"Why are you here?" He roared as he punched the wall.
"Because I care." I said almost breathless.
He was intimidating and I was intrigued.
"You shouldn't be here, Abigail. Just fucking leave." He spat and it hurt but I wasn't going to leave, not aga...
It has been 2 days since Jake has been in the hospital. The doctors stabilized him and he's still hooked up to all the machines. The doctor told me that a piece of shrapnel was lodged in his stomach, he hit his head really hard on the ground and he may not wake up.
I cried, but I didn't freak out. Luke and Chrissy haven't left my side. I keep telling them I will be fine, but they insist that I need them and shouldn't be alone. Andrew has healed, he wasn't as bruised and hurt as Jake was. Andrew has been here for me as well. He pulled me to him and hugged me. He even cried, Jake and him are brothers and I know it will hurt him as much as it will hurt me if Jake died.
Im going to have hope for Jake. No matter how long it takes for him to recover, I will sit here and wait.
*** "Hey." Andrew says as I walk into his room.
"Where is Chrissy and Luke?" I ask, as I sit in the chair next to his bed.
"They went to get cleaned up, how are you?" He asks and I shrug.
"There is still no update with Jake but I'm okay. At least he hasn't gotten worse." I lean back in the chair.
"Do you think he will make it?" I ask as my voice breaks and I try to fight the tears.
"Abigail, Jake is a fighter and he will fight if it means seeing you again. Go be with him, not me." He says and I nod. I stand up and give him a hug. These past days Andrew and I have gotten close. Yes, he did say some hurtful things to Luke, but he has his reasons for it. Luke pushed it aside and they are like best friends. Chrissy and Andrew are dating and it's the cutest thing ever.
"Love you, Andrew." I say.
"Love you too, Abigail." He says as I walk out and over to Jake's room. I walk in and he still looks the same. Pale, motionless and dying. I pull a chair up to his bed and stare at him.
"Jake, I know I say this everyday but please come back to me. I miss you. I love you. Im going home to get changed and clean up. I will be back as soon as I can." I kiss his forehead and walk out of the room.
2months later
That night I went home, got cleaned up and then I got a call that Jake had a seizure and he was getting worse. He got moved to a more efficient hospital and now I only get calls on how he is doing. I cried and cried. I don't know if I will ever stop crying for him.
As I'm changing into sweats, I hear my door open. It must be Chrissy bringing me pizza like I asked her to before she left to go and see Andrew.
"Hey Chrissy, you can leave it on the table." I say as I make my way into the living room.
"Do you have any paper plates?" Comes a male voice that I recognize and my heart flips. I look up and into my favorite pair of eyes. Jake, he's here, in my living room. I run to him and jump into his arms. He wraps his arms around my waist and I wrap mine around his neck as I sob into it.
"Shh, Abigail. No more tears for me." He coos, as he strokes my back and walks over to my couch and sits down. He situates me so that I'm sitting in his lap, with my head on his shoulder with tears still falling down.
"How?" Is all I managed to breathe out.
"I don't remember everything but I have been getting better this past month and they didn't contact you because they didn't want you to get your hopes up. That night when I had a seizure, they moved me to a good hospital and the machines and treatment helped and now I'm here with you and I wont be going anywhere."
"Why did you do it? Why did you try and kill yourself? Did you want to leave me?" I asked and he squeezed me tighter.
"No. I wanted them gone so they didn't get you, I didn't care about myself. The only thing that mattered was you and is still you. I did it to protect you so they wouldn't come after you. I want you safe and I'm not safe. I can't seem to stop loving you." The tears fall faster and I can't help the sob that escapes.
He sets me on the couch, stands up in front of me and bends down on one knee and pulls out a ring.
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"Abigail Blake, will you do me the honors and marry me?" He asks.
I nod with more tears spilling down my face.
"Yes, yes, yes." I scream and jump onto him, he laughs and hugs me back. He slips the ring onto me and I kiss him. That's how we stay the rest of the night, us in each other's arms.
The End.
~The epilogue will be posted shortly after this. I hoped you guys liked Jake and Abigail's story.
