I just know..!

Chapter 16

"We should take her to the hospital!" Blake yelled.
"My mom is a doctor!" Al yelled. Why were all of them yelling? I could hear Al run inside shouting for Alice. Steve kept stroking my hair like I was his little daughter. He kept calling my name as if he was in pain.
I wanted to open my eyes and tell him I was okay! How would I not be okay when I friends as my family?
"Alice! She isn't waking up!" Blake yelled.
"Give her some space!" She paused "Steve?" She said.
"I won't leave her!" Steve held onto me tighter.
"Please Steve!" Blake pleaded. I see something...I mean I felt something.
Steve carried me somewhere (obviously into a room for a bed) and put my head on a pillow but didn't leave my hand. He fondled my palm. His touch was magical..my mighty magician!
"Did she take her pills?" Alice questioned.
"No" Steve and Blake answered together.
"Does she carry them around?"
"Nope! But I can go get them!" Steve said.
"I'll come with you!" Blake said and I could hear them run out in a hurry.
There was silence, no one spoke a word. Every now and then Brandon came in to check on me. I just hoped he doesn't inform mom or dad! It's not like they would come leaving all their work, but I just didn't want them to know!
"You went all the way home and you came so fast?" Brandon asked. I thought  Steve and Blake came back.
"I know her meds!" Steve declared.
"We went to a nearby medical supplier!" Blake huffed.
"Give it here!" Alice lifted my head and stuffed a few pills into my mouth.
"Let her take some rest! She'll be fine by the time she wakes up!" Alice said and once again there was a pin-drop silence.

Maybe an hour later, I opened my eyes and walked into the hall. All of them were sleeping, Steve and Blake were lying on the floor. Al and Branny were sleeping in the couch. Steve was wearing jacket Blake's jacket. That's progress!

I looked out and it was dark. I pulled out my phone to check the time and realised it was midnight.
I walked towards the kitchen and served myself a pizza slice. It was food and I could eat it anyway..hot or cold!?

"Sweetheart!" Steve called from behind and I startled throwing my pizza slice down.
"You threw my pizza!" I whined.
"Good for you! You are not allowed to have that anyway!" He threw my delicate slice into the bin.
"You can't do that!" I whispered angrily.
"I can do anything sweetheart!" He raised his collarless shirt.
"Really? Stop me!" I ran to the countertop and snatched another slice and stuffed it into my mouth.
"You will choke to death!" He announced sitting on the countertop resting his chin on his knees.
I drank some water and walked towards the refrigerator to get some more food.
"Really? Watermelon? After that huge slice?" He raised his eyebrows so high that they almost merged with his hair. Okay fine! I know that's not possible!
"I'm hungry! I didn't have anything since yesterday's lunch!" I hogged on my new found love,watermelon.
"Did I ever tell you how unbelievable you are!"
"You also told that I'm beautiful!" I blushed.
"Someone's blushing.!"
"I was born with a pinkish complexion sweetheart!" I replied and he smiled swinging back and forth.
"Why are you smiling!?" I asked.
"Nothing!"
"Tell"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
"You are not going to leave it, are you?" He smiled again.
"I just liked it when you called me sweetheart!" He came closer and whispered.
"I like it too!" I blushed.
"You have many nicknames..so they are all same!" He added.
"This name makes me feel special..you calling me with that name makes me even more special!!" I blushed. He blushed too.
"Are you flirting with me?" That asshole!
"I've better stuff to do!" I said and left. I was actually trying there....for my best friend!! Something is seriously wrong with me.

"You sleeping?" He asked as I stepped out of the kitchen.
"I don't think I can sleep anymore!" I added and both of us walked into the balcony. We pulled the pool chairs closer and sat  together.

We stared at the stars and the moon. The moonlight was enough to lit the whole world. Screw these lights!

"Do You know that the moon is also called Luna?" I informed.
"Obviously, that is why we call it the lunar eclipse!" That intelligent bug!
"Do you know that the moon moves away from the earth 3.8 centimetres every year?" I asked. I wanted to prove that I'm not as dumb as he thinks I am!
"Yes I do! And Do you know that full moons can make people go insane..not all believe but some do..very strongly!" I gawked at him.
"I'll tell you a story about moon!" He pulled me closer and put his hand around my shoulder.
"There is a very famous Chinese myth about this woman who is said to live on the moon. There are different variations of the myth but the basic story is that she and her husband were once immortal beings who were made mortal because of their bad behavior. They then attempted to achieve immortality again through the use of a pill but Chang'e got greedy and took too much of the pill and ended up floating up to the moon where she remained stuck over time. She is the subject of much Chinese poetry and is one of the central reasons for celebration each Autumn during the Chiense Moon Festival." He explained.
"What happened to the husband?" I asked.
"I thought a lot about it too...but I read no where about him..!" He ended.
"Steeeve!" I dragged a little later.
"Not anything stupid sweetheart!.. You aren't really doing good! So I expect something sensible for once!" He ordered and I smiled.
"I want to get drunk!" I replied.
"Are you f***ing mad? You were unconscious for f***ing six hours and now you want to get drunk!" He yelled. I just hoped that no one would wake up and make it a bigger mess than it already was.

