Black Hearts

Chapter Twenty-Three (Part 1)

Roni's POV (In coma state) 

There was a subtle chill in the air and the strong smell of lavender. I suddenly jumped up and opening my eyes. I looked around to find my self in a field of lavender flowers. There seemed to be nothing for miles on. 

"Roni." I hear a voice call my name. I jumped up and turned around to see a figure a couple feet away, who was approaching me. 

"Who are--" I suddenly stopped stopped with my question and noticed it was my dad. I was speechless. 

"Babygirl," he said with his arms open and I ran into them.

All I could do was cry, because I have missed him so much, even he died when I was really young. It was hard growing up with a father, because I didn't have that person who I could run to talk about problems that I didn't want to talk to my mom about or scare the boy who wanted to date me away, etc.

"Shush, stop crying, everything is going to be okay, remember I love you babygirl" he told me. I believed him for a split second, but knew deep down inside that everything was not okay. Then I didn't feel him hugging me anymore, and looked up to see that he was not in front of me anymore and was now out of my reach. It seemed every time I stepped forward, he would move backward. I started to run towards him, then I tripped and was on my knees screaming for him not to leave. 

"Wait, daddy, I love you, please don't go daddy, please," I said screaming at him and putting my face in my hands, and sobbing hard. When I looked I did no longer seem him, and I was all alone again without anyone. All of a sudden everything turned black.

(Out of coma state)

"God, I knew something was going to happen!"

"Look, we didn't know that asswipe was going to be at our school-"

"Now he's fucking gone! He ran off after he shot her!"

Voices filled my head but I couldn't open my eyes yet. I was still too weak. My shoulder ached, I felt groggy and disgusting. I probably looked the same as I felt, which was like shit.

"Huh?" I managed to croak out and I hear gasps.

"She's not dead!"

"Roni, wake up!"

"Jesus Roni we need you!"

I finally gained some strength to open my eyes and saw a crowd of familiar faces, boys and girls.

My boys and girls.

Steph, Rosa, Cece, Lei, Jake, Cooper, Dean...

Trey....

"Babe, it's okay now. You're in the hospital." Trey soothingly says. I looked around at the faces of distress and tears. My best friends and I fought from what I last remembered and my heart dropped when I remembered what we said to each other and Lei.

"I want to talk to Trey alone." I say to them and I hear Steph make a crying out sound. She tried to hold it in but couldn't help it and Dean put his arm on her shoulder as he guided her out of the room.

Rosa was heartbroken and numb. She could barley move out of the door and Cooper had to steer her.

Cece didn't want anybody to touch her. She looked the worse. Her eyes were bloodshot and her nose was red. Dark circles were formed and her hair was a mess.

They were all out except Trey. Trey calmly shut the door and walked back over to me. I patted the bed and he sat down.

He gave me a small closed lip smile and he was staring at me.

"You look sexy in that hospital gown. It's erotic." He says obviously joking trying to make me laugh. I made myself smile but it was so subtle it didn't look like anything was there. If he did see it, it was a sad smile.

"Thank you for saving me." I tell him. His face turns a bit more serious. 

"I didn't really do much." He says rubbing the back of his neck. "All I did was call the ambulance."

"Don't say that. You did save me. You're the one who saw me first and tried to help. Thank you for that."

"Well, why wouldn't I? I care about you."

"You don't usually show it. But I'm glad something triggered it. Otherwise, i'd probably be dead-"

He squeezes his eyes like he's in pain. "Don't say that."

"Say what?"

"Say that you could have died. I don't want to think that."

"We all die one day Trey."

"Well, today was definitely NOT going to be the day."

It was quiet for a moment and then I decided to bring up the fight. "Me and the girls got pretty heated before all of this." I motion around the room.

"I heard it. That was some.. horrible shit you guys told each other. I bet Cece feels the worse. She was crying harder than anyone else. It was like she jinxed it."

"She didn't know."

"Nobody did."

"Where did he go?"

He didn't say anything and I knew that was a bad sign. "Uhhhh-"

"What? Is he gone? Did he escape?"

"Would you want to know the truth?"

I rolled my eyes. "Lie to me."

"Okay, he's in jail."

"Great..." I say sarcastically "Now he's out there doing something else isn't he? Probably shooting up another person or-"

He put his finger to my lips to shut me up, which is probably what I needed to do.

"Don't worry about all of that. He can't go far. And we won't let him go far. Understand?"

I nodded and he took his finger away from my lips and sat up straighter. "So..." He started off.

"What?"

"Us?" awkwardly .

I looked at him with wide eyes. "Really?" 

"I mean yeah... We might as well kill some time. I'm pretty sure they gang are getting something to eat. They've been here for a long time."

"Oh... Well, we're friends..." I say awkwardly.

"Anyway to change that status?" He says with a glint in his eye. I put my hand to my chin and pretend i'm thinking and he rolls his eyes. "Your suspense is killing me."

"I don't just date a guy you know-"

"Oh, I know that." He scoffs and I glare at him.

"Ignoring that comment and back to what I was saying. No, I don't just date a guy. I prefer a chase-"

"A chase?"

"A chase. I'm not that easy to get with. Show me that you are worth my time."

"Does that include asking you out with balloons and a big ass sign saying 'Go on a date with me'?" He says sarcastically and I push him lightly.

"Nooo, but show me that you are loyal."

TO BE CONTINUED...