Let it Burn

Chapter 9: Secrets revealed

I'm awoken by beeping, but it's not my alarm clock, and I am not in my bed.. I jerk my eyes open as I remember the previous day. We must of fallen asleep on the couch, but if that was the case where is everyone? And what the hell is that beeping!? I here laughter and the beeping stops, so the guys must no what it is.

"Jase?" I call out "Pat, Nath? Are you guys here?"

"In the kitchen" that explains the beeping. I get up and make my way towards the kitchen but as I do a beautiful aroma washes over my nose as brings me to a stop- breakfast

"Good morning beautiful" Nathan smiles as the three boys surround me in what I think is an attempt at a group hug

"How'd you sleep?" Patrick asks as a yawn escapes my mouth

"Surprisingly well considering" I reply with a slight smile "I didn't wake up from any nightmares so that's a good thing, but I think that had something to do with the fact that you three were here. So thank you" Nathan wraps his arms around me again before telling me

"I've got your back Kat, we all do. We just hope your all right."

"I am, well I will be, just not yet. Anyway, shouldn't you be at school?"

"Ehh.. Who needs school?" I send him a flat look "do you really think I want to go to school. I wouldn't be able to concentrate anyway, so there's not point"

"Nathan, your going to school. Okay, and were..." I take a deep breath "We are going to the hospital

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"Are you sure you want to do this Kat?" Jason asked as he started the car back up again. We had just dropped Nathan off at school, and now are heading to the hospital

"Yes. Well no, but I know I need to, and it's not like I can hide much longer. I've got to man up I mean if it were drake he wouldn't abandon me like I've done to him. I've got to do this" I say, convincing myself more than anything. I can't back out. He's my brother. 'Thats why you can't do it stupid. Do you really want to see your brother unconscious in a hospital bed?' My inner voice asks

"It's alright Kat" pat tell me noticing my discomfort "we can go in with you to see him if you want, we don't have to, but we can. And we don't have to stay long either. I know you want to have a chat with him, and that's totally okay. They say that people can here us in comas. So maybe you could talk to him and he might wake up. You never know" his words are so comforting that the keep me calm the entire trip, all the way up until we're standing in the lift on the way to his floor. We walk up to the desk, and I'm so nervous Jason has to speak for me. The assistant tells us he's in room 314, so we quietly make our way down the hall. As I push open the door to room 314 I feel the two boys drop back

"We'll be just out here if you need anything" Jason re assures me

"This is something you need to do on your on Kat, it'll be fine."

I walk into the room, and there he is, just as I remembered from my last visit, so still, the only evidence of his life is the rise and fall if the chest. Seeing him like this scares me, even though I've seen him before, it still scares me.

"Hey Dreaky. Apparently you can here me. So if you can, I love you, and I miss you like crazy. And I'm SO SORRY. You have no idea how much my life has been flipped upside down since that blackout... But I guess since then that's all you've been seeing.. Black..

I'm so sorry drake. I never meant for any of this to happen. It's just so unfair, and I just really miss my brother. I'm so lost without you." I feel a tear roll down my cheek and I take one of his hands in both of mine. "If you can here me. Please come back to me! Please" I pull him into a hug as a nurse comes in and smiles at me