Cant't Dodge Feelings

Wake up

                       Malachys p.o.v
I open my eyes to be stunned by the blinding light. All I can see is a bright nothing. The rest of my surroundings slowly fall into focus. I'm in a room where metal objects surrounding me. I try to sit up but someone pushes me down. I asses their features and realize it's my mom.
"Stay down honey it's okay," my mom must have read my confused look. "You've been in a coma for two weeks you need to lay down."
"TWO WEEKS," I scream "HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE FOR GETTING HIT WITH A DODGEBALL?"
     "Well Actually we don't know," she says thoughtfully "we think it's because your immune system was rather weak at the time but nothing's for sure"
Two weeks the thought floats around in my mind. How much have I missed? How's Joey? I shake that thought from my mind. It doesn't matter how Joey is, he'll never like me back. But who knows, if a hit from a dodgeball can put me in a coma for two weeks Anything is possible. But somehow this coma seems a lot more realistic than Joey ever loving me back.

I stay in my bed trying to wrap my head around what happened for a few more hours. I keep feeling dizzy and sick but I guess that's just a side-effect. It's around 1:00 when I see two people walk into my room. They're not adults they're as about as tall as I am.
"Hey mal!" The one boy gives me a sweet smile. It's Jayden my best friend. The other boy beside him is Cam, my other friend. It makes me happy that they came to visit me. I realized I didn't even know what day of the week it was.
"Hey guys," I respond "ha this is gonna sound crazy but do you know what day it is?" I felt crazy saying it out loud. It's humbling to think that the world continued on without me.
Cam laughs "its Saturday dude," well that explains why they're not at school.
"Thanks" I can barely say it with a straight face. "So... anything big happen while I was out? My mom already filled me in with the world news but is school still the same old hell?"
Jayden steals a look at Cam "well...." he starts "so like..."
"So like what," I sit up "come on I need to know the details"
Cam sighs "So you know that joey kid?"
Joey that name is so sweet to me. Thoughts of him float in my mind. Why are they talking about him? Did someone happen? Do-do they know about me?
"Uh yeah" I stammer. I try to act nonchalant about but literally this is anything but  nonchalant to me.
     Cam looked at Jayden then sighed "when.." he stops, takes a deep breath and starts again, "when you got hit and fell to the ground everyone just thought you would get right back up, like a concussion from a dodgeball is crazy!" He looks down then back up at me, "so no one ran up to you, no one rushed by your side at first.... except... except for Joey." I stare at him in disbelief. Joey? My Joey ran up to me?!
      "Wait so what exactly happened?" I questioned. I wanted to know every detail. Cam goes on to explain what happened. I still can't believe it.
Cam takes a deep breath in "he... ran to you and held you close, he was crying, and I don't know man it was just weird"
I could tell that Cam and Jayden were freaked out about this. Which only made me more weary to tell them I was gay. I mean I think I'm gay. Well I know I love Joey but I'm not so sure about anyone else. I was silent for a while and I guess they got the hint I wanted to be alone because they soon left. All I could think about was Joey. I made him cry. I felt guilty but I took comfort knowing he held me. I miss him. I want him to hold me again. Maybe he likes me. It's rather doubtful but just maybe he loves me too. Oh how I wish. 

      A/N hey guys hoped you liked it!!! Thanks for the reads and the votes I'll try to update more often sorry this one took so long!!! See ya later!!!!!!!  ~sarah