If life were a fairytale (one more chance SEQUEL)

Chapter 13

"I looked him up. He's Jim. Jim Burke. I didn't tell anyone I actually did it, but I went to meet him. He was in the hospital too, for 2 weeks. Had some broken ribs, and a concussion. After that he went home to his wife and 2 kids. I also met them. They are happy, all of them. A happy simple family, who had a crappy accident. When I went down there, he was so nice. Then he told me what happened. He was arguing with Ruby, his daughter. She's 14, so fights are normal between them. But he told me, for one second looked back, and the next thing he knew, Your car was too close, he wasn't fast enough, and Ruby was flew right across the window. Her leg got infected, and the doctors couldn't do anything but cut it off. But she still smiles, and she still sees the light at the end of the tunnel. You know, He said he was sorry a bunch of times, but I" I sat there silently for some minutes. "They handled it way better than I did. And his 16 year-old son, Ben, had this friend, Jenny. They reminded me of us."

I remembered Ben and that girl, laying in the grass of that backyard, laughing about small thigs, and playing to catch each other. He would grab her by her waist and spin her around, and then he would tickle her till they were back on the grass. I remembered how it felt to laugh with him.

"Adam, remember the first day of 1st grade? The day we met?" I asked to what was practically a beeping machine. "I was so scared, I knew no one. But you... you came and hugged me like I was your friend, I blushed and you said 'come, I know some girls you'll like' and you were only a kid. But somehow or other, you knew exactly what I needed. After that, I told you about how messed up my family was, who back then were only my mom and I. But you didn't freak out like I expected you to do. Neither did the girls. Instead, you smiled at me and explained to me how your family wasn't perfect either. And when your dad died, you were still stronger than me. Then Riley came, who you treated like a sister you liked to spoil." I chuckled at the beautiful memory of 12 year old Adam holding a 2 months old Riley. "And then Cameron and Chloe, they really were assholes, right?"

I looked down at my hands. "We went through a whole lot of crap together, didn't we?" I got up and walked to the other end of the room. "Another time I remember, when we were returning to New York from our unplanned road trip. I was worried for all the things that had happened, including my mom. And you said 'If life were a fairy-tale, happily ever after's would be easy to get.' And you were right, they are extremely hard to achieve." I said leaning against the wall, as mi voce broke. "I just wish we could get one for once."

I looked at him. So calm, so unaware of what was happening around him. "I just wish you would fucking wake up. I just wish you would smile at me like you always did and tell me fairy-tales are real. Because if they were, I could be your true love's kiss." I bent down and smirked sadly. "Wouldn't that be great? I find out you were in love with me, I kiss you, you wake up, smile, and we have our own happy ending?" I bit my lip and covered my mouth.

I stayed there, on the cold, hospital room floor. The heart monitor kept beeping, rhythmically, and the nurses outside talked in low voices, sweet and caring, like a soft lullaby. I put my head between my legs, and curled up as tight as I could. I whispered, "Please wake up Adam. I beg you. Please."

I heard a sigh from the other side of the room. "'If life were a fairy-tale, happily ever after's would be easy to get.' From all the people, you actually believed that crap I said?" A voice I hadn't heard in a long time said. My eyes lit up and looked across the room to the smile I missed, his eyes half open. "Hey. Come here. From all the things you talked about, I was sad I didn't get a hug." He smiled. I ran towards him, wrapped my arms around him, but being careful not to cause him any pain. I felt tears running down my cheeks and landing on the pillow. At that moment, those tears, were of relief of having my best friend back.

A/N: HI! So he finally woke up! What do you think? Comment and vote!