From His Eyes

From his eyes (Chapter 25)

Chapter 25

Cruz

What felt like hours could have been minutes, days, I don't know... the doctors finally come out of the room, and I am hoping for answers. I phoned Mrs Dalia and told her what happened. She sounded shocked and said she would be on her way. One tall female wearing blue scrubs walks up to me.

 "Good day, mister Flores. We ran some tests and all came back negative besides the lung disease she's had for quite some time. She had fainted earlier due to not enough oxygen entering her blood. We have put her into an induced coma but your welcome to come visit her." She looks up at me with her big brown eyes and my stomach drops. Lung disease? She never told me that. It all makes sense now... her mom and her glistening eyes, Autumn always being tired, Her colours slowly fading. It feels like so much to take in and black fills my head. The woman's voice snaps me out of my thoughts. "Um, Mister Flores? Would you like to see..." Before she finishes her sentence I say, "Yes." She leads me towards the intensive care ward and my feet drag along the cold floors. My eyes are puffy from crying and my head is pounding. She stops at a room and nods her head while walking away. Room 11.

 I open the door and walk into the dark room. My body stops moving as I see her lying under machines going in and out of her body. Her hair lies softly against the white pillow, and her eyes are closed. I search for colour but all that comes out is a sad grey.

 My eyes prickle with tears and soon I'm crying ugly sobs. I whisper into the cold silence of the room, "Autumn if you can hear me, I've loved you since the day I met you. You have always been kind to me and you deserve to know the truth." I stop dead on my words and reach for her hand. Her skin is ice cold but I hold it tight. I hear the door open behind me. "Oh, my boy... I'm so sorry," Mrs Dalia says softly while walking over to her daughter. I can't get one word out of my mouth... instead, the tears come flowing down and her mom wraps me into her arms and cries into my shoulder. The doctor comes in after a few minutes and we both move apart. "It seems that the condition has gotten more detrimental. There's not much we can do but hope this resolves itself." I stiffen and look over to the girl who changed everything in my life. If I lose her... I'll lose me again too.

 Mrs Dalia's muffled voice brings me to face reality again. "H...how long do we have?" she says while holding back sobs. "She will wake up but after this, I'd give her three months. Tops." The doctor walks out and a new pain smacks me in the face. I look at her hand, still in mine, and I feel the pain I felt with Rose. Her mom gets up and gives me a short nod... then she walks out, leaving us alone once more.