Call Me Simon

Chapter 25

Simon

I'm finally getting out of the hospital today. I'm really happy for that. I can't stand being in that hospital any longer. I just want to go home, lay down on my bed and listen to music with the love of my life.

The doctors told me that I have to wear two casts. One on my arm and one on my leg. It feels weird having them on me. It's like I'm a little unbalanced. Like if I move a wrong way, I will fall.

As soon as I get through the hospital doors, Leah and Abby immediately attack me with hugs. I almost lose balance but I caught myself.

"Aww. You missed me." I say. "I'd thought you'd forget about me."

Leah and Abby let go of me. "How can we forget about you? Things are different without you around and alive." Abby says.

"Yeah. I mean we missed you so much." Leah adds.

"So I'm free now. What do you want to do?" I ask.

"You have to go tuxedo shopping." Abby says.

I raise an eyebrow. "What?"

"Did you forget?" Leah asks. Why no. I remember everything. It's like I haven't been in a coma for the past three days.

"Yeah I forgot." I say. Leah shakes her head like I forgot that there was a huge test I had to do.

"You disappoint me sometimes." she says. "Tonight is prom. The biggest night of our senior lives."

Oh god. I can't believe that I forgot prom. Of all things, I forgot prom.

"Okay. We can go shopping now." I say. I start to walk but Abby stops me dead in my tracks.

"Um, what are you doing?" she asks.

"Going to the mall. Why?" I ask.

"Nope. You're not going anywhere." she says.

Okay, I'm officially confused. Why is Abby not letting me go?

"Why?" I ask.

"You're going to get a tuxedo for prom. You're going to prom. But with what date?" she asks.

Then everything finally clicks. I haven't even asked Elio to prom. I turn to see him awkwardly standing alone. Wow, I'm so terrible. And I don't want to hear from anyone that I didn't know because I should've done this like weeks ago.

I start to walk towards Elio but Abby stops me again.

"Here's what you need to do. You are not about to casually walk over and ask him. That is a promposal no-no. You are going to walk to him like you are a Disney movie coming to life. You are going to walk up to him like you are asking his hand in marriage." she says. I roll my eyes, walk back to where I was and walk again but with more passion.

Abby nods like she is a photographer and I start to whine. Why do we have to do all of this? Is it even necessary?

"Okay. Now what we are going to do is you have to get down on one knee." she says.

I look at her like she has a thousand heads. I literally just got shot in a leg like three days ago and she's telling me to get down on one knee?

It's like she can read my thoughts because she says "Get on the other knee."

I do so and I have to say, it kinda hurts a little.

"Now take Elio's hands." she says.

"Is this even important?" I ask.