Change Me (editing)

Chapter 27

Derek's POV

"You need to help her remember!"

"How?! Tell me how in the hell I'm supposed to get her to remember everything?!" Jessica screamed through tears.

"We all tried! NOTHING WORKED! You are the only person that has been avoiding Tyler since she woke up, either you try, or you walk out of her life forever! You choose!" Shay said angrily walking out of the door. 

It's been almost two weeks since me and my brother left the hospital that day. We all stood in Tyler's room trying, but failing to convince her own girlfriend to go talk to her. Jessica was scared and stubborn as hell and it wasn't helping any situation right now.

"Look," i said as i sat next to her on Ty's bed," she's in there, and she's almost back. Remind her of the love in her life and bring her back to reality."

"Like a fairy tale. Almost like true loves kiss but with words...." Kayla's voice drifted off as she twirled a strand of her hair.

"Yea," Dontae said as he walked out the bathroom," fairy tales are all about how love is the key right? So use love."

Kayla giggled. "I'm so mad that you know that."

"What? Ty rubbed off on me in ninth grade literature class..."

We all looked at Jessica as she played with her fingers and started into space. She looked lost, almost as if the talk of fairy tales actually sent her mind into one.

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Jessica's POV

I'm insane. This whole idea is insane!

I thought to myself as I set up the table in Tyler's hospital room. A few hours ago I convinced her nurse to get her out the room, considering she had been asking anyway. 

I lit the candles around the room, poured us both glasses of her favorite drink and set up all her favorite foods.

I pulled my shirt of and slid her jersey over my head, not even noticing that she had walked into the room.

I jumped at the sight of her.

She laughed and claimed the seat across from mine.

I stared at her. And as I sat here and stared I realized small talk wasn't going to cut it. I couldn't dryly talk my way through this. I had to tell her how I really felt, I needed to pour my heart out. But where would I start? When we met? My regret? How she endlessly protected me? How much I care about her? 

"Do you remember when we first met?"

She shook her head no.

I giggled at the thought of that day. "It was the first day of school... you and your friends walked into Pre-Calculus late and the class started laughing but you only noticed me. You called me a white girl and asked me what my name was..." my voice drifted as I smiled.

"I'm sorry if that was ra-" 

"It wasn't racist.. I thought it was ... kind of cute. But anyway in our Photography class you tried to flirt and I thought your game was so weaaaak." 

She grabbed her chest dramatically showing that she was hurt. "From what I've heard my game has never been weak."

"I'm going to ignore that comment and continue my story...."

"So anyway I basically rejected you and the next day my ex was messing with me in class and you slammed her into the wall but you weren't talking to me so I was confused but we're not going to get into that...Then eventually, like an idiot I took my ex back and coincidentally we get paired together on a project. While we were working on it you noticed the scratch on my head from her hitting me. Then umm.. one day at school she completely flipped out and started punching and kicking me in the hallway until your friend Kayla went and got you and you completely beat the shit out of her. Then you carried me out of the school and took my home and cleaned everything.. you even stayed until I woke up. That same night you got shot in your arm and I actually convinced you to go to the hospital. Then.... we sat by the lake.. I laid in between your legs and it felt so right.. almost like I was supposed to be there and I told you i would give you a chance...

Then we kissed for the first time and it was everything I did not expect it to be. It was soft..and it was sweet. It made my heart skip so many beats...Its like from that moment you were my baby and I was your sweetheart. But now you're like my knight but without the armor...."

"We had breakfast together before school.. I brought us Waffle House.." she said slowly looking up at me. I was shocked.

"I climbed up your tree one night.. mostly because I thought I was going to die that night and I wanted your comfort. Then the next morning I sped in front of you..and we kissed in the parking lot. And of course I fought Demi the same day."

"You remember..." I felt a small tear escape 

"You met my mother and sister at the carnival...my mother has cancer...Demi came to my neighborhood and I stayed with you to make sure you were safe. The date.... I left...The navy letter..the game.."

"Tyler..."

"The game! She shot me after the game!" She jumped out of her chair and paced around the room.

"Baby calm down!" I said grabbed her arms trying make her calm down.

"Did she touch you?! Where is she?!"

"Nobody's seen any sigh of her or her friends since then..."

She took a sigh of relief and walked back to her chair. She ran her fingers through her hair and had a cold look on her face. I took a knee in front of her and grabbed her hands slowly.

"I know that look on your face..and right now you're not thinking so I need you to promise me that you won't retaliate.Please Tyler"

"Fine....I promise..."

I put my hand on her face and caressed her cheek softly.

"I love you so much...I'm so sorry this happened to you. I never meant to cause you so much trouble and pain I swear I didn't."

"Jess-"

"No! Let me finish.. you've been there for me from the start. You're my superhero. My Batman. My Dark Knight and yes I've been doing my research because I know how much you love it. From the start I should have been completely open with you and I wasn't and I'm so completely sorry! Tyler.. I want to be with you for a long time. I was so terrified when I thought that I had lost you. I can't stand the thought of ever losing because I need you by my side at all times. I should have never let anything happen to you and now you're hurt...-"

She cut me off by kissing me and slowly pulling away. 

"You still talk too much..."

"And you still don't talk enough.."

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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the next chapter is the last chapter of the story and I will be starting the sequel in two days. The sequel will be deeper and more detailed and also written in third person. Get ready for new characters, sex,lies,drama,tragedy, tears, deception and death. 

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P.S. Don't sleep on my sequel i've been working on my writing skills . lol but seriously I hope you guys read it and enjoy it. I promise it won't take as long as it took me to finish this one. Updates will be regular. Pinky Promise. And thank you all for sticking with me through this story !