I was awake.
My body didn't realize when I had actually fallen asleep, but that's okay.
I had a dull ache in the inside of my elbow, where my IV was hooked up.
My breaths were shallow, but they were there and that's really what mattered to me.
It was dark, obviously last at night or really early in the morning.
I slapped the 'call nurse' button on my bed with tremendous force.
A woman burst through the door almost instantly, like they were waiting for me to press it.
"It worked." I croaked, barely able to speak through my parched lips.
She pressed a straw to my lips, but I was still squinting at the light am she had flipped on.
"You are, we almost lost you, but you are fixed now." She responded kindly.
"What time is it?"
Glancing at her watch, " 2:47 am."
I groaned, knowing that I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep.
"Are my family here?" I asked quietly, terrified that she would say no.
That she would say they lost hope in me.
"There are two boys in the lobby who have been pestering the staff for the last ten hours waiting for you. They refuse to leave." She chuckled.
My heart sank.
Ashton and Luke in the same room for ten hours.
"Was one tan, curly caramel hair, abnormally large biceps? The other sort of noodly, pale, blond quiff, strikingly resembles a giraffe?" I questioned very seriously.
She burst out laughing, but nodding as she did so. I cracked a smile.
"Yeah, but we can only send one in at a time. Who is your pick?" She shot back.
I pouted, going to the extent of puppy eyes. "Please let both of them in." I pleaded.
She sighed, but stalked off.
Five minutes later, nothing.
Ten minutes later.
The door almost flew off its hinges. I didn't even see them coming before they were on top of me.
"Guys. I was just stabbed in the heart repeatedly and I have a needle in my arm. Get off." I managed under their weight.
They muttered 'sorry' but each of them were grinning like maniacs.
"You know you gave us quite a scare." Ashton stated.
Luke nodded, "yeah, I lost sleep over you. You owe me," he joked.
I laughed.
"Sorry guys. I really meant to inconvenience you while unconscious." I retorted.
We all giggled lowly.
"I low key missed you." Luke said.
I burst out laughing, abdomen wrenching, tears spilling out.
"What?" He questioned on edge.
"Bro, did you just seriously say 'low key' ?" Ashton pushed.
Luke's cheeks tinged pink and my laughter subsided a little bit.
"You guys are such massive dorks." I insulted.
Ashton rolled his eyes, " but you love us."
"Yeah, I guess you're right, but I have absolutely no idea when you both stopped hating each other or when Luke came back." I sighed.
Luke shrugged.
"I'm an idiot," they both commented in sync with each other.
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-Skylar
