Can you be my date?

Pulling The Plug

Val's Pov:

I woke up this morning and got dressed and went downstairs and was met by my family who were already up and dressed.

We got in the car and drove to the hospital and followed the all to familiar hallways for the last time to see Laurie.

We made it to the waiting room and we saw Laurie's family sitting there in tears.

" What's wrong? Did something happen to Laurie last night?" I ask them as I feel my heart drop

" No. Nothing happened to Laurie last. We have made a decision" Laurie's dad announces

" What is your decision?" I ask them as my voice cracks on the last word

" We have decided to pull the plug " Laurie's dad announces and starts to cry harder

I sit down in the chair as I feel like my world is starting to fall to bits and pieces at my feet.

After a little while Laurie's doctor walks into the waiting room.

" Have you made a decision?" He asks Laurie's family

" Yes. We have decided to pull the plug" Laurie's dad announces still in tears

" Would you like to go say your final goodbyes to Laurie?" The doctor asks and Laurie's family nod their heads

I watch them walk to Laurie's room as tears start to spark in my eyes.

Once the are out of sight I allow my head to fall as the tears start to fall.

I am pulled into the arms of someone who I am is Mak's.

" Val, Would you like to say your final goodbyes to Laurie?" Laurie's mom asks me

I nod my head and stand up and walk towards her room. I walk into her room and everyone steps out to give me some privacy.

" Laurie, I love you so much more than you could ever know but God works in mysterious ways. I know that I will see you again one day. Goodbye for now the love of my life" I say to her and kiss her forehead on last time

I walk out the door and I walk to the wall directly in front of Laurie's hospital room watch. I watch as Laurie's dad nods his head and I watch as the doctor pulls the plug and I watch as Laurie's heart monitor goes flat.

The doctor shuts off the machine and says something to Laurie's crying family. The doctor walks out of Laurie's room and walks away.

" Goodbye for now. I will see you again one day " I whisper to myself hoping that Laurie hears me

I slide my back down the wall as the tears spill out of my eyes.

After a few seconds I stand up and walk towards the waiting room where my family is waiting.

I walk into the waiting room and as soon as they see me they are on their feet.

" She's gone " I tell them and dam bursts and all of the tears that I have been holding back the past 2 weeks came flooding back

" I'm so sorry, Son" my mom tells me while I am being pulled into a group hug

" The love of my life is gone." I say aloud hoping that it will make it feel less like a nightmare that I can't wake up from

" Let's go home" Papa says

I make our way back to my place. As soon I am inside I go upstairs to my bedroom and grab the picture of Laurie and I that I have kept on my nightstand.

" I can't believe you're really gone. I don't know how I am going to live without you but I will try " I say to the picture of Laurie

I lay down and place the picture next to me on Laurie's side of the bed.

I feel a faint kiss on my lips but no one is with me in my room so as much as I didn't want to believe it I knew that it was Laurie.

" I love you, Laurie " I whisper and close my eyes

Mak's Pov:

We found out that Laurie's parents had decided to pull the plug and I could instantly tell that it broke Val's heart.

Laurie's family went to go say their final goodbyes to Laurie and as soon as they were out of sight I saw Val's shoulders shake as silent sobs racked his body.

After a while Laurie's mom asked Val if he wanted to say goodbye to Laurie, one last time and he said yes.

We all watched as Val walked to Laurie's hospital room.

After a while of waiting Val came back in tears.

" She's gone " he told us

We pulled Val in for a group hug while all of our hearts simultaneously broke for Val and Laurie's family.

" The love of my life is gone" he said

" Let's go home" Papa suggests after a while

We go back to Val's house and he instantly goes upstairs to His room and closed the door.

Mama started to make lunch with the help of me , Peta and Papa.

After a little while lunch was finally finished.

" Mak's, Go get Val for lunch" Mama tells me

I go upstairs and knock on Val's bedroom door but he doesn't open it. I turn the door handle to find Val asleep on his bed with his hand on the picture of Laurie that he keeps on his nightstand on Laurie's side of the bed.

I saw Val's face and saw his tearstained cheeks.

I walked back downstairs without Val and as soon as I was spotted by my mom she was instantly questioning me.

" Why isn't Val with you? Is he okay?" Mama asks me

" Mama, Val is fine. He isn't with me because he is asleep " I tell Mama

" Well, We are going to go wake him up for lunch then he can go back to sleep" Mama says

Mama, Papa, Peta and I trudge quietly upstairs and to Val's bedroom.

Mama opens the door and she is instantly met with the same sight that I saw when I walked up here to get Val.

" Let's let him sleep " Mama says and we exit Val's bedroom and walk back downstairs

We ate lunch in silence and after lunch I cleaned up the kitchen and we all went our separate ways.

" Val, Will be okay. Right?" Peta asks me

" I honestly don't know. I have never seen him this heartbroken before" I tell Peta honestly

" Not even when he went through his first breakup?" Peta asks me

" Val didn't cry after his first breakup. He just danced his way through it " I tell Peta

" Do you think he'll be okay?" Peta asks me

" I know Val will be okay it's just going to take some time for him to go back to normal" I tell Peta

In reality I know that Val will never be the same again but one can hope right?