I didn't move.
I couldn't. I was too shocked.
Karmen, on the other hand, apparently wasn't because as soon as she saw who the man was she immediately jumped into his arms and held onto him.
Gatsby chuckled as she did this and held her tight. I just stood there wide eyed.
"I missed you! What happened?! How are you here? Where have you been?!" Karmen questioned Gatsby rapidly.
"I'll explain everything on the way back." Gatsby said walking out the door. Karmen rushed out the door following him. I then began to follow her, but soon turned around to look at the secretary.
"I don't think we're coming back any time soon." I say to her with a smile. She smiles back.
"Kelsey, come on!" I hear Karmen yell from outside. I quickly say bye to the secretary and run outside where Karmen and Gatsby are.
We all walk to the car, Karmen and I on either side of Gatsby. The car looked brand new, like we never even crashed in it.
Suddenly, Gatsby looked down and smiled. "You kept my ring." he said while looking at me. I looked at it, then back at him.
"Yeah. I wanted to make sure it stayed safe." I said with a smile. Gatsby smiled back.
"Thank you." he said. I nodded and took off the ring, giving it back to him.
Gatsby shook his head. "You keep it." I gave him a confused look. "Why?" I asked.
He simply shrugged. "Because." After that I didn't question him any farther, and just put the ring back on my pointer finger.
After 7 months of being in a coma, Gatsby was still a mystery.
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Gatsby explained the whole story to us on the way to the airport. So basically, here's what happened:
Gatsby had just woken up like, 4 days ago. Which surprised everyone. Nick was there when he woke up, and he told Carmine he was awake. Carmine said he should rest for a few days, but after hearing that Karmen and I left, he insisted that he would come and get us to bring us back.
He kind of remembers what happened, he said the last thing he remembers was the car falling into the ditch and then everything went black. He also said being in a coma just felt like being asleep, and it didn't feel like that long. So yeah.
We don't know who was in the car that caused us to crash. The only thing we all really remember is seeing blue.......
Anyways, that's pretty much it. After Gatsby was finished telling us the basics we just drove in silence. Not an awkward silence, a comforting silence. The silence you have when you've been reunited with a friend.
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"I see you still like to speed." Karmen said while grasping onto the side of the door.
Gatsby chuckled. "Darling, that's something about me that will never change."
We had just gotten out of Gatsby's jet and were now speeding down the streets of New York. Just like old times. :)
Carmine was piloting the jet, obviously. As soon as I saw him I ran up and hugged him. I really did miss Carmine. He was kind of like a cool grandpa, in a way. :P
I will admit, being in this car kind of gave me the chills. Like what happened before would happen again. But, I chose to ignore the feeling.
"Anything interesting happen to you two over the past 7 months?" Gatsby suddenly questioned us.
I shrug. "Not really." Karmen nodded. "Yeah, life was way funner here."
Gatsby smiled. By now, we were on the back road that lead to Nick's house and Gatsby's. I was amazed to see everything still looked the same.
We pulled up to Gatsby's house and I automatically saw Nick standing by the door waiting for us.
I quickly jumped out the car, not while it was moving lol, and ran to Nick as fast as I could.
He already had his arms open for me. I involuntarily wrapped my arms around his and buryed my head in his neck. His arms simultaneously went around my waist.
We just stood there, without saying a word. Finally, I spoke.
"I kept your promise." I said still in the same position.
Nick chuckled. "I started thinking you wouldn't." he said. I raised my head and looked him in the eye.
"I will always keep my promises."
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We're back! :D
~kelso~
