Green-Eyed Beauty

Part 5: Blurred Vision

*Hey Y'all! I'm back with another chapter and this one hits the feels. I feel so bad for Lo, for real though. Good thing V is there to fix her. ;) I hope you enjoy and remember things always get better with time. <3

"Lauren?!? What's wrong?  Are you okay?"

I lean down towards her body. I try to lock her eyes with mine, but hers are extremely unfocused. Her breath is uncontrollably choppy. She's barely even able to breathe. She must be having a panic attack.

"Lauren, Lauren look at me."

"Get away from me!"

Lauren stumbles to her feet unable to maintain her balance. She falls back down knocking over a lamp. I see her arm land on some broken glass. What is going on? I need to stop this fast.

"Lauren, it's me. Let me help you."

"NO, you are just going to hurt me, like last time", she cries out.

Like last time? What last time? Is she awake, maybe she's dreaming. I start getting closer to her, making sure to go slowly.

"Lauren, you just called out my name. Veronica remember. Veronica Kyle, cooking competition enthusiast?"

"What are talking about? I know what you've done. I know who you are."

She inches backward toward the sliding glass door. If she sees me, for me,  then she should know I wouldn't hurt her? Who exactly is she seeing? I stand my ground.

"Who am I, Lauren? Who do you see?"

"You're, you're my uncle. Robert", she says with her eyes wandering.

That's why! She's hallucinating. Now that I think about it, she looks extremely tired. Has she even gotten any sleep lately? How did I only notice this now? 

"Lauren. It's just me Veronica."

I decide to get closer. She backs up into the sliding glass door. Her breathing becomes rugged and fast. She puts her hands on the floor. 

"Help, someone help. Please help", she shouts.

I need to do something quick. She's gonna wake up the whole neighborhood. I don't wanna give her a heart attack though. What the fuck do I do? What will make her remember me? 

I have an idea.

I rush towards Lauren and trap her against the glass. Her screams become blood-curdling. This is not going well. I wrap my arms around her and hug her tight. She kicks and fights back, but no matter what, I don't let go. I start to sing.

"When you try your best but you don't succeed."

"When you get what you want but not what you need 

When you feel so tired but you can't sleep

Stuck in reverse."

I close my eyes tight as I feel her tears soak my shirt. 

"When the tears come streaming down your face

When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you."

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4V3Mo61fJM - Fix You by Coldplay)

I stop singing. Lauren stops screaming. She stops squirming, kicking, fighting and hugs me tight.

"Veronica", she whispers as she bawls. 

I smile widely. 

"It's me, Lauren. I'm here. Don't worry, I'm here."