Never Forgotten || l.p (au)

Chapter 12

Hi so um i may or may not hav3 uploaded the wrong chapter last time I updated..BUT I FIXED IT SO DON'T FRET. Here's the actual chapter 12 ! Sorry for messing things up. I hope you enjoy this though. x

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Everyday that goes by, I become a little more hurt inside. What if she never wakes up? What if she doesn't make it through this? Or what if she wakes up, but her health tumbles downhill? I don't want any of those things to happen. I don't know what I'll do with myself, or Destiney for that matter. 

Suddenly the door bursts open and a young bloke walks in. "Oh god.." He whispers when he sees Destiney. Is this her boyfriend? Does she have one?

That hurt me a bit. If she has a boyfriend, that means she's moved on when I haven't. I did have a girlfriend, but only because I was lonely. I definitely haven't moved on, and the fact that she has upsets me. Why couldn't I ever move on?

"How long has she been out?" The bloke then asks. I hold up the number 2. "Two days?" 

I shake my head no, and his eyes widen. "Two weeks?" He almost shouts.

"That's fourteen days!" I nod my head in agreement, then turn back to Destiney. I intertwine my hand with hers once again. 

Destiney please, please wake up. Don't give up on me. Please wake up. I choke out tears and rest my head against our hands. I could feel everyone's eyes on me, but does it matter? 

"Liam, mate. She's gonna be okay." Naomi says, placing her hand on my shoulder. 

I shrug it off, shaking my head. She's not gonna be okay. If she was, wouldn't she have woken by now?

"I'm eh, gonna get us all water. Liam, will you try eating something?" Naomi asks. I shake my head no, and she sighs before walking out. I haven't eaten since yesterday but I can't eat right now. 

"How do you know Destiney?" The bloke asks. "Wait are you the lad that dated Destiney when she lived in Wolverhampton?"

I nod my head yes, and feel tears forming in my eyes. We could have still been dating now.. Or even married. "You're a lucky guy, man. It's too bad you're not together anymore." 

I give him a small smile before dropping my gaze to the floor. "What's on your mind?" The bloke then asks. I look over at Destiney, him receiving the message. "She'll be alright. She's a fighter, I'm sure you know that, yeah?"

I shrug. "Talk mate, tell me what's bothering you. I'm Chase by the way. Naomi's boyfriend." I nod before turning back to Destiney yet again. 

She doesn't have a boyfriend. Maybe she hasn't moved on as well.. Chase must be her only guy friend though. When I picked her up a few weeks ago she kept mumbling his name. She thought I was him. 

"Seriously man, what's up? I can help you if you tell me!" He says, urging me to explain. I only shrug. 

What would I tell him? 'I'm worried that Destiney won't make it?' That makes me seem as if I don't have hope. Which I do. Somewhat. A part of me is saying she'll be alright, but another part is saying she won't. I don't even know anymore. 

"I know you're upset, clearly a bit more than us, but maybe if you get some things of your chest it'll help yeah?" Chase offers. 

I open my mouth to say "I'm fine", but I feel a sort of lump in my throat and I lose the words. I sigh, holding back my tears, and shake my head. 

Just then Naomi comes back with 3 bottles of water and a bag of crisps. I sigh to myself again, knowing she's gonna make me eat some. 

"What? Upset that I came back?" Naomi remarks with a smile. I send her the slightest smile back, hardly one. 

"You're going to eat a bit of them whether you like it or not, Li. I know you don't feel like eating but you have to." She says sternly. She sets a packaged sandwich in front of me that I hadn't seen before, a bottle of water, and the bag of crisps. 

I give her a pleading look but she shakes her head, motioning for me to eat. "You don't have a choice this time. At least try, please? Even if it's only half. All I'm asking is that you try." She begs. 

I guess I have to. I have to be here for Destiney and if I don't eat I'll get ill and won't be able to come here. I slowly unwrap the sandwich and notice Naomi smile to herself. 

She's basically become my mother. She makes sure I eat, she's constantly asking me if I'm alright; she's taking care of me. I will never be able to thank her enough for all she's done. And the fact that she's taken time from school..I'm just so thankful. 

After eating half of the sandwich and feeling quite proud of myself, I find a piece of paper and a marker lying on the table beside Destiney's bed. I carefully write down the words on the paper before placing the marker back on the table. 

I turn around and walk towards Naomi, who was reading a book in the chair. I tap on her shoulder, and she looks away from her book smiling at me. I hold the piece of paper out to her, and she takes it from me. 

"Thank you for everything you've done." She reads it out loud. "Oh, Liam you don't have to thank me. It's not trouble, really." 

She stands up, and pulls me in for a hug. "I know that we don't know much about each other but I'll always be here for you okay? You've got Destiney's back, I've got your back." Naomi says against my shoulder. 

I nod my head, and she pulls away to look into my eyes. "Everything is gonna be alright. You know I have this feeling that she'll wake up soon, Li. Soon." She whispers. 

I give her my best smile, then lay back down in the recliner that's sat beside Destineys's bed. I reach over and pull the duvet over her body, thinking she could be cold. I then take her hand in mine and try falling asleep. I hope Naomi is right.