I Promise (A Connor McDonough Fan Fiction)

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All I can see was white. It's like I'm in this endless room that's all white. White walls, white doors, white windows, white everything. I tried to find my way around and leave this blinding room but as I make my way to the door, it gets farther and farther. It's like every step I make forward, takes me backward.

“Hello?” I asked particularly to no one, seeing that I was alone. “Is anybody here?”

I kept wandering around and attempting to get to the door but I wasn't so successful until I heard a little voice behind me, “Meggie?” I turned around and there was Cali.

“What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in the hospital right now?” I asked, slowly making my way towards her. Fortunately, she wasn't like the door that seems to be running away from me. “Where's Mom and Dad?”

“Relax, Meg. I'm okay now. I'm safe and I am all good. Better than I have ever been.” She said with a wide smile. I took in her appearance and she did look 200% better than when I last saw her. She was wearing a cute white dress and white doll shoes. Her ginger hair was up in a pony tail, held back by a white ribbon. Her steel-colored eyes are now alive and you couldn't trace any pain written on her face.

“But--” I interrupted myself from saying anything because one, I couldn't find any words to say and two, I'm pretty weirded out by this situation. The last time I remembered was I was at a concert in Atlanta until I got a call from Dad saying something happened to Cali..

And that's when everything sank in. “Holy crap, please don't tell me we are where I think we are.” I said to Cali with my eyes wide open.

She looked down to the white floor then eventually looked up. “I'm sorry but I can't do that.” She whispered. “But, I am in the right place, Meg. This is where I belong now. Everything's over for me now. I don't feel any pain and I am not suffering anymore.”

“No. No. No. please don't say that. You're coming back. When I come back to Florida, I will still see you there. Please don't do this Cali.” I cried. The tears now streaming down my face.

Cali ran up to me and hugged me. “I'm so sorry, Meg. I really am. Just know that I will always love you and I will look after you from here okay? I love you so much, Meg. I'll see you later.” I hugged her as tight as I could, afraid that once I let her go, she would be completely gone. But it started to feel like I was hugging the air as her image slowly faded and the once white room was now turning black.

I opened my eyes and sat up immediately. Tears were starting to come out of my eyes as I remembered everything that happened in my sleep. I was silently praying that it was just a dream but when I looked up and saw the faces of the people around me. Everything suddenly felt real. I lost my sister. The worst thing was, I wasn't there beside her when I promised her I would be there every step of the way.

I suddenly felt mad at everyone in this tour for taking me miles away from my sister when she needed me, at Connor for forcing me to go to this stupid tour when he knows that I have a dying sister back home and at myself for letting all of this happen.