Chapter 12: June 10, 2012 1:45AM Daniel’s POV
I spent hours and hours just lying in these uncomfortable hospital room chairs, just praying that I would fall asleep soon. It didn’t help that this chair made a squeaking sound every time I made the slightest movement. I did everything I could to get at least a small nap in before morning. I listened to the slowest songs I had on my phone, I counted backwards from 100 and I still didn’t doze off even once. Maybe it was the fact that they left the lights in the room on but other than that I don’t know what was keeping me awake. I was much more relaxed knowing that Bonnie would be okay, but in the back of my mind I couldn’t stop thinking about her waking up. What if she woke up while I was asleep and I wasn’t there to comfort her and tell her she would be okay? I just wanted to be here and awake when she woke up, but not knowing exactly when that would be killed me.
Then there was the ring. I wanted so badly to slip the ring onto Bonnie’s finger and I never even got the chance. The only thing I wanted, besides Bonnie to wake up, was a do over. I got up out of the chair and began pacing back and forth. I took the ring out of my pocket and just stared at it for what felt like hours. It was perfect and it would look perfect on her finger. I felt the tears forming in my eyes and I knew I just couldn’t take it anymore. I stuffed the box and ring back into my pocket and walked over to Bonnie’s bedside and lightly kissed her cheek. I kneeled down by next to her and wiped the tears from my eyes.
“Wake up Bonnie, please… “
I waited a few seconds to see if she responded but it wasn’t a surprise when she didn’t.
“Bonnie… please.”
It was hard to get words out through my tears. I reached into my pocket and pulled out her ring. I just stared at the way the diamonds sparkled when I turned them the right way in the light. If Bonnie could see it, I knew she would love it. Actually, she was the one who picked it out, she just didn’t realize it. The tears wouldn’t stop flowing. There were a few things I needed to say and they were a lot easier to say when Bonnie was still asleep.
“Bonnie… since the instance I met you I knew you were the one. Throughout the years, you’ve just been proving me right. I don’t know if you will ever understand how much I really actually love you…”
I didn’t even look up; I just looked at the ring. It practically had the same sparkle as Bonnie’s eyes, so what was the difference?
“I can’t imagine my life without you, as cheesy as that sounds, it’s true. You mean everything to me. Without you, there’s no reason to get up in the morning and put a smile on my face. I need you to wake up. I need my second chance to officially make you mine forever. I need to see how stunning this ring looks on your finger..."
I put my head in my hands and just sobbed. I couldn’t contain it anymore. I sat beside Bonnie’s bed on my knees and just cried.
“D-Daniel…?”
