easy | e. dolan

6. - dying

"w-what?" i managed to squeak out.

"he's dying." ethan repeated. i gulped.
i didn't really know how to react. i suddenly felt like i was under water. i couldn't move.

he isn't my boyfriend, better yet friend at all. i was still sorry for the guy. even though he could be a dick, i gotta cut him some slack.

"that... that sucks. i'm sorry." i really suck at these kind of things.

"it's not your fault he's in the room right now, half dead." he said.

"can i?" i asked him.

"can you wha-" i cut him off by engulfing him into a hug.

i never really gave guys hugs if they weren't my brothers, cousins, or anyone family related. but hugging ethan made me step into a big comfort zone.

the hospital was freezing, and his embrace made me warm. sparks fulfilled my whole body and and i felt my heart go soft.

he smelled like cologne, and i liked it. he was wearing the same from what he wore in starbucks.

"well, do you want to see him?" ethan asked me as he let go of the hug. my face dropped.

"sure, why not." i smiled. as i entered the room, there laid sean, with numerous cables connected to him.

he had dark circles under his eyes, and his face was wrinkly. he had a large amount of gray(son) hairs.

"hello, mr. dolan." he smiled at me as i walked in. i knew the smile was forced, after all, just in a few minutes he was going to be dead.

"my my, when was the last time i saw you, aviana?" he asked me. his voice came out raspy and slow. it cautioned me.

"i don't know, honestly. maybe back when i was 13?"

"well, you're almost twice that now, aviana."

"i know, i know. i'm getting old."

"not as old as me." sean replied and we both chuckled.

"well, how did you meet him?" sean referred to how i met ethan.

i swallowed. i couldn't just say i met him at a club. that'd be a bad impression.

"i, uh, met him at starbucks." i blurted. i looked back to ethan and he glared at me, as i bit my lip and moved my shoulders up, as i don't know.

"wow, there's a love connection." sean joked and we laughed.

"take good care of him, aviana." my eyes almost glossed at his words.

i hugged him. his arms wrapped around me. he smelt like mint. "i will, sean. for you."

"don't do it for me," he let go of the hug. "do it for you." i smiled and suddenly had a tear run down my cheek.

"may i have a word with ethan alone please?" sean asked and i nodded.

i walked behind the curtain and pretended as if i left. i closed the door, but stayed inside, hiding behind the curtain.

"son, what is your purpose in life?" i heard sean speak.

"happiness," ethan replied.

"good. but still, you should find someone you love and who loves you."

"w-what?" i heard ethan stutter.

"i'm talking about aviana. you clearly are falling for her. aren't you?" sean asks.

i bit my lip. is ethan falling for me? am i falling for him?

"well, yeah. obviously." ethan finally spoke.

i literally just felt my heart skip thousands of beats.

ethan's falling for me?

"then spend more time with her. tease her, make her laugh and smile, and just make her feel wanted. treat her like a queen, and like she's your everything." sean said and i almost couldn't hold in my smile.

"she truly deserves it. i mean, did cameron ever tell you that aviana sacrificed herself so cameron wouldn't be bullied?"

"yes, just this morning i found out. quite crazy story, if you ask me." ethan confesses.

"fall in love with that young, smart girl. she's everything you'd want in a girl. have you seen her eyes? they are not as beautiful as your mom's though." sean stated and ethan chuckled at the last part.

"i'm not saying aviana's eyes are ugly, it's just your moms eyes are-"

"dad!" ethan cut him off and almost shouted. sean chuckled.

"but still. i've seen the way you look at her. her eyes are quite nice, aren't they?"

"i get lost in her dark blue eyes. i also admire how she cares for everything, and is so thoughtful. her hair is so natural, i love it. and the way her dimples deepen into her cheeks when she smiles. it's beautiful." i put my hand to where my heart was, completely shocked.

yes, i was falling for ethan. hell yeah i was. but i didn't know he felt this way for me.