Thursday

Chapter Four

-Val's POV 

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. I heard a faint beeping noise in my ear. I slowly fluttered my eyes open. After a few seconds I opened my eyes adjusted and I saw I was in a large white room. I was confused as to where I was so I began to get up. A sharp pain ran from my head down to my ankles. I quickly slammed back down onto the area I was laying on and cringed in pain. Suddenly all the memores, the song, the video, the crash, rushed into my head at once. The last thing I could remeber was being on a cold opearting table. Based on my memory, I figured I was in a hospital and that my body was pretty banged up. 

I lay still in my hosptial bed and tried to make the pain go away. "Morning Val, nice to see your finally up." I turned my head o the side, slowly with joy, expecting to see Abel since he was the only one that called me "Val". Instead I saw a tall male with a long white coat on a clipboard in his hand. "Hello" I said, well, tried to. My voice came out small and weak. I furrowed my eyebrows and put my hand on my throat. He chuckled a little and said "Its ok, you vocal cords are going to be sore for a while but other than that, your injuries should be healed in bout a year. You know, you are very lucky. Many people who were in a sitiuation like yours didnt survive." My eyes widned at his words and he slightly chuckled. He walked closer to me and then handed me two small blue pills. "Take these, it will help with the pain". I quickly took them and swalloed it. "I'll be back in a little, if you need anything, ring that bell there". I nodded and he began to walk out the door. He quickly turned on his heels and then said "Oops, almost forgot, some fella named Abel said he wanted to see you when you got up, is it ok to let him in?" I quickly nodded without thinking about it twice. It hurt extrmely bad but my happiness outweighed my pain. He gave a short nod then headed out. 

I turned my head to the other side and looked put the window. All I saw were tons of trees, flowers and clear blue sky. It looked beautiful and made me forget my pain for a quick second. I heard a slight creak and I turned my head towards the door. That side of the room was dark but  could make out the shape of his body. "Come closer Abel" I said in a low raspy whisper. He must heard it because he slowly inched foward and once he stepped into the light, I saw that looked horrible. He was still in the same outfit from the day of the accident and his face looked rough and unshaven. His clothes were rumpled and wrinkly and his eyes were dark and vacant. 

I stared at him un sure of what to say. Tears slowly began to fall down his face, his knees buckled and he began to repeatdly say 'Im so sory Val." He cralwed over to my bed and grabbed my hand enclosing in his two larger hands. He kissed it slowly and a few salty tears fell on my hand. I pulled my hand back and said "Babe, I'm alive and that's all that matters." I took my hand and slolwly rubbed it againt his stubbly face. The tears began to slow less and then came to a halt. He wiped his eyes and then stood up. "Im just, Im so sorry. This would have never happened if I would've stayed home with you" he said in a low voice with his face toward the ground. "Look babe, dont blame yourself, no one would of guessed this would happen ok? I dont like seeing you like this...it hurts me." My voice was very hoarse and it broke at the end. He looked up and nodded. I smiled a little and that caused him to smile big. He looked up at me with his shinning eyes and I thought "How in the world did I end up with him".He walked over to the chair next to my bed and took a seat. 

For the next, actually I dont know how long, we talked. We talked about everything and anything. About two or three times the doctor came in to give me my meds and few more times to make sure we were ok. While he was with me, I felt more alive then I have felt in the past years. THe way his eyes shined so bright when he smiled and how his voice sounded like heaven when he spoke. 

"Mr. Tesfaye, Im sorry, but visiting hours are over." said a quiet voice". Me and Abel turned in that direction and saw it was a nurse. :You can come back tommorow at 8". He stood up and nodded. The nurse and then he leaned in for a hug. I sat up a little and hugged him it felt a little awkward but it made me feel good. When he pulled away, he kissed my forehead, whispered "Goodbye" and headed out the door. When his presence was no longer there, the room felt larger and empty. I turned to my side and the sky that was once filled with a bright shining sun now held a big glowing moon that stood out among the stars and the dark sky. I stared out the window untill my eyelids became heavy and sleepiness filled me.