Kindred Spirits

Three

Gina

I couldn't cope, I couldn't think about this, I was going to lose my best friend. I've known her almost all my life and now without even being able to do anything, having no control over it I was going to lose her.

As long as her parents agreed it was time to say goodbye and to 'pull the plug'.

They hated me anyway, they blamed me for her being in this mess. I didn't mean for this to happen, but I don't blame them for blaming me after all I blamed myself for her being in the coma.

I just wished I could save her, but I couldn't because I didn't know how to.

Or at least I didn't think I could.

I sat by her and held her hand, they told me since they were phoning her parents, until they find out she'll still be on life support and then when they come to her if they agree to it, then it would be another couple of hours before they 'pull the plug' on her.

As I held her hand I slowly fell asleep, my head falling onto the bed next to Millie's arm, my hand still in her as I fell into a deep sleep.

As I woke up in a strange place, I looked around and frowned as I clearly didn't recognise anything. Or anyone.

I was surrounded by people I didn't know, then I turned to see the one person I did know and I smiled. Millie.

My eyes were selling with tears as I ran to hug her.

"How?" I asked, "how is this happening when you're in a coma?"

"It was the only way I could talk to you. I've heard everything that you've said, this is not your fault, don't ever think that no matter what my parents say alright? Your my best friend, you would never hurt me."

"Where am I?" I asked.

"I'm not sure, I think it's just a random town." Millie giggled. Then she stopped and looked serious. "I know this is going to be hard but you need to trust me, do you trust me?"

"Of course I do how could I not?"

"Okay, well, that reflex, moving of my hand or whatever, they said it was a sign of me getting worse, it wasn't." She simply said.

"So you're getting better?" I asked hopefully, grinning, but she shook her head.

"No, it was me telling you something in a way I didn't know how to."

"Tell me what?" I asked.

"Telling you, that you need to let me go, it's okay you can move on, I want you to be happy. You're like my sister, but I have to go I'm not going to get any better alright? Just please," she whispered, "let me go."

"I can't you're my best friend if you go how will I be able to find someone just like you?" I asked, as tears ran down my face.

"Believe me, you'll find someone, I know it. They'll be your soul mate, your kindred spirit."

"Do you know them?" I asked.

"Let's just say I had a dream one time where we met a guy and he had a powerful father, and he just seemed like you'd meet someone like him." She replied.

"I have to do this, don't I?" She only nodded, and I hugged again, "I can't believe I'm going to do this. I don't want to lose you." I chocked on my tears, Millie just wiped a year away and hugged me again.

"You can do this, you have to let me go, I know they're going to do it but you have to accept it, it's the best thing to do for me, you know I'll always be there, alive or not." She whispered, then pointed at my heart.