Everything Blue [ OMHK, Book 2 ]

Awakening

"The great thing about this life of ours is that you can be someone different to everybody."
― Jennifer Niven, All the Bright Places

J E N N A

'It's gonna take him some time to finally regain full consciousness.'

Those words kept repeating in my mind as I sat besides Tyler's bed, rubbing his hand comfortingly. I'd been here for hours already, and I was exhausted, but I vowed not to leave until he woke up.

After I'd continuously refused to budge from my seat, Harmon, Josh, and Tyler's family went home. Before they left though, I was told to be expecting Luna.

Honestly, I was in such a good mood, that not even being hit by a bus would get me down. I would've done anything to get Tyler back, and that included sitting in a rock-hard hospital chair for seven hours straight.

It hadn't been seven hours yet, but it was damn close. I was discouraged by his lack of movement, and I was beginning to wonder if Adley had just imagined things.

Oh well, I thought to myself. My hope was back, and I wasn't about to let it go.

Twisting my face in thought, I tried to come up with a new song to sing. My throat had been scratched raw after hours of constantly using my voice, but I refused to stop singing. I would've done anything for Tyler to come back to me sooner.

Finally, I realized that there was one important song that I somehow missed.

Smiling to myself, I began to sing again. "Oh, Ms. Believer, my pretty sleeper. Your twisted mind, is like snow on the road. Your shaking shoulders prove that it's colder, inside your head, than the winter of dead."

I closed my eyes, feeling lighter already.

"I will tell you, I love you, but the muffs on your ears, will cater your fears. My nose and feet are running as we start, to travel through snow, together we go."

I giggled to myself, and suddenly, the hand that was intertwined with mine tightened its grip. It was only momentarily, but I felt it clear as day.

It filled me with excitement, and my eyes brimmed with tears as I began to sing the chorus.

"We get colder, as we grow older. We will walk, so much slower."

Just as I finished the line, Luna finally made her grand appearance. I glanced up just to see my half-sister sitting on the other side of Tyler's bed, staring at me. I ignored her and continued singing quietly.

"Oh, Ms. Believer, my pretty weeper. Your twisted thoughts, are like snow on the rooftops. Please take my hands, we're in foreign land, as we travel through snow, together we go."