My Brother's Girlfriend (Emison)

Chapter 36

emily pov

i woke up with a jolt. What happened? Shut up Emily, of course you remember. you took that bullet for alison. where is alison? where am i? the white walls closing in on me and the monitor by my side told me i was most likely in the hospital. "you're awake." my brother's voice came into the room and i noticed him in the doorway. "why do i feel like a damned robot." i said and groaned. he let out a breathy chuckle, "it's called wires em. they've been giving you medicine and the nutrients you needed when you were in your coma." i frowned at his words. "coma?" "yeah. you were out for 2 weeks em. it's march 17th." i widened my eyes and looked around, "how? how bad was my wound?"

"bad. it hit your abdomen. you went into surgery and you flatlined. they got you back but you fell into a coma. we've all been waiting for you to wake up. you made a few movements here and there. nothing major. they said you were alive. we just had to wait until you decided it was time to wake up." the doctor came in and hanna, spencer, aria and charlotte all ran to me and hugged me. aria and hanna were clearly crying because the doctor said it's a good thing i woke up today because my body was getting farther into the coma, possibly leading to my death. he explained the meds i need to use and what things i can do and things i can. i need to replace the bandage every other day and clean the puss off of the wound. as he talked caleb wrote it down and i zoned out. what else happened? something is missing. they're leaving something out...and where's alison?

"where's alison?" i said, cutting off spencer and the doctor's conversation.

everyone looked at me with worried eyes and i grew nervous at the way they were looking at me. "where's alison? hanna?" i turned to face her and she gulped, looking down and played with her fingers, trying to avoid eye contact. "where is alison!" i shouted now, growing scared and angry at the same time.

"she's in the room next door."

"why." i said after caleb told me and he let out a breath of air. "she um...she overdosed em. bad. she's been in a coma longer than you...no signs of waking up though." charlotte said and her eyes clearly showed the exhaustion, depicting that she has been here for a while, awake the whole time. 

i instantly brought myself up but they tried to hold me back, "emily you can't! you'll get hurt." "i need to see her." i said and grabbed the monitor that was attached to me and walked with it rolling on its wheels. i went next door and saw a bed with a pale, lifeless girl in it. "alison." i whispered and slowly pushed the door open. i walked over and sat myself on a chair next to her, then took her hand. "hi..." i whispered to her and sniffled as the pain of seeing my girlfriend like this settled in.

"you gotta wake up al. it's my damn fault you got into this mess in the first place. you gotta wake up al-" "finally! you're awake!" i turned to see mrs. dilaurentis. i smiled weakly and she hugged me softly, aware of my wound. "i'm glad you're okay emily." she whispered as her hands cupped my cheeks. i smiled, "me too mrs. d. anything at all?"

she shook her head and looked at alison solemnly, "i'm afraid not. alison's strong. she'll pull through. i hope..." she looked about ready to cry and i closed my eyes, "mrs. dilaurentis. i have to tell you something. this...is all my fault. i got alison into that crap and-" "hanna and charlotte already told me dear. it's okay. i don't blame you. alison had a choice. sadly she made the wrong one. but we all make mistakes yes?"

i smiled weak-like and nodded, "yeah. i guess."

"alison loves you emily. i know that. and you showed me how much you truly love her when you took a bullet for her. nobody has ever loved my daughter like you do and i have always wanted her happy. you take such great care of her and i know now the risks you will take to keep her safe so...thank you. truly." she said and hugged me warmly. i closed my eyes at the feeling of a mother's embrace. so this is what a hug from a mom feels like? if it is. i wish i could've felt this everyday...