Until You Mean It

Chapter 18: Patient

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This is it. This how I die.

My whole life flashed before my eyes. All the memories that were close to my heart, the goals I have yet to accomplish, all the bad choices but mostly my regrets. I could remember every time I wanted to say or do something but I held back because I was too afraid.

I was always afraid.

I failed to remember that death was imminent, that any day could be my last day. We all do it. We forget to appreciate life and to be grateful. After all, it is human nature to crave what we don't have. We forget to be thankful for the things we have instead of envying someone else's life and deem it perfect. The saying, the grass is greener on the other side is not always true. We should always keep that in mind.

Time froze and gravity was no longer my friend.

I was doomed.

I probably should have tried escaping, but I no longer had control over my body. Maybe, just maybe I could have saved myself. But sadly, it was too late.

The tree was quickly approaching and I was frozen in place. I was going to die. I could feel its mass compressing the air, the same way it would compress me soon. So, I accepted my fate and I closed my eyes as the tree came down, bracing for the pain that would send me to a never ending darkness.

A force so strong shoved me that my head connected with the pavement hard.
But not a force by the tree but by Christian.
The tree didn't crush me.

He saved me.

Christian saved me.

I felt so relieved that tears started to spring from my eyes. Little did I know that it was far from over. I suddenly let out a blood curdling scream as I felt a splitting pain in the back of my skull. My vision started to dim. I was losing my hold unto reality. My tears were no longer of relief but pain.

"Avril, stay with me," he said, startling me back to consciousness. I watched as he gently held the back of my head and touch my hair. His hand trembled as he looked down on it.

Panic flashed in his eyes as blood trickled down my neck and unto the concrete.

"There's so much blood."

I could no longer fight the darkness. I saw the night became a blur, colors meshing with other colors as I lost focus of his face. My eyes felt heavy.

I just need to close my eyes for a second. Just one second. I won't fall asleep. I just need to rest-

"Just a little longer, Avril." He shook me a little. I forced my eyes open and I watched in daze as his hands shook to use his phone. I started to drift and I just knew this was it.

"Avril!" Christian screamed as he shook me. "No! Stay awake."

"It's okay Chris," I whispered right before my eyes shut down.

He continued to scream as I lost myself to the darkness.

12 Hours later

I kept silent even though I knew both my mom and Caleb was in the room. I needed a moment to myself. I looked at Caleb sprawled in the armchair near the window as a slight snore came out of his mouth. It was weird that compared to all my other friends, I knew so little about him. He's not as open as I wanted him to be. So, it's only fitting I found him more interesting because of his reserved manner. And I wanted to find out everything about this guy who slept in a hospital chair for me.