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~Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares~

I woke up feeling kinda sick. My stomach hurt and my ribs were killing me. I know I should ask for some type of pain medication but I can't. I'm scared.

I slowly looked around the room to find Tristan and Nick asleep in the chairs beside my bed. Tristian was just sitting back in the chair, resting his head against the wall. Nick had his legs thrown over the side of the chair and his head hanging off the opposite side.

It made me smile seeing him like that, not for any particular reason. I shivered feeling a cold chill run up my back. It's really cold in here. I pulled my blanket up a little more and sat back.

I'm kinda hungry but I didn't want to wake them up. They look so peaceful. They also look really tired. I wonder why.

The pain from my ribs made me sigh deeply, it was getting worse with every passing minute. But I refuse to ask for medication. I just can't.

"Kali? Baby, what's wrong?" I looked over hearing Tristian. He rubbed his eyes before he stood up and came over to me.

"Nothing. I'm sorry for waking you up." I said before I smiled at him. He sighed before he sat down on the bed beside me.

"Baby, you've been asleep for two days. You could be screaming at me and I'd be fine." What? I was asleep for two days? How? What the hell happened?

"What?I-I don't understand." I said quickly. He grabbed my hand and shrugged.

"You had a mini heart attack along with a panic attack. The doctor said it was due to a bad dream." The bad dream I had about-

Oh my god. I don't even remember waking up from that. I don't even remember what happened, but I guess that's a good thing.

"Do I have to have surgery or something?" I asked as I squeezed his hand. He shook his head before he cupped my cheek.

"You're ok, Kal. You just need to rest and to stop stressing so much." He said softly. I took a deep breath before I nodded and leaned into his touch.

"Speaking of which, I have a question." Uh oh.

"Yes?"

"Do we stress you out? And I don't mean with how we act, I mean with all of us being around all the time." He asked. He sounded worried, maybe even scared. But I didn't understand why he'd ask me something like that.

"No, of course not. Why would you think that?" I asked as I leaned closer to him. He shrugged before he bit his lip.

"The doctors said that all of us being here 24/7 might be causing you stress. I just had to ask. We don't want to be the reason you're stuck here. We even decided to come see you in shifts. That's why it's just me and nick."

Are they crazy? I would've said something if their presence was bothering me. I prefer having all of them here. I feel safer with them all present.

"I want all of you here. I feel better with all of you here with me." I said smiling. He sighed before he moved so he was beside me.

"I still think we should limit how many of us are in a room with you, just so it's not even a possibility that we're stressing you out. Well, more than usual."

"What if that's not what I want? Are you just gonna make that decision for me?" I asked before I crossed my arms. There seemed to be a lot of decision making going on without my knowledge.

"Seems we have to. You aren't taking pain meds? Why the hell would you make a decision like that, Kal? You're sitting here in pain for what reason?" He asked, disappointment laced in his voice.

He wouldn't understand why. Matter of fact, I'm not positive he would laugh if I told him the reason. He'd call me a paranoid freak. That's what I was after all.