Brotherly love.Creature Feature fan fic.

Chapter 6

When I wake up it is because I hear a chainsaw, though it isn't really loud and it only takes me a few seconds to realize it is on TV. I think Texas Chainsaw Massacre is playing, I cant tell. I want to watch it but sadly I can only listen to it. As I continue to listen to the movie I can tell it is Texas Chainsaw Massacre, it is the original. I enjoy listening to it but sadly it is over way to soon. The guy on the TV said the next movie will be The Devils Rain. As I wait for the movie to come on I start to think about what time it is and when Curtis will come see me, I hope it's soon. I really want to wake up, get out of this bed, and go home with my big brother, but I cant and I don't know when I will wake up. I try to stay calm so they wont have to sedate me again because if they do I will fall asleep and if Curtis comes I wont be awake to enjoy his company.

As soon as the movie starts I can hear footsteps, they are coming into my room. "Hey Erik, I'm back and I brought my guitar so I could play some music for you" Curtis says, I smile on the inside, because god knows I cant on the outside. Curtis is the best big brother ever. I wait for Curtis to play but instead I hear him sigh and say "If only you were awake so you could tell me what song you want to hear. I am just going to make one up", then Curtis starts to play his guitar, I soon realize it is his acoustic guitar. Curtis plays a song for about 3 minutes, it is really good, when he is done I wish I could tell him to play it again, but I cant.

After Curtis plays the song he made up he plays other songs that I don't know, I really want Curtis to play the other song again. After awhile Curtis stops and is silent for awhile, I am scared because I cant tell if he left or not, though he probably didn't because I didn't hear footsteps. I hear Curtis sigh and say "I'm sorry Erik, I should have been more careful, I didn't see the other driver, he just plowed right into us. If I had been watching out and not talking about some story this wouldn't have happened, you wouldn't be lying here in this damn hospital bed not being able to respond. It's my fault you are in this damn coma, I'm sorry", Curtis rests his head on the edge of the bed and starts to cry, I really want to comfort him, I want to say "It's not your fault, it was the other guy's. He should have stopped but he didn't, it is not your fault we got hurt. It's not your fault". I cant do anything except listen to Curtis cry, it is heart breaking, my big brother is in so much pain, he blames himself for me getting hurt, but it's not his fault.

Curtis stops crying and lifts his head from the bed, I cant see him do it but I can no longer feel the pressure on the bed. Curtis caressed my cheek and said "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for this to happen to you", I want to cry so bad, Curtis is hurting and there is nothing I can do to comfort him. Somehow I am able to tilt my head and I lean into the soft touch, I try to move again but I cant, I try so hard but I just cant. "Erik? Can you feel that?" Curtis asks, I want to say "Yes, I can", but I cant. Curtis pulls his hand away and runs out of the room. I still feel like crying but there is nothing I can do about that feeling. Just then I hear footsteps coming into my room and I hear Curtis say "I caressed his cheek and he leaned his head onto my hand. What, how, and why did that happen?". "That is something we cant really explain. It has happened before, a family member or loved one touches the person in the coma and they can sometimes respond to it by either letting out a small moan or by leaning into the touch. Try hugging him and see if you get a reaction" a man says.

I can hear Curtis walk over to my bed, he lifts me a little and sits down behind me on the bed, he then pulls me so I am sitting on his lap and he hugs me tightly, somehow I manage to let out a small moan that you could barely hear. I am so happy, I think Curtis somehow found a way to help me out of my coma, maybe a little physical therapy could help me. "Hmm, that seems to help. Maybe we can have some nurses do a little physical therapy with him to help him out of his coma" a man said who I am assuming is the doctor. "No, Erik wouldn't like strangers touching him, I will help him" Curtis says, I wish I could smile because Curtis is willing to help me with physical therapy, I don't even know what he would do but I think that it is nice that he wants to help me, again, Curtis is an awesome big brother. "Well, we don't usually allow these things but okay, if you want to help your friend then I will allow it." the doctor says, "Thank you" Curtis responds. I wish I could say something, but I cant.

I hear footsteps leave my room, then Curtis hugs me a little bit tighter and says "You hear that? I am going to help you out of this. I got you into this and I will try my best to get you out". I want so badly to say "You didn't get me into this. It is not your fault I am in this stupid coma, it is the bastard that was driving the other car, it's his fault", when or if I awake I am going to tell Curtis all this, how I heard him talking and crying saying it is all his fault and I am going to tell him that really it is not. Curtis has always comforted me when I needed it and when I wake up I am going to comfort him.

Curtis lets me go and gets off the bed, then he says "Okay. I am going to do what I think would help". Curtis grabs my right arm, the one without the iv in it, and bends it, it feels great to have the feeling of moving, I have felt stiff and uncomfortable for awhile and having my limbs stretched really helps. I let out another soft moan, again you can barely hear it, but Curtis heard it and said "Okay, this is helping". Soon Curtis starts to bend my legs, the stiff feeling going away when he does it. Once Curtis is done someone walks into the room and asks "Do you need any help?", "Nah, I got it" Curtis responds, then I hear the lady say "By the way, the man who had hit you and your friend was also injured and hospitalized, he has died of his injuries", then I hear the lady walk off, Curtis doesn't say anything.

After a bit of silence Curtis says "I cant think of anything else that would help, so I am just going to hold you and hope that you can feel it". Curtis gets back on the bed and holds me in a comforting way, I am actually tired and soon I fall asleep in Curtis's arms.