Brotherly love.Creature Feature fan fic.

Chapter 7

I think it has been at least a week since I fell into a coma, and everyday Curtis has come to visit me and talk to me and help me with physical therapy in order to help me wake up, and every time I either let out a small moan or I twitch, though it is not often I do that. I wake up still feeling tired, my mouth is dry and I want a drink, I open my eyes and stare at the white ceiling... Oh my god... I am awake. I sit up and rip the iv out of my arm and take off the strap to the heart monitor, then there is the flat line noise. I stand and I was expecting to fall since I haven't used my legs in awhile but I guess the physical therapy has been helping me out. I look out the window and realize it is night time. A doctor and a few nurses run into my room, "Hey Dr. Sawbones, can I leave now?" I ask while making a joke. "Its amazing, you're awake!" the doctor says, I just smile, "We'll call your brother and have him pick you up" a nurse said and before she could walk out of the room I say "No, I want to call him", the nurse looks at me and smiles saying "You must really miss your brother. Okay, you can call him", then the nurse leads me out of the room.

I dial Curtis's cell phone number and wait, I am so excited. After a good few rings Curtis picks up saying "Hello?", "Hey big brother, can you please pick me up from the hospital?" I say, "Oh my god, Erik, you're awake! I'll be right there" Curtis says then hangs up. I have to go back to my room and wait, while I am there I look at my clothes and think "Have I really been in these for for a week? When I get home I am going to take a shower and get dressed into clean clothes".

I wait in my room watching Halloween, a little bit towards the end Curtis runs into my room and towards me and hugs me tightly, and I hug back. "I'm so happy you're awake. I knew you would wake up", I am crying as I hug Curtis, then I say "It's not your fault", Curtis doesn't break the hug, instead he tilts his head a bit and says "What?", "I heard you talking while I was in the coma. You were crying saying you're sorry and how if you were paying attention you wouldn't have let us get hurt. It was heartbreaking listening to you cry, I wanted to hug you and comfort you so bad but I couldn't, but now I can and I am telling you it is not your fault. There was a stop sign and the guy driving the other car should have stopped but he didn't, there was no stop sign for us saying we should stop, we were allowed to continue driving. It is that guys fault for not stopping, not yours, so please, don't blame yourself because it is not your fault" I say, Curtis hugs me tighter and says "Thank you". Me and Curtis do nothing but hug for awhile. After 2 minutes of hugging Curtis pulls away and hands me a bag saying "I brought you some clothes, there pajamas since its night time", I say "Thank you" and grab the bag. Curtis turns around while I get dressed, once I am done Curtis turns around and hands some papers to me saying if I want to leave I have to sign them. I sign the papers and hand them in to a nurse and then she says we can leave.

During the car ride I decide to talk since I haven't been able to while I was in the coma. "Thanks, just... Thank you so much, for visiting me and talking to me even though you knew there was a chance I couldn't hear you, you still talked to me. You also helped with my physical therapy. I also really liked it when you brought your guitar and played music for me. You are a great big brother and I love you" I say, Curtis smiles and says "I love you too, and you're welcome. I knew there was a chance that you couldn't hear me but I also knew there was a chance you could hear me and that you would be aware of everything, I didnt want you to feel alone and be bored so I talked to you and played music for you so you would feel better." Curtis says, I smile and cry a little, Curtis notices and says "Erik, are you okay?", "I'm fine, I am just so happy right now" I reply.

When we get home I head into the kitchen and grab a can of mangosteen juice and I drink half the can in a few seconds, I was really thirsty. Curtis followed me into the kitchen and said "Are you hungry? I can make you something?", I just shook my head and said "No", Curtis says "Okay, then I am heading to bed", before Curtis can walk off I say "Um, Curtis?", Curtis turns around and says "Yes?", "Um, can I uh... Sleep with you, for tonight?", Curtis smiles and says "Sure, come on".

I follow Curtis upstairs to his room, I get into bed with Curtis and I snuggle close to him, I really missed my big brother. Curtis wraps an arm around me and says "Sweet dreams" then he kisses the top of my head and falls asleep, it must be easy for Curtis to sleep knowing I am awake and home with him. I listen to Curtis breathe, it is relaxing, I also listen to the fan running in the window and it is producing cold air in the room, it is enough to put me to sleep easily, I am asleep in a few seconds.