FAKE

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i felt myself being shaken awake the next day. i slowly opened my eyes and saw jen standing above me. 

"hey," i said and rubbed my eyes.  

"shouldn't you be at school sweetheart?" she asked.  

"i wanted to stay here for today... just in case she wakes up," i said and looked back at my mom. she still looked as if she was sleeping but she really wasn't. she was unconscious and she wasn't technically here with me.  

"where's your brother?" she asked. 

"i dropped him off at school this morning," i said and yawned.  

"honey, you should have gone to school," she said. i shrugged and lay back down in the very uncomfortable chair.  

"i didn't want my mom waking up alone," i said and pulled the blanket over myself.  

"avery, i'm going to tell you something, and this may upset you, okay... but i'm telling you this because i feel that you deserve to know," i nodded, "i have a feeling your mom isn't going to wake up until after surgery. there's too much going on up there and her brain is try gn to heal itself."

i looked back at my mom and felt some tears starting to form, and soon enough a tear trickle down my cheek, "do you think she knew? about the tumour," i said still keeping my eyes on my mom. 

"i'm not sure, but she may have gotten headaches and thought it was nothing," she said. 

"are the headaches severe?" i asked.  

"they can be," she said and patted my leg.  

"how long are people usually in a coma for?" i asked.  

she let out a deep sigh, "there isn't a certain time that they're in a coma for, avery. we can't say when they'll wake up, and there's no medicine to help them wake up either," she said. i sighed. couldn't she just wake up? for gray, cam and i?  

"knock knock," i heard someone say. i knew that voice. oh lord help me now. i sighed in annoyance once i saw my aunt and cousin standing at the door.  

"hey avery, how you doing?" ashley asked.  

"fine," i said shortly.  

"she's a little tired right now," jen said and smiled. 

"hello jen," aunt may said and hugged jen.  

"how are you doing?" jen asked.  

"i was shocked when i heard the news," aunt may said.  

"thanks for telling us, avery," ashley said. you can leave. i held in my glare.  

"ashley, stop it. it wasn't her fault," aunt may said.  

"i'm only joking mom," ashley said. sure she was. geez i hated her. jen and my aunt began to talk and ashley stared at my mom. i continued to look at her, suddenly she looked at me. 

"you look like you had a rough night," she said.  

"good observation," i said and she rolled her eyes.  

"seriously avery? i've been nothing but nice to you, and you just have to continue to say rude things to me," is she being serious? i ignored her. i ran a hand through my hair and stood up from the chair. ashley waited for a response, but scoffed when she realized that i wasn't going to give her one. 

i looked at myself in the mirror, yikes. i really did look like i had a rough night. i attempted to fix my hair and rubbed my eyes again. i barely got any sleep last night, thanks to joey for walking out on me after i decided to pour my heart out to him. plus i have my mom to worry about. what if i woke up to a flat line and doctors screaming at me to get up? that would be my worst nightmare.