Sunday
As I lay on my bed staring up at my ceiling picking and biting at my finger nails and occasionally looking at my phone seeing if I have gotten any messages or a phone call from Mrs Collins, Aprils mum.
I've liked her for five years...Five solid years!... Since 7th grade, and she doesn't even know I'm deeply in love with her .No one knows. It's like my dirty little secret, I'm 107% sure she just sees me as really, good, close, best friend, like a brother one might say. I closed my eyes for a few minutes then I felt my phone vibrate beside me, I quickly sit up seeing Mrs Collins number on my screen, I answered it quickly hearing a females voice and my hands started to shake a little.
"H-hello" I stuttered out quickly "Nate? Honey? Its Belle..." Mrs Collins, or otherwise known as April's mum, said panicked "How is she!?, is she okay!?" I said interrupting her eager to know some answers "Well... She has gone into surgery, she's broken two middle ribs one on each side... And-" "And...!?" I said panicked
"Nate, They put her in a medically infused a coma so that they could work on her without any interruptions or anything going wrong as her broken ribs were very close to puncturing her lungs" She said rushed as if she was trying to get it all out before she started crying again
"And? What seems to be the problem? The doctors got her out of the a coma with smelling salts or something right? Right?" I started to panic
"Nate...." She drew out. In that moment I knew nothing was going my way nor hers. She wasn't waking up
I dropped the phone as the worst possible thing was brought to my mind.... What if she doesn't wake up?
No, I can't think like this I have to stay positive for both of us. I need to stay strong
"Nate, Nate?" Belle called through the phone that I dropped on the floor beside my bed
"Sorry Belle, I spaced out" I said making up some lame excuse she she doesn't worry about me and April
"That's alright sweetie" She said sadly
"Belle? Can, can I visit her, will they allow me?" I asked her softly desperately wanting to see her to know she's alive I wanted to talk to her even though she may not be able to respond
"Nate you can come visit her if you like, now, They're allowing more than family but only one person is allowed to stay the night. If you would like to stay, you can" Belle said to me knowing how much I would love it if I could stay the night at the hospital with her
"Thank you so much Belle, you don't have to do this you know?" I told her thanking her over and over
"No, no. You two are inseparable. Who am I to stop you from seeing her?" Belle said chucking as I threw clothes left right and center into a duffle bag that I pulled up onto my bed
"Thank you so much Belle, I owe you one I really do"
"That's alright. So I'll see you her in 15-20 minutes?"
"Maybe even less" I said giving myself a challenge
"Ooo Risky, See you soon" She chuckled as she hung up the call
I quickly shoved everything in my bag, School clothes for tomorrow, actual clothes to sleep in tonight. a thick blanket as all of us know how cold it'll be and, my pillow. I quickly hoisted the bag up onto my shoulder and threw my door open to run down the stairs making an awful lot of noise
"Someone's up" Dad humorlessly chuckled. We're all finding different ways to deal with it, Dad is trying to be the rock of it all and support us. When he breaks down I have no idea
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Pinky Promise
Random"Would you ever forget me?" I ask her holding her hand "Well, would you?" I ask again "Never" "Pinky Promise?" I said holding out my pinky "Pinky Promise" She confirmed latching her pinky onto mine April Collins promised Nathan Smith that she would...
