Always~ r5 fanfic

Chapter 23

A squeeze. A pressure on my..hand I think... Something in the simple gesture stirred me to wake up and squeeze back.

No, I'm tired. Let me sleep...

But you need to respond! He needs you!!

But.. So..tired..

NO! Wake up!

A sudden alertness filled my mind. A desperate need to say something, do something, anything to show that I was awake. I tried to open my eyes but they didn't budge. My fingers wouldn't move. My voice was mute. I was trapped.

Riker's POV

I squeezed her small hand. Emily looked so frail, her eyes closed peacefully as she laid with an oxygen tube under her nose.

Rocky called my out into the hallway.

The doctor was there. "I'm sorry to say. She's slipped into a coma. She hit her head on a stair and the continuation of tumbling down the rest of the flight caused enough disruption to make her brain shut down. I wish we had better news, we just need to wait for her to heal and she should wake up." He explained. "Should?" I choked. The doctor sighed. "Not..not all coma patients wake up. I'm sorry, all we can to is wait." He said, turning and proceeding down the hallway.

"No." I sobbed, running back to Emily's bedside. "No you have to wake up! You need to know!"

Emily's POV

What Riker! What do I need to know! I'm awake! Tell me!

"Riker, the doctor said she may be able to hear you. You could still tell her and if she doesn't hear you, you can tell her when she wakes up." Rydel said, so much hope In her voice.

Yes Riker! Just talk to me! Tell me!

Riker drew a shaky breath as a screeching accrued, he pulled a metal chair across the floor. "I-I'm the reason the bus shut down." He struggled to get out.

What?

"I broke the bus so we could stay longer. I knew if we stayed long enough, something would happen and we could postpone the tour." He confessed.

B-but why?

"Wait... Emily?" He said, so softly it was almost a whisper.

"Riker..." I said, I SAID! Finally!

"Nurse! She spoke!" He called. "Shut your big mouth, you're hurting my ears." I grumbled, okay so I can speak now open my eyes! I focused and slowly.. My eye lids peeled open to see a beaming Riker with his family around me.

"What? Do I have something on my face?" I tried to say sarcastically but it came off to weak. A nurse came over and asked me questions about my memory and did my vital signs. "You, young lady, have someone looking out for you." She smiled, I smiled weakly back. "Yeah..." I said, turning my attention back to the Lynch's. "I do."