was just done with everything and I didn't know if I could take it anymore. First you left me. You are so important to me and you left. Then my mom..."
Luke stares at me for a few seconds.
"She died... I couldn't take it Luke. I didn't want to live. I had nobody except for the boys and Iliana. But I was a burden to them. They had to take care of me all the time and they couldn't go out."
"Hey, I promise you you weren't a burden. They love you babe. I love you. And about your mum... I'm sorry. I wish I was there instead of at a hotel thinking about being there." He leans in pecking my forehead with his lips.
I moved over a bit and patted on the empty space of bed next to me.
Luke smiles and lays by me. He plays with my hair for a while and I put my arm around his waist and my head on his chest then he kisses my forehead.
"Alright, I think I'll let you rest." Luke gets up from the bed and lifts my arm. He leans in and kisses my scars. "And don't feel the need to do this ever again, I'll be here and so will the boys and Iliana. We love you and we couldn't bare the thought of losing you." I feel myself tear up, but I didn't want him to see me cry again so I kept my tears inside.