"I just-" he cut me off and yelled again "I'm not taking you and you are not going either!" He stormed inside.
I had mixed feelings, should I be happy that there is someone who actually cares for me, or should I be hurt that I'm not able get drunk.

All I want was one clarity, Is everyone's life so dramatic or is it only mine?

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"Steve!" Blake called from the door and I moved away from Steve's comforting chest.

Yes! Yes! He came again an hour later and apologised for overreacting . We laughed, we hugged and he finally lulled me sleep with some story about some tooth fairy!

      I'm awesome like that!

"How are you now star?" He asked hesitantly.
"I'm fine Blake! My back got stiff!" I straightened up my back.
"Can I..umm..can I talk to..umm.. Steve?" What the heck, I thought he would talk to me? Till yesterday they couldn't stand each other's name and now Blake wants to talk to Steve! Should I be happy? Or was I missing something? I can smell something!?!

"He is still sleeping!" I whispered.
"Come on in then! I'll talk to him later!!" He said.
I covered Steve's face with some cloth I found. I had to protect his 'beautiful' face from tanning.!
"Is Branny up?" I asked. It was weird talking to Blake. Who on earth faints when proposed and wakes up after hours and behave like she remembers nothing?
"I don't think so!! They made out all night in that couch!" He laughed.
"You and Steve saw?" They were disgusting.
"Obviously!" He smirked.
"Yuck!!" I dragged.
"You know , it wasn't all that interesting in the starting but then Al-" I pressed my hand to his mouth and he licked it.
"So gross!" I rubbed my hand to his shirt and he started tickling me. I laughed, laughed laughed and laughed until Blake tripped over a pillow.
I laughed again while he rubbed his head in pain.
"It's been so long since I saw you laugh!" He stared at me.
"It's been so long since you made me laugh!" I ended, his smile reduced.
"Did you listen to what I said last night?" He asked.
There comes the  'The Question Of The Year!'  and I thought I could get through this!

"Umm..yes..but Blake...I have..I don't " I didn't know what to answer , I wasn't sure about Blake anymore. We don't spend time like we used to. I don't find myself gawking at him like I used to. We don't quietly sit, stare and share at something constantly like we used to. I just wasn't sure of my own feelings. And I have no idea about this sudden change?

"Take your own time star! But Please try to tell me yes! It's already quite late!!" He blushed. It just wasn't clicking anymore. I would've fallen head over heels, if he had told these same words two months before. Surprisingly, I didn't want go back in time!

"Blazey! You okay!" Al yelled from the other end of the hall.
"Oh my god! Thanks!" I ran to her releasing the breath I didn't know I was holding.
"What happened? Why are you so revealed?" She guessed.
"Come with me..!" I dragged her out.
"Al .. I'm so confused..all this while I've been waiting for Blake to propose and now when he actually did I'm not sure.. In fact I'm not sure of anything.. It's like he had lost the glow..all of a sudden..I don't want to hurt him..I know the pain Al! He asked me say-" Al put her hand over my mouth and said "Breathe in.. Breathe out...in and out!" I followed.

"Calm down! Give it some time and think over..think about what you want..think about what's missing in Blake..I want you to happy Blazey!!" She hugged. I wasn't ready to face reality anymore.

"Bla-Bla!" Steve yelled standing at the main door.I wrinkled up my nose for his sudden weird nickname.

"Where did you get that name from?" I moved closer to him and Al followed.
"It's a short cut to Blaze and also you talk a lot..like really a lot.!" He laughed.
"I must call you Ste-Ste then!" I exclaimed.
"Why is that sweetheart?"
"If I'm Bla-Bla , you are Ste-Ste !" I said feeling like crap. Why can't I be a little more witty..a little more humour.?

"You are unbelievable!" He widened his eyes and left tossing his head as if he couldn't deal with my dumbness anymore.
"You totally have a crush on Steve.. Am I right?" Al asked raising one of her perfectly shaped eyebrow.
"He is just a friend Al!" I dragged.
""From when did you start blushing while talking to your friends!" She winked and went in. All thanks to Al for leaving me more confused than a teenage girl choosing her permanent tattoo.

By the time we went in,Steve was thanking Alice while Blake was standing behind him with a hand on Steve's shoulder.
"...you were really of great help Alice! Thank you so much!" Steve smiled. What was this man? My loving Labrador!