Because Of The Lie

Chapter 1

I never like hospitals.

The smell makes me nauseous. All the white makes my head pound. Mostly, I think it's the waiting.

Two months.

It's been two months I've had to wait. Two months since I've seen those ocean blue eyes. Two months since I've laughed or smiled.

It's been two months since I lost the love of my life to a damn coma.

His coma is very rare. Most people wake up when their healed or for something good. Not Jace. His brain damage has healed. He's in perfect condition. They doctors say his brain is missing the fear part of him. Which means the only way he'll wake up is if his dream world he's in becomes terrifying. I think the doctors should go back to college.

I've stayed at this hospital everyday and with Emma every night. I hardly eat or sleep. I've transferred to an online college and I'm sure if Jace ever wakes up he'll be pissed.

On top of all this, my mother just passed away two weeks ago. I'm so stressed out and I don't know how much more I can take.

"Come on, babe. We need to go." Ryan puts his hand on my shoulder.

I nod and he walks back out.

I hold Jace's hand and a tear falls. "I'm not giving up on you, baby. I love you so much."

I kiss his forehead and leave with tears pouring.

I get home and Emma wobbles up to me. "Mama!"

"Hi, baby!" I smile to her and pick her up.

I've tried correcting her about calling me Elle instead of mama, but she won't.

"Dada?" She looks over my shoulder at the empty door and I almost start crying again.

"Dada will be home soon, Em." I hope. I kiss her and set her down.

"Hey Elle, any news?" Chelsea comes out of the kitchen. She and Trent just found out their expecting. Her baby bump is slightly showing under her tank top.

I shake my head with a frown and she wraps me into a warm hug.

"He's gonna be okay, Elle." She comforts.

"Uh, I have some work to do." I find my voice and head to my room.

Jace set the house up for him and Emma to live in while I lived in the dorms. Of course he never made it home that day to decorate. Chelsea and I set everything up and I fixed up mine and Jace's room.

Putting his things away like he's going to walk through the door at any moment was one of the hardest things. I didn't want to look at every single thing he owned if I had to repack it when he died.

I grab the picture frame from his nightstand. It's a picture we took together at graduation. He had the biggest smile on his face. Instead of looking at the camera, he was staring down at me. You can see how happy he was and how in love we were.

Now he's a still body lying in a hospital bed. He can't see or hear his daughter or me.

And I'm a broken shell without him.

"Pea," Ryan snaps me out of my thoughts. "Come on, you need to eat something."

I sigh and set the photo down. "I'm not hungry."

He sits on the bed next to me and wraps me in his arms. "I love you, babe, but this isn't healthy. Jace wouldn't want you to be like this."

"I miss him so much." The tears pour down my face.

"I know you do. But you have to stop this. It's not good for y-"

I cut him off. "You don't think I don't know that? I'm fucking trying. This is killing me!"

"I know, I know." He brushes my hair with his hand and kisses my forehead.

Ever since Jace has been in this coma, Ryan has been the best friend I could ask for. He's constantly here for me.

We walk downstairs and sit at the bar.

Trent went and got us all McDonald's. I munch on a few of the French fries.

"Hey, Elle, there's someone on the phone asking for you." Chelsea looks at me and hands me the phone.

"Hello, this is Arielle." I answer.

"Hello, Arielle." The harsh voice says.

A cold chill runs down my spine and my body starts shaking.

"No! No! You're dead!" I scream into the phone.

"I'm not dead, sweetheart." He breathes. "I'm coming back for you."

The line goes dead and my chest tightens.

The room around me starts to spin and suddenly I'm falling.

"David." I breathe and everything around me goes black.