Dangerously In Love

Chapter 7

Kate opened her eyes slowly. The light directly on top of her blinded her for a moment. Around her she heard frantic voices and footsteps. She thought she heard Torri's voice but she wasn't sure. She tried to move but her body felt like it was taped down to the bed below her. After five minutes of struggling, her eyes closed, and she went back into the darkness.

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Danielle rushed into the doors of the hospital. Her whole body trembled as she waited for the elevator to open. When the doors finally opened, she stood there frozen watching as people got off and went on with their day. Danielle was snapped out of her thoughts when a lady pushed by her hard nearly making her loose her balance. She rushed into the elevator and waited for the doors to close. The red head waited another moment before pressing the number five. As she waited, she fell back against the bar directly behind her. Thoughts swirled around in her mind. Kate had been in a coma for more than three weeks and she finally got the call that she had woken up.

The elevator doors opened and to Danielle it seemed like in slow motion. She took a step forward and looked down the hall straight ahead of her where she saw Kate's room. She froze for a moment and let out an exhale before taking another step.

Before she knew it she had reached Kate's room door. When Danielle placed her hand on the door knob the door suddenly opened. "Let me know if you need anything." Kate's nurse turned around to see Danielle standing in the doorway. "Hello." The nurse spoke before walking by.

The blonde laid in the hospital bed with her eyes closed. Danielle walked to her bedside but left about an inch between them. She looked up at the TV and saw the morning news was playing. Suddenly she felt a hand on her arm. "I'm happy you're here." Danielle looked down at Kate lying in bed staring up at her. "I wasn't sure if you had gone to sleep or not." The red head said with a huge smile.

"I can't fall asleep that fast." Kate said returning her smile.

The two stared at each other, admiring each other for a moment. Kate tugged on Danielle's arm to pull her closer. "Hey what's wrong? I feel you shaking."

"I'm fine." Danielle said taking a step closer to the blonde. Her eyes were filling up fast with tears. "I know when you are lying." Kate said tightening her grip. "Talk to me."

"I thought I lost you. I didn't think you were ever going to wake up. I, I'm just happy that you are ok."

Kate dropped her love's arm. Her eyes dropped to Danielle chest then down to the foot of her bed. The air in the room filled with sadness. "Dan, I'm so sorry that I put you through that. I don't—"

"Why would you try to kill yourself?" Danielle looked fiercely at Kate.

The blonde looked up at her love, "I'm sorry." Kate looked away quickly. Her eyes rolled in her head.

"I really thought I lost you! I rushed to the hospital and you were laying there. You were just lying there. You couldn't speak. Do you know how scary that was for me?"

"I realize now that it was a very dumb thing to do. " Kate said with annoyance in her voice.

Danielle took a step back away from the bed and looked at Kate sideways. 'How dare you be upset right now' she thought. Kate continued to look down at the foot of the bed then up again at the tv. She ignored the stares of disgust coming from the red head.

Kate pressed mute on the TV and looked back at Danielle. "I know now that you will never leave Adam for me. I know that my dreams of us being together will never happen."

Danielle was flabbergasted. She couldn't believe what was happening in front of her. She suddenly became angry, "I cried every night, hoping that you would pull through. I—"

"While you were lying next to Adam." Kate said with even more annoyance in her voice

Danielle wanted to throw something but there was nothing around that she could throw without breaking something.

Kate sat up in her bed and grabbed the remote. Her eyes were fixated on the TV as she flipped through channels. She completely detached herself from the conversation. She stopped on a channel that caught her attention and she let out a laugh. Danielle stared at Kate trying to figure out what to say without slapping the living shit out of the girl in front of her who had just almost lost her life.

"I know you don't love me and that's fine. We can move on from this." Kate's eyes stayed glued to the TV. A smile plastered on her face.

"WHAT?!" Danielle searched her mind for something else to say but couldn't find anything to match how she was feeling.

Kate let out another laugh. "I cannot believe you right now!" Danielle blurted out. Kate's eyes did not budge.