Disease (Ponyboy Curtis)

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Ponyboy's POV

I couldn't believe it. She can't be in a coma "W-what?" i stuttered

"We didn't know that her brain wasn't prepared for the medicine that we need to put in her brain to get rid of the virus and we OD her. We apologize and we willing to give you're money back free of charge for the surgery" the doctor said looking down.

I felt angry come over me "I don't want my money back, i want my fucking girlfriend" i snapped. Darry put his arm over me "Enough Ponyboy" he whispered threw gritted teeth. I just continued to glare at the doctors "We can try our best to wake her up. In other new she is doing fine, those voices should be gone. Her heart rate is-" i cut them off

"I want to see her" i said blankly "I'm sorry sir we can't allow-"

"I want to see her, now" i said louder. A nurse whispered something to the doctor he he huffed "Alright, room 32B" he said moving out of my way.

I ran down to the room as fast as i could. She isn't in a coma. She is perfectly fine. She will be sitting on the bed looking at her hands. She will hug me when i walk into this room. She is gonna be fine.

But i was wrong.

She was laying in the hospital bed sleeping. But the thing was she wasn't asleep. She could be brain dead, she could just be dead.

I sat down next to her "Hey.." i said thinking she would reply "I guess you're in a coma.."

Delilah's POV

"I guess you're in a coma.." Pony said. I looked at him from the end of the bed "What? N-no i'm right here?" i said sitting next to him. He grabbed the hand of the body that was on the bed "I love you so much" he cried "Please, please wake up.." he cried shaking the hand. I looked at the body, it was me..

No, No. I'm not dead.

"Pony please i'm right here!" i screamed. But he didn't reply to me

"Please baby i need you, wake up. Open your eyes. Smile. Please do something. I-I can't loose you and Johnny" he sobbed

"I'm right here!" i screamed. They can't see me. I ran in front of him "Pony i'm right here baby!" i yelled. Nothing.

"Please... wake up..." he said putting his face on the bed and crying.

I fell back. I can't die. I can't leave. Wake up. I squeezed my eyes shut "Wake up" i said hitting my head "Please wake up"

Ponyboy's POV

I looked at her one last time before standing up and facing the gang, who were looking at me with sadness in there eyes "She won't wake up" i whimpered. Soda pulled me into a hug but i didn't take my eyes off her. I felt my head start spinning

It went black

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I walked down the sidewalk making my way to the hospital. It's been a week and Delilah hasn't woken up. I noticed a familiar girl running my way "Ponyboy!" she yelled out. I squinted my eyes and saw who it was. Taylor. I rolled my eyes playfully and opened my arms. She hugged me and i hugged her back "How you been!" she said smiling wide. I shrugged "Okay i guess" she looked around me still holding my arms "Where's Delilah?" she asked and i looked down. My arms dropped.

"She took the surgery chance and they OD her and she is in a coma.." i said looking at the road "Oh," she dropped her arms and looked down

"Is that where your going? to the hospital?" she asked and i nodded looking down at her "Can i join you?" she asked looking at him me. I shrugged and gave a small smile "Sure" i said. She gave a smile back and we continued our walk talking among ourselves

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We slowly walked into the room and noticed a woman. She placed a daisy in Delilah's hand and turned to face me and wide eyed Taylor. She looked familiar, she walked between us and to the door without saying a words. Me and Taylor looked at each other and shrugged. We sat beside Delilah in silence.

"I can't believe she's in a coma.." Taylor cried silently "I know.." i scooted over and Taylor sat next to me. I put my arm around her in a comforting way. She cried softly. I sighed and rubbed her arm "She will be alright okay, I promise" i said looking down at her. She wiped her eyes and i rubbed her arm again "Don't cry alright" i said looking at Delilah and frowning. I swallowed a lump in my throat and blinked away my tears "She wouldn't want us to be crying about it.." i said standing up slowly "You ready?" i asked not taking my eyes off Delilah. Taylor nodded and stood up "Goodbye Delilah" i said kissing her forehead.

I heard a muffled noise come from her throat "Delilah?" i said looking back at her. I heard the noise again. I ran out into the door way "Hey! She's making noises! Come here!" i yelled out to the nurses. I turned back to Delilah "Come on baby, you can do it, Wake up, Wake up, Wake up" i repeated over and over. Her eyes were moving under her eyelids. My heart was racing.

But it stopped. It all stopped.

She stopped making noises. Her eyes went back to normal. My eyes started to water. She was so close.

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It's been another week and she just won't move. I was laying in her bed staring at the picture of her and Johnny. That lady i saw last week was coming back everyday, placing daisy's in here hair, or around her body. Something about that woman made me feel like she was important to Delilah. I heard a knock at the door "What" i said blankly. I heard someone open the door. I saw no one other then Bob. He had a black eye and i broken arm.

"Hey..." he said "Hello, you can sit, just don't touch anything" i said sitting up in the bed. It was silent for a few moments "What are you doing here" i asked him "I just wanted to talk i guess. about Delilah" he said. I froze.

I looked over at him "What about her" i said blankly "Well, i heard she's in a coma" he said quietly "What do you care, all you ever did was bully her and threaten her. You took her locket to" i snapped

"That's the thing. If she stays in a coma forever i wont be able to apologize, Maybe if i didn't bully her so much she wouldn't mind those voices" he said staring at his hands "Bullshit" i snapped standing up "You just made the voices worse, you don't care. You just want apart of all this drama! You don't know her! You don't know anything" i snapped. He stood up

"That's why i came to apologize..." he said staring at me. I let out a breathe "You can apologize Randy, but it won't do so much for you. For her.." i said looking at my bare feet "Look man, i'm sorry. You don't have to forgive me but i just want you to know that i regret what i did" he said and just walked out.

I frowned. I don't get this. This is all so confusing. How can someone harass you for half your life and then think just two simple words will fix it. I hate that about people. They think they can just fix everything with the words 'i'm sorry'. Nobody knows that it will never ever change the hurt they gave. To me, the phrase I'm Sorry is a fucking fake.