Don't Let Me Go

Chapter 39

I slowly lifted my heavy eyelids and as the strong smell of antibacterial cleaner filled my nose.

My mouth was dry and I smacked my lips a few times.

I was laying down, in a bed it seemed, and the room was quite bright. The light came from the window reflecting off the white walls, making me want to close my eyes again. I felt like I had slept for years, but, I was still tired.

I heard the beeping of a machine and slowly turned my head towards the source of the noise. The muscles in my neck were stiff and sore. I saw some nurses and a doctor was surrounding me, I heard one of the nurses said, " he woke up!" and that moment the doctor went to check my pulse and everything to make sure I was alright.

"How long have I been here?"

"A week"

What? A week?

And the next thing came to my mind was her. I wonder how is she? Where is she now? Did she come to see me when I was in a coma? I look the small table that was beside me, it had a letter folded up in an envelope.

In the front, it wrote, To Cameron.

Dear Cameron,

How are you? I hope you have been well.As soon I heard that you were injured in the car accident, I rushed to the hospital to look for you.

I saw that you were in a badly injured.Especially seeing the bandages around your head and just by looking you in that situation, I just feel so wrong and I could feel guilt surrounding me.

Another thing I just realized something, the meaning of love. That love is not just about happy endings, but pain. The pain that we care for them. The pain that you feel when they are not there.

And do you remember when I shut you out? I didn't even mean that. The moment I shut you out I cried that even Rick was very shocked.

At first, I thought to make you leave out of my life, was a solution to my problems and the emptiness inside me. But I was wrong. It even made me worse.

But to be honest, from all over the years, I've always wanted you to be at my side. The time when I saw you again, I felt like I wanted to tell you about just everything. But then, I remembered, it is not the same again, you and me, we aren't the same anymore.

I've always thought about what life is, and why does it happen? Why can't happiness last forever? Sometimes in life, we encounter failures and this is normal. This is called the process of "trying". And there, we will know our mistake to improve it.

Love,

Evelyn.

And I put the letter away. As I stared at the white walls, slowly, I started to remember the moment, where we danced to the rhythm of the song. It was at night, I took her to see the stars.

"Where are we going?"

"It's a surprise", I held her hand as we went to the place.We went there, and look up at the stars. It was beautiful. As she looked at the sky, I turned to her. I lock my eyes on the beauty that was before me,

she was so beautiful.

I took out my phone and put the music "Perfect - Ed Sheeran".

(If you want😃, you can play the song while reading this part.)

She look at me and I looked at her. My heart was beating hard. I had my left hand gently placed to her hip. She wrapped her arms around me with her right hand locked with mine. I gaze upon her eyes again, but this smiling at her.

We danced slowly with the elegant music was passionate. I twirled her around, dipping her as I lean forward closer to her.

As I was staring at the beauty before me, my breathing became shallow and my heart had suddenly felt heavy inside my chest. With our bodies nearly touching one another's and our faces so close to each others, to her surprise, Evelyn's face turn to a light shade of pink. Locking eyes, I wasn't unable to keep away from her.

A moments spark lite up. I had taken in a deep breathe, as I pulled her back up into my arms.

And without a sign, that beauty was already gone.