I held her small, cold hand in my large ones and looked at her face. Although she is here, in the hospital, with a light blue hospital gown on and wires and tubes going in different directions off of her pale skin, she still looks as beautiful as ever. She has no makeup on and her hair is sprawled around her pillow and her head is tilted a bit towards me.
**play Skinny Love by Ed Sheeran. I swear you might die**
"If you can hear me in there, we miss you, a lot. Nate, the Jacks, and Sammy came down to see both of you. When you wake up, i-if you w-wake up, they are going to stay here for a while because they miss you two so much. I haven't left. Hayes," I let out a quivering breath
"He uh, he's not doing very well. I don't think he will be able to see the both of you like this for long. I don't think he can take it. Honestly, neither can I. I love you, so much, Audrey. I love you so much it hurts. It hurts to see you like this everyday but I'm not going to leave you. Not now. Not ever. Please just stay, for me, for Hayes, for everyone. Just please." By now I was full out sobbing. I slowly drifted asleep after that.
**mkay you can stop dying now. Stop the music lol**
I felt something in my hand. A twitch. I opened my eyes and looked at her. She twitches her finger again. Her eyes fluttered open. I smiled and stood up and hugged her tight. She pushed me off with a frightened look.
"Where am I? W-who are you?" She asked, her voice weak. Oh my god. She doesn't remember me. I let a tear slip from my cheek. "I-I'm Matt, your boyfriend. D-don't you r-remember me?" I stuttered. She shook her head no. "Where is my mom and dad, and Nate, and Milla, and Sammy, and the Jacks? Where am I?" She looked so scared. Her hands were gripping the sheets of her bed.
I backed out of the room. "Guys, she's awake, b-but-" I said. I couldn't finish it. I fell to my knees and snaked my hands to the back of my head. I pulled on my hair, sobbing and screaming. I felt Hayes rub my back. He pulled me up and pulled me in a hug. I just sat there, crying into his shoulder.
He pulled away slowly, looking behind me. I turned around. Audrey was standing at her door, crying, but I could tell she still didn't remember me. She walked up to me, slowly. She placed her hand on my cheek. "I don't think, I don't think I meant so much to someone. I didn't think I could." She whispered.
I closed my eyes, hoping this was a dream, hoping that this was all a bad dream, that I was laying next to her in her bed, we were cuddling and her hair was everywhere and our hands were intertwined.
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I shot up still in the uncomfortable hospital chair. Sweat running down my face and soaking my clothes. I looked to my right and saw Audrey in the bed, same position as earlier. It was a dream...
