Makayla's P.O.V
I'm in pain and I can't open my eyes. I groan and attempt to move but not much happens. I hear little footsteps running in the opposite direction and try to yell for help but again, nothing happens.
Not long after I hear two pair of footsteps running back towards where I am and the door is swung open. "Lily... It's not good to lie about stuff like that" I hear Damian scold
"I'm not lying! She moved! I swear" Lily says in her defense. Are they talking about me? Why would it be a big deal if I moved?
"Go eat dinner" Damian says and there is no arguing when he uses that tone. I hear the little footsteps storm from the room and hear a creek next to me. Something is laid beside me and it moves, it must be Dj. My hand is taken in between Damian's two large warm hands and kisses are placed from my wrist to my elbow, butterflies flutter throughout my stomach
It's silent for a minute before Damian speaks again "I'm so sorry Makayla. I wasn't there to protect you" What is he talking about? "You keep getting hurt but I'm too selfish to let you go. I promise I will make this up to you, Lily, my son,and you will never want for anything. You'll have whatever your heart desires, starting with the perfect house for our family. Just please wake up" His voice cracks on the last part and I attempt to squeeze his hand to comfort him but I barely have the strength to move at all "Makayla?" I hear something squeak against the floor "Callie!" Why is he calling for his sister? I'm so confused
I hear more footsteps and Callie's voice "What happened" She sounds out of breath
"She squeezed my hand" He says in a rush "Makayla, please wake up. Open those beautiful eyes for me" I want to scream that I'm trying but I can't. I struggle to try and open my eyes and finally I am able to open them, but barely "She's awake! Come on baby, you can do it" He encourages me and finally my eyes are fully open but I shut them from the bright light shining through the curtains "Pull the curtains"
I open my eyes and see Callie standing on the other side of the bed and Damian is standing beside me with tears in his eyes "You're awake" He says and the tears fall over and he begins to cry
II try to talk but nothing is coming out and that's when I realize there is a tube coming from my nose and a oxygen mask over my mouth. I manage to mumble while it's on "What happened?" I ask and groan as I try to move and pain courses through my body. That's when I notice the IV in my right arm and other cords connected to me
"You were shot" He sobs "I wasn't there to protect you" Everything from the night he proposed begins to come back "I'm so sorry Makayla, I promise nothing like this will ever happen again. Please don't think differently of me. I will spend the rest of my life making this up to you" He calms down a little bit but Callie pushes him out of the room as she inspects me
"I'm gonna take the feeding tube out but I'm keeping you on oxygen until we know how your lung is gonna behave now that you're awake" She says and takes the tape off of my nose and calls for Damian to come back inside "I'm gonna need you to help me keep her sitting upright so I can pull the feeding tube out" She says and Damian gently pulls me up into a upright position and gets me up against the headboard. Callie stands in front of me and gently begins to pull the tube
When the tube is out, she connects a breathing tube and sticks the pieces in my nose before placing it around my head. "Okay. Now that you're awake you need to rest before we try to move you from the bed. We will test your abilities tomorrow. Right now you need water and if that goes well we need to try to see if you are able to eat on your own" Damian looks at Callie and she nods "I'll go get the water and give you two a minute" She says before leaving the room
"Makayla.." Damian starts but I cut him off
"It's okay Damian" I take a deep breath "I remember now, you were doing your duty as soon to be king and trying to protect your family, your entire family" I have to pause for a minute but motion for him to let me finish in a minute "What kind of person would I be if I expected you to only protect me and the little ones. You did the right thing, I don't think any differently of you.. I love you"
