Stuck In Love (COMPLETED)

Epilogue

Raymond Reynold's POV

Some people in your life makes you feel strong, independent, confident and even alive. They're your strength, your happiness is bound to them, they smile and the butterflies in your stomach comes alive, the sound of their laugh makes your lips stretch.

Kryptonite.

Yes.

Sophie is my weakness.

Here waiting outside the Intensive Care Unit, all I want is her to be okay. There is this uneasiness in my heart. I realize that I've been constantly tapping my foot. I swipe the droplets of sweat from my forehead.

I close my eyes and rest my head against the wall.

Sophie.

I saw her, dressed in the royal blue gown, the red color of her lipstick making her lips look more luscious.

Standing in the library, oblivious to what is happening around her.

I saw a slender figure of her, thin, wearing her reading glasses. Teaching me in the school library, her hands moving as she tries to explain me something.

Her brown eyes.

The taste of her lips.

Her touch.

Everything about her is just so perfect.

I failed again.

I couldn't protect her. Again.

She is in the hospital fighting for her life and I cannot do anything. Anger rises in my chest. I fucking watched her have a bullet aimed for me.

I couldn't do anything, just hold her close. Murmur soothing words in her ear knowing that she cannot hear me, that she is unconscious. Trying to ease her pain when I know it wouldn't help.

I felt helpless. I hate this feeling of helplessness. I was never weak. For fuck's sake, I am Raymond Reynolds!

I have never felt more miserable than this. Never.

But I will not give up. Not on her. Not on us.

It was star-crossed. Ellen had once said to me. She said our relationship was bound to break. I never believed her. Not one bit.

Because I knew we were meant to be together. Forever. I knew that Sophie Esinberg is my girl.

Much to my dismay, it was Ellen who betrayed me. Once again. I was ready to give her another chance; after all, she was my best friend.

If it wasn't for Justin and Beth I wouldn't have found Sophie.

*Flashback*

"Raymond! Raymond. Get up fast."

"Are you listening? Raymond?"

Someone was yelling at me, continuously shaking me. I couldn't quite recognize the voice. My first thought was, why isn't it Soaf's?

I could recall falling asleep on the couch, Soaf sitting next to me. Then why isn't she the one to wake me up?

I opened my eyes and flinched at the sight of the blinding light.

I felt a hand on my back, supporting me in the sitting position.

"Ray? This is serious. You have to come with us. We need to tell you something."

I still couldn't recognize the voice; it was squeaky, high pitched. It was a woman.

I was still rubbing my eyes and trying to focus on the view in front of me when someone pushed me from behind.