This is the sequel and trilogy to Heart Ain't a Brain. If you haven't, read that first!
They say don't fall in love, it's a mistake.
The trajectory of one's life can change in the blink of an eye. So what happens when a series of tragic events chan...
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Raelle
I'm waking up, you're not by my side Baby, that ain't right I wanna be there with you I really do be missing you
"Happy birthday to ya! Happy birthday to ya! Happyyyyy Birthdayyyyyy!" Athena, Kasim, and Daniel sang as they walked into Dominic's hospital room with balloons and a birthday cake in their hands. Of course, Kasim had to be extra and start beatboxing along to the beat on the bedside tray table that was placed next to Dominic's bed.
"Kasim stop making all that noise! You're going to wake up all the other patients on this floor." Athena scolded him since it was 7 a.m. This floor didn't come alive until around 8 am when the nurses had shift change. I had been up here so much that I knew every nurse on each shift. Thankfully they were nice enough to let me stay after visiting hours because I refused to leave him up here by himself at night.
I had been sleeping on a fold-out cot every night since he had been admitted to the hospital. My back was killing me and my body felt so sore, but it was worth it. It was the only way I was able to wake up and see his face every morning. A month had passed since his surgery and he still hadn't woken up. I was starting to lose hope that he would. The doctors told us it may take a few days but days turned into weeks and weeks turned into a month. I was trying so hard to not let my mind wander to the unimaginable, but it was all that plagued me. What would happen if he never woke up? How was I supposed to go about living without him?
"I ain't get no sleep 'cause of y'all! Yall ain't get no sleep cause of meeeee!" Kasim yelled childishly, breaking me away from my dark thoughts to laugh at him.
"You're such a nutcase." I giggled as he came to sit next to me on the couch I was seated on. I had been up since 6 just staring at Dominic's rising and falling chest. I typically tended to do that every morning. I would just sit with him and pray for him to come back to me. It had become a routine like brushing my teeth in the morning.
"Happy Birthday Rae Rae!" He smiled pulling me into a crushing hug, making me laugh at how tight he was holding me.
"Sim I can't breathe." I squealed trying to push his big ass off of me.
"You don't need to breathe." He joked as he finally let me go.
"Happy birthday sweetheart!" Athena said, coming to give me a much more gentle hug.
"Happy birthday Rae." Daniel smiled as he also joined the hug his mom was giving me. I felt so loved. They always made me feel like family which I appreciated so much. I hadn't spoken to my parents since the mess they pulled in Austin. I had blocked my mother because that bitch was dead to me. I was hesitant about whether I wanted to block my dad. It seemed that no matter what he did I always had a soft spot for him. Unfortunately, he hadn't even bothered to reach out which hurt my feelings. Even though I know I told him not to, it was disheartening that he never fought for me.
