We Look Like Idiots

Chapter Twelve

The next day Luke and I were practicing words when a doctor came in. "Okay Skye can you say any sentences?" The doctor said.

"H-hi my name is Skye." I said stuttering on the H.

"Very good, let's try breathing? I'm going to turn off the machine and just try to breathe if you can't do movement or sound and I will turn the machine back on." I shook my head. I felt like I was suffocating but I wanted to try myself. I tried my hardest and then finally I shook my head and he turned it back on. Ugh why can't i do this. I've been doing it since i was little.

"It's okay Skye. You are showing lots or improvement." He left.

"Skye I'm so proud of you." Luke said holding my hand. I squeezed it back, that's all I could do.

"We look like idiots." I told him.

The next day I was ready to try to breathe again. The doctor turned off the machine, and I pushed out oxygen out of my nose and then in through my nose. I could breathe!! But it was difficult.

"Very good Skye." He turned the machine back on. "I'm going to go get an oxygen tank instead of this machine okay?" I smiled at him.

"I'm so proud." Michael was here with me today.

The doctor came back ten minutes later and turned off the machine he put the tubes into my nose and they wrapped around the back of my ears, I felt like Hazel from the fault in our stars.

"Okay try breathing?" The doctor said.

"It felt good." I shook my head and smiled I like this a lot better.

"Now lets try reflexes again." He said.

He made me squeeze Michael's hand a lot. And then he asked me to try to lift my arm. I closed my eyes and focused on just moving my arms. I could barely lift my left one off the bed. and I couldn't move my right one at all.

The next day Luke was with me. Luke was stretching my arms for me by lifting them up and down for me. They had more feeling each day.

"We look like idiots." He told me. I smiled at him as he kissed my forehead. I could talk but I stuttered and it was still a struggle but I was improving, I hope.

I don't even know how long I've been here but I know 5SOS had to cancel shows because of me and I hated that.

"Luuuke." I said.

"Yes?"

"go back."

"go back to what?"

"tour."

"no! I'm not leaving your side."

"Michael."

"You want michael to go to tour?"

I nodded.

"I'll bring it up to him. Get some rest you've got physical therapy tomorrow."

"We look like idiots." I told him.