a/n: guys im so bored and tired. i was left home to clean today but i honestly don't want to clean. it's saturday i should've slept in and watched movies all day. it sucks but oh whale 🐳. this book I think I have going at a good pace. i know the last couple chapters were short and this one might be to or not. not sure yet but enjoy. lots of love, ash ❤❤
S E P T E M B E R 20th 1 9 9 3
Mikey
We finally pulled up to the large white building. I was sweating in anticipation. I didn't care that we just started school and I was missing it. It was my senior year and we just started she was more important. I just wanted to be with her.
"We're here" Brand said and I rolled my eyes. Obviously loser.
"Her Dad said floor 5 room 240A" I wasted no time grabbing my bag and leaving the car. I ran in the building. Brand, Andy, Steph, Mouth, Chunk, and Data trailing behind slowly. My excitement was the only reason I was as exhausted as them from the long crowded trip.
As we reached the floor and rounded the corner to her room I could hardly contain my excitement. Even if she was in a coma I was gonna see her after a month of missing everything about her. It was gonna hurt to hear the things the doctor will say and how she won't wake up even if I shook her but just seeing her breathing and laying on that bed was gonna sew some of the pieces of my broken heart back together again.
The door was slightly agape but I didn't want to just barge in. I wasn't sure if Mrs. Borderdale knew if we were coming or not. I didn't know what Brand said over the phone. I looked at my watch. It was almost 1 so I had the whole rest of the day to look at her. Remember her smiling and laughing with me. My knuckles hit lightly against he wood pushing the door open a little bit more not on purpose.
"Come in" a male voice said. I pushed open the door and Dale and who I assumed was Mrs. Borderdale. A tall man in a long white coat stood in front of the bed where I could only see the girls feet.
"Aw you guys" Mrs. Borderdale's voice was rough as she moved towards Andy, Brand, and Steph. She hugged them tears threatening to spill.
"How are you?" Andy asked still holding the woman's shoulders. She shook her head and looked towards the bed.
"Holding up" she said and Andy nodded hugging her again.
"Mrs. Borderdale this is my brother Mikey and our friends Mouth, Chunk, and Data" Brand grabbed my shoulder giving it a tight squeeze. I have her a closed mouth smile.
"Those are some interesting names" she said and the boys chuckled.
"They're nicknames. Our real names are Clark, Lawrence, and Richard" Mouth pointed to himself, Chunk, and Data as he said their real names.
"That makes more sense" she said chuckling and they nodded.
"Sorry to interrupt" the doctor finally stepped away. My breath caught in my throat at the sight of her. She was still beautiful even with the guys in her face. Even the one separating her eyebrow into two. Her eyes were shut and I wanted everything to see the glowing hazel of them again.
"M'am everything is the same as yesterday. No movement or high brain waves. The swelling is still there. It's gone down a little but not a lot. I'll be back to check up on her later" the doctor said and she nodded as the doctor left us all in the room.
I stepped towards the bed smiling lightly at the girl. A tube was down her throat to maintain the amount of nutrients her body was getting seeing she could eat or drink on her own. That had to be painful. My hand reached and brushed out her long brown hair.
"Ahh you're the Mikey she never shut up about" Mrs. Borderdale rested her hand on my shoulder.
"Do you think she'll be okay?" I asked still playing with her hair.
"I'm hopeful" was her only answer and I sighed setting my other hand on hers.
"I have got to get going. Duty calls. I'll see you Laura" Dale who hadn't staid one word since we came in finally spoke and left the room re-buttoning the sharp black blazer her wore.
"I usually read to her right about now. If you guys don't mind" Mrs. Borderdale sat on the opposite side of the bed from me. They all shook their heads.
"We don't mind at all" Steph spoke for the group but I interrupted.
"Would if be okay if I read her something. She wrote it to me about a month back" I said and she looked at me a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.
"Absolutely" she said finally smiling and I removed my hands from the beautiful girl digging into my back pocket. I never told the others about the letter and I often read it to myself before I went to bed every night or when I was getting ready in the morning. I kept it in my wallet so it was always with me no matter what. As soon as I grabbed it and unfolded it and placed my hand in hers again. I looked down to the paper the room already silent.
"Dear Mikey, I'm assuming by the time Ginny would get this to you I'm gonna be a good amount of ways away. I'm on my way back home with Dale. After the other night I realized I didn't have as much reason to stay as I did to go. Don't think that I'm mad at you because oddly enough I possibly can not be. I tried and tried but it was nearly impossible. Yet I realize I have no reason to be mad. You made a hard decision and even if I don't agree with the choice you made it was still the right one. Make sure the boys know how much I love em. It was hard to leave them especially, all the days the girls were with their boyfriends and you were with Frankie they were the ones to keep me company. We had tons of fun and it kept my mind from wandering to the dark places my thoughts seem to constantly be in right now. Tell Steph and Andy they taught me what it was like to have girlfriends seeing as I never had the chance to have any. Brand deserves a thank you for acting like a good big brother when I needed it and Mouth for be the annoying brother to pick on me. And you for showing me what it was like to love something with every force in your body. Thank you for helping me live the fantasy I never thought I would have. From the moment I met you guys I knew it wasn't fate that I ended up driving to the goon docks and stopping in that one diner. I'll always love you from every moment you made me feel on top of the world. Love, Estella" the words tore through me. To be honest I didn't need to even read them I already had every word memorized.
"Mikey-" Brand reached out for me and I set the paper down wiping a quick tear away from my eye not once letting go of her hand. My heart leapt. Did that just happen. I stood not letting go off her hand.
"Oh my God" they all looked frantically towards me.
"Doctor! Doctor!" I yelled and yelled. Finally the man from earlier ran into the room.
"She just squeezed my hand!" Happiness was spouting from my body. She squeezed my hand. I read to her and she squeezed my hand. It was the only reassurance I needed to keep fighting for her.
"She what?!" Mrs. Borderdale was practically jumping.
"Can we ask you to leave we are gonna do another CT scan and it's a bit to crowded" the doctor spoke and I didn't even put up a fight. That was all the hope I needed. We sat in chairs outside the room and I couldn't get the smile to leave my face. I went over the list of 10 things I made last month so I would never forget her. This time instead of going over the list to remember her I went over it to know all the things to look forward to.
1) she's passionate
2) she loves books
3) hates bullies
4) fights for what is right
5) she's caring
6) John Hughes movies make her emotional
7) she's fearless
8) she could eat mashed potatoes for hours
9) she's the most beautiful thing on the planet
10) I'm hopelessly in love with her
